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Overthrew French Directory in 1799 and became emperor of the French in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and was abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Marked the end of the 30 years war, ensured that the HRE would remain an ineffectual force within German politics and reaffirmed the Augsburg formula of each prince deciding the religion of his own territory.
What was the Peace of Westphalia?
Jews got kicked out of Spain, and Columbus sails the ocean blue.
When was 1492?
A secular, critical way of thinking in which nothing was to be accepted on faith, and everything was to be submitted to reason.
What was Rationalism?
The Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. A supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by the use of the Counter-Reformation.
Who is Charles V?
A Protestant sect that believed only adults could make a free choice regarding religion. Advocated for pacifism, separation of church and state, and democratic church organization. Sometimes hung in cages.
Who were the Anabaptists
Painted by Raphael, shows Plato and Aristotle standing together in a fanciful and classical structure and used the deep, single-point perspective characteristic of high Renaissance style.
What is the School of Athens?
Martin Luther - 95 Theses on granting indulgences
When was October 31, 1517?
A reaction against the "cold and unfeeling" reasons for the enlightenment, and against the destruction of nature resulting from the industrial revolution. Values emotion, feeling, mystery, and more.
What was Romanticism?
Creator of the Church of England, married 6 wives and divorced or had them killed since none of them could produce a male heir.
Believed people in their natural state were basically good but that they were corrupted by the evils of society, especially the uneven distribution of property.
Who was Rousseau?
Territories in central Italy under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope.
What were Papal States?
1618-1648
What was the 30 years war?
A political theory advocating state ownership of industry
What was Socialism.
Czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government.
Who was Peter the Great?
A dutch humanist and theologian, leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe, wrote The Praise of Folly, and translated the New Testament from Greek to Latin. (1466-1536)
Who is Desiderius Erasmus
The selling of Church offices
What was Simony?
Beginning of WWI
When was 1914?
The application of ideas about evolution and "survival for the fittest" to human societies particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.
What was Social Darwinism?
Who was Anne Boleyn?
A Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
The 1494 agreement giving Spain everything to the west of an imaginary line drawn down the Atlantic and giving Portugal everything to the east.
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The Storming of the Bastille and the start of the French Revolution
When was July 14, 1789?
A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature.
What was Humanism?
Executed by Queen Elizabeth for conspiring with Phillip II of Spain.
Who was Mary Queen of Scots?