Unit 1
What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
Rebirth (of interest in art and learning)
First explorer to circumnavigate the globe
Magellan
What did Henry VIII do with England's religion?
Changed it from Catholic to Protestant.
Which philosopher belied humans were born with a Tabula Rasa?
John Locke
First Island Napoleon was banished to -
Elba
Who created the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
This man conquered the Aztec empire, beginning in 1519.
Hernan Cortez
Which act declared Henry VIII the supreme head of the Church of England?
Act of Supremacy
This philosopher believed in the separation of powers?
Montesquieu
What is the name of the 3 classes in pre-revolutionary France?
Estates
Why did Martin Luther nail the 95 Theses?
Upset @ the sale of indulgences / 95 problems he found with the Catholic Church
What 3 continents were connected with the Triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, Americas
What is an Indulgence?
Pardons sold by the Catholic Church that were claimed to reduce punishment for sins
Galileo Galilei agreed with which theory?
Heliocentrism
Sudden overthrow of a government / usually by a military.
Coup d'etat
Why did bloody Mary execute protestants?
Wanted England to revert back to Catholicism.
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas between the Old World and New World after 1492 is known as -
The Columbian Exchange
The Council of Trent...
Stopped the sale of indulgences.
What is Laissez-Faire and who created the theory?
Government should leave the economy alone, without government interference /Adam Smith
The Battle of Trafalgar
Naval battle that ensured against a possible French invasion of Britain under Napoleon
The Peace of Augsburg allowed...
Holy Roman Imperial states to choose being Catholic or Protestant.
Where did Vasco de Gama sail?
Around the Cape of Good hope, all the way to India.
In what city, did Martin Luther nail the 95 Theses?
Wittenburg.
What is the most famous novel of Mary Wollstonecraft?
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
2 reasons why the French people disliked Marie Antoinette
She was from Austria / Her excessive spending.