Renaissance
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
art and learning
What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?
The Bible
How did Great Britain react to the Continental System?
it organized its own blockade
How many estates were a part of the Old Regime?
3
What happened on July 14, 1789?
Storming of the Bastille
What kind of person represented the ideal of the “Renaissance man?”
someone who excelled in many areas of study
Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.
Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?
To enforce the terms of the Continental system
What issue arose after the king called for the Estates-General to meet?
How many votes each Estate would get
What percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
97
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
Who declared himself the head of the English Church?
Henry VIII
The practice of burning crops and killing livestock so an enemy cannot live off the land is known as what?
Scorched earth policy
What was Marie Antoinette's nickname?
Madame Deficit
What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church?
His desire for a male heir
The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?
human potential and achievements
What was one of John Calvin’s major teachings?
Predestination
What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?
He set up government run public schools
He established a fairer tax code
He set up a comprehensive system of laws
What document stated that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights”?
Declaration of the Rights of Man
What does plebiscite mean?
a vote of the people
A person who produces work in the “vernacular” is one who?
Writes in a local, rather than a classical, language.
The followers of John Knox became known as?
Presbyterians
What was wrong with the Napoleonic Code?
It limited liberty
It limited freedom of speech
Restored slavery in French colonies
What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?
proposed taxation of the Second Estate
In what ways did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?
they believed in Enlightenment ideals