Martin Luther . . . Indulgences
The Christian belief that absolute monarchs had the right to rule from God.
Divine Right
William of Normandy aka William the Conqueror
Theory that Ptolemy created and that the Catholic Church supported.
Geocentrism
These three time periods helped contribute to the Enlightenment.
Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution
I supported Luther and supported the notion of predestination.
John Calvin
I claimed divine right from my Palace in Versailles.
Louis XIV
She led the French to victory in the 100 Years War against England.
Joan of Arc
I theorized heliocentrism, which would later be confirmed by others.
Copernicus
I believed that humans are naturally chaotic and require structure. Therefore, I supported absolute monarchs who have the consent of the governed so long as they maintain the hypothetical social contract.
Hobbes
Catholic Reformation or Counter-Reformation.
I sought to Westernize Russia by sending the nobles to western Europe. I also constructed the Winter Palace in a city named after me.
This is England's form of a representative government.
Parliament
I theorized that planets orbited in an ellipses, helping to confirm Copernican theory.
Keppler
I believe in The Social Contract-- that so long as people obey the laws upheld by a government, that the people are entitled to freedoms.
Rousseau
After a dispute with the Pope regarding my marriage, I was excommunicated from the Catholic Community. With the Act of Supremacy, I became the head of my new Church--the Church of England (Anglican Church).
Henry VIII
Name of the navy under Philip II.
This document was the first to limit the power of the king, signaling the start to a limited monarchy in England.
Magna Carta
Using my telescope, I helped to confirm heliocentrism. I was then accused of being a heretic and was forced to recant my beliefs by the Catholic Church whilst living under house arrest.
Galileo
I believe in the consent of the governed as well as the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
Locke
Name the 4 abuses the Church was accused of that sparked the Protestant Reformation.
1. Sale of indulgences
2. Increase in baptismal/marriage fees
3. Exclusive language (Latin v. common language of the people)
4. Too secular
Under Philip II's reign, the _______ occurred in which the Catholic Church tried to root out heretics.
Spanish Inquisition
After the English Civil War that ended with Charles I being tried, convicted, and beheaded, Oliver Cromwell became an eventual dictator over England. The English, seeking to remove Cromwell from power sought to bring back the monarchy. What is this time period known as?
I am credited with discovering laws of motion and gravity.
A feminist, I believed that men and women should be treated as equals, and that through a woman's access to education, they could.
Wollstonecraft