Renaissance
An Italian banking family that controlled Florence
Who are the Medici's?
The reason King Henry VIII broke with the Pope
What is divorce?
Idea that the Sun is the center of the Universe
What is the heliocentric model?
Philosopher who believed in separation of powers & checks and balances
Who is Montesquieu?
King of England at the time of the American Revolution
Who is King George III?
Known for painting the Sistine Chapel and sculpting the David
Who is Michelangelo?
Granted by the Pope to lessen the time spent in purgatory
His model of the universe was based on the Geocentric Model
Who is Ptolemy?
Life, liberty and property
What are natural rights?
Country dealing with economic decline, food scarcity, and high taxes
What is France?
Known for writing Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet and Julius Cesar
Who is William Shakespeare?
Idea that everyone's future has already been decided by God
What is predestination?
Saw mountains on the moon and concluded that Ptolemy's model was wrong
Who is Galileo?
Idea that you give up some of your power to the government in exchange for protection
What is social contract?
Colonies reacted to this Act by boycotting and smuggling in the taxed goods
What is the Townshend Acts?
Intellectual movement that focused on human achievements through reflection and learning
What is humanism?
Queen who brought England back to Protestantism
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
Discovered laws of motion and is credited with inventing Calculus
Who is Issac Newton?
Interested in reason and interactions with governments
Who are the Enlightenment thinkers?
Was the slogan of the French Revolution outlining what they wanted
What is Liberty, Equality and Fraternity?
Art that used perspective with more lifelike figures and was often non-religious
What was Renaissance art?
Who is Martin Luther?
Believed in direct observation, forming a theory and then testing that theory
Who is Francis Bacon?
Believed that man has a right to overthrow a tyrannical government to protect their natural rights
Who is John Locke?
Time period where many french citizens were accused of treason by Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety
What is the Reign of Terror?