Governments
A government that allows people and representatives to vote for and create laws
Where did the Renaissance start?
Italy or Florence
The idea of smaller cities becoming their own governments
Republics or City States
What does it mean to be able to share your ideas and thought freely?
Free Speech
The group who creates laws in our government
A system of government that has a leader that rules by "divine right"
A monarchy (king/queen)
Where does the Pope reside/live?
Rome, Italy
Who paid for the art of the Renaissance?
Rich influential families like the Medici
The idea that a government can not establish a religion in a country
Freedom of Religion
What document in the US used enlightenment ideas to form a new government?
The US Constitution
A government leader who rules with absolute power, usually cruel or oppressive
Despotism
What country was Martin Luther from, and nailed the 95 theses in?
Germany
The idea of focusing on the achievements of individuals to change the world.
Humanism
What do we call the right to life, liberty and property?
Natural Rights
What US document declared the rights of the Enlightenment?
Declaration of Independence
A system where the king or queens power is limited, by a signed agreement/document
Constitutional Monarchy
Country that Henry VIII was the king of and started a new religion, Anglicanism
England, UK, Great Britain
What two groups were fighting over control of the people in Europe?
Monarch (kings/queens) and the Pope
What does it mean to accept and respect other religions and their right to practice
Religious Tolerance
List three of the rights in our Bill of Rights?
Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Right to Bare Arms, many more.
The deal between people and their governments, where people give the government power as long as the government protects the people
Social Contract
After the Reformation, which of the following countries remained the most Catholic? Enlgand, Spain, France, Italy, Germany
Spain
The focus on non religious matters
Secular
A document that outlines rights that people have in a country
The bill of rights
What are the three branches of Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judcial