This technology, perfected in Europe, greatly aided in the spread of Martin Luther’s critiques of the Roman church
The Printing Press
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
Capitalism
The highest power in Spanish Colonial Society
Peninsulares
A patriarchal society, where men hold positions of power and were able to control the boundaries of female behavior
Sexual Hierarchies
Motivations of European Exploration
God, Gold, and Glory
This scientist proved Copernicus' theory that the sun was the center of the solar system and used the telescope to see spots on the sun and mountains on the moon. Eventually went on trial against the Church
Galileo Galilei
Absolute Monarchs would show their wealth and power through
This practice fueled aggressive Aztec wars of expansion
Process in which indigenous communities blended European Catholic Christianity with religious symbols and concepts drawn from their own traditions
Syncretism/Cultural Blending
-Bible more accessible
-Rise of mass literacy
A meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, who discussed on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers
Council of Trent
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by exporting more goods than importing
Mercantilism
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
The British initial use of Australia
Used as a Penal Colony
A company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders. (I.E. VOC & British East India Company)
Joint-Stock Companies
One of Martin Luther's most significant calls for reform in the Church
Salvation can be achieved through faith, not good works
A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution and/or governing body (I.E. Parliament)
Constitutional States/Monarchy
To provide labor for their Sugar Plantations, the Portuguese in the 1580s
Relied on imported African slaves as laborers
A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry; A part of the third social class; i.e. the highest of the mixed-race people groups
Mestizo
While the Spanish American empire concentrated on the extraction of silver, the Portuguese empire in Brazil depended on the production and export of this resource
Best describes the relationship between the Reformation, Absolutism, and Scientific Revolution
They have a common theme of challenging the power of the Catholic Church, a major holder of wealth, land, taxes, and information
These two concepts were crucial for the development of Capitalism because they enabled Merchants and states to gain access to the natural resources and commodities
The Virgin Mary of Guadalupe (Patron Saint of Mexico) is an example of
Syncretism/Cultural Blending
Native people of the Mariana Islands; engaged in peaceful trade with Europeans, but led to being forced to follow Catholicism; Population reduced by smallpox epidemic
Chamorro People
Form of colonialism that seeks to replace the original population of the colonized territory with a new society of settlers
Settler Colonialism