Renaissance
What was the Renaissance?
What year did the Protestant Reformation begin?
1517
What style of government/rulers did most of Europe have before the Enlightenment?
Monarch/Monarchy
King/Queen
Who was the ruler of France before the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
How many times was Napoleon exiled?
2
Where did the Renaissance start? (City, Country)
Florence, Italy
Most bibles were written in the ________________ during this time period.
Vernacular
Who believed people were born wicked and selfish?
Thomas Hobbes
Less than 1% of the population was part of this estate and it was comprised of the Clergy of the Roman Catholic Church
First Estate
The _________________ _______ set up laws, limited liberty, took rights away from women, and restricted freedom of speech and press.
Napoleonic Code
Which family was a famous supporter of the movement?
The Medici Family
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
Name the 3 Natural Rights that John Locke talks about.
Life, Liberty, Property
This was an agreement by the National Assembly to stay until they drew up a new constitution for France.
Tennis Court Oath
Name at least 3 things Napoleon did to restore France.
1. Set up fair tax code, national bank, and stable currency
2. Appointed officials by merit
3. Created Lycees (Schools)
4. Created a new constitution
5. Concordat - restored Catholicism
6. Established the Napoleonic Code
Name at last 2 things Michelangelo is famous for.
David
Sistine Chapel
Creation of Adam
Madonna of Burges
Bacchus
Battle of the Centaurs
Name at least 1 reason why people thought the Catholic Church was corrupted during this time.
- Selling of Indulgences
- Pope's involvement in other countries
Baron de Montesquieu is known for which ideas during the Enlightenment?
- People are born equal, society corrupts them
- Check & Balances
- Separation of Powers (3 branches of government)
Who was the leader of the Radicals and Head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Revolution?
Maximilien Robespierre
How did Napoleon become Emperor of France?
What is at least one thing Humanism promoted?
- The idea that man was the center of his own universe
- People should embrace human achievement
- Renewal of traditional Greek & Roman culture and values
What were Luther's two big ideas that we learned about during the Protestant Reformation.
1. Justification by Faith Alone
2. Primacy of Scripture
Which Enlightenment Philosopher talks about Social Contract Theory?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What happened on July 14, 1789?
Storming of the Bastille
What was the Congress of Vienna?
A series of meetings in Vienna, Austria to discuss the outcome of Europe after Napoleon