Vocab 1
Rebirth of interest in classical art and
learning in Europe which originated in Italy in the
14th century.
Renaissance
A series of religious reforms begun by Martin Luther that challenged the Catholic Church in Europe and led to social and political upheaval in the 16th and 17th century centuries.
Protestant Reformation
The raw materials needed to produce goods for consumption. These can include land and labor.
Resources
idea which placed importance on human advances and potential.
Humanism
The Catholic response to the protestant reformation that began at the Council of Trent and attempted to reform corruption within the Catholic Church.
Counter Reformation
Funding for an enterprise (such as exploration or colonies) from a source such as a monarch or multiple investors.
Investment
– (secular or of this world) idea which encouraged focus on life on earth as opposed to otherworldly (Heavens, afterlife, religious)
Secularism
An independent territory in which a group of people are united by a common identity and a common centralized government. How Europeans began to organize themselves during the early modern era.
Nation-State
Regions of the world experience sustained contact with one another through economic and societal interaction.
Global Interaction
A period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism which lasted from approximately the late 13th century until the early 18th century.
Commercial Revolution
Began in Europe in 1440 when Gutenberg perfected the moveable type printing press. This led to a greater spread of Knowledge and ideas throughout Europe.
Printing Press
The place where buyers and sellers interact in order to exchange goods and services for money.
Markets