Renaissance
The Renaissance followed this long period in European history:
The Dark/Middle Ages
The mysterious king of a fictitious Christian kingdom that inspired Europeans to keep exploring
Prester John
How many sacraments does the Catholic Church have?
7
Who was in the First Estate before the French Revolution?
The Clergy
John Locke argued that the mind was this:
Tabula Rasa (A blank slate)
A philosophical and intellectual movement that emphasized the importance of human potential, individual achievement, and the study of classical literature and culture
Humanism
This explorer was the first go around Africa to India
Vasco de Gama
Which reformer argued that God wasn't present at all during Lord's Supper?
Ulrich Zwingli
Name given to the laws imposed on the Americans after the 7 Years War.
The Intolerable Acts
The new middle class of people who had money and education, but were not part of the nobility.
The bourgeoisie
This banking family dominated politics, funded the arts, and generally were the most powerful in Florence:
The Medici
This member of the Portuguese royal family is responsible for the technological and scientific advancements that made exploration possible
This event saw Martin Luther side with the government against the common people - leading to 100,000 deaths.
The Peasants Revolt
This event kickstarted the 30 Years War and led to the Peace of Westphalia.
The Defenestration of Prague
The branch of epistemology that seeks to find answers in experience and observation:
Empiricism
The "Prince of the Humanists"
Erasmus
Where is this from: "I certify to you that, with the help of God, we shall powerfully enter into your country, and shall make war against you in all ways and manners that we can, and shall subject you to the yoke and obedience of the Church and of their Highnesses"
The Requerimiento
Who said, "What counts is whether the soul is really moving toward God or merely going through the motions.”
Teresa of Avila
This man fought against King Charles during the English Civil War, and ultimately cut off his head.
Oliver Cromwell
Who said, "“When I look inwards I find no self - just a bundle of perceptions."
Who said, "upon man, at the moment of his creation, God bestowed seeds pregnant with all possibilities, the germs of every form of life. Whichever of these a man shall cultivate, the same will mature and bear fruit in him."
Pico della Mirandola
This Spanish priest was critical of Columbus, and got the title "Protector of the Indians"
Bartolomé de las Casas
Indulgences were sold to raise money for the construction of this building:
The idea that claims the Earth is the center of the universe, and Jerusalem is the center of the world.
Geocentrism
This philosopher called for a return to "natural virtue," especially in his book Candide.
Voltaire