The Renaissance
It's the idea that a study of the CLASSICS can help maximize individual human potential
What is humanism?
This king created the Church of England based on his devoutly-held belief that he should be allowed to divorce his wife
Henry VIII
The Age of Exploration in the sixteenth century led to a significant increase in power for this nation... until it suffered a humiliating defeat in 1588.
What is Spain?
He observed that Jupiter had moons and proved the Copernican Theory, and was arrested for his trouble
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This document, inspired by thinkers like John Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau, proclaimed that men are free and equal in rights.
What is the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen?
Exemplified by Erasmus of Rotterdam, it's the idea that Christianity can best be understood through the same lens as Classical texts, to create a simpler, purer Christianity.
This religious reformer proposed that the Bible was the ultimate source of Religious Authority, salvation was between an individual and God, and peasant uprisings should be brutally subdued.
Who is Martin Luther?
Among the effects of this exchange were catastrophic population decline among indigenous Americas, and pizza for Italians!
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The ideas of Galen and William Harvey led to new knowlede about what system during the Scientific Revolution?
What is the human body?
The Oath of the Tennis Court resulted in the creation of a new French Constitution that formed what type of government in France in 1791?
During the Renaissance, rulers like Henry VII in England, who centralized power by expanding armies, limiting the power of nobility, and utilizing middle class administrators, are referred to by this "novel" term.
Who are the "New Monarchs"?
King Henri IV converted to Catholicism after winning the French Wars of Religion, but granted Huguenots limited religious toleration in this document.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
This monarch used divine right, money, parties, and warfare to establish France as the political and cultural center of Europe in the 17th century.
Who is Louis XIV?
The idea that rulers should use their power and status to make policies based on common sense, logic and reason, like religious tolerance, is known as this.
What is Enlightened Absolutism?
Maximilien Robespierre
Name one thing Renaissance art is known for.
This ruling dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire fought tirelessly to restore Catholic unity throughout Europe... and failed.
Who are the Hapsburgs?
As an art form, it's all about the drama, emotion, and making people Catholic again
What is Baroque?
Enlightened ideas often spread through social gatherings. Name one such place where these gatherings occured.
What are, salons OR coffeehouses
What meeting that happened in 1815 sought to reinstate the Balance of Power of Europe after the fall of the Napoleonic Empire?
The Congress of Vienna
This 'S' term refers to the growing interest in human endeavors and cultural acheivements independent of religious beliefs and doctrine
What is secularism?
This religious reformer rejected Catholic teachings and regulated day-to-day morality in his theocratic city of Geneva.
Who is John Calvin?
This man believed humans are fundamentally evil and need a powerful government to prevent them from constantly inflicting harm upon each other
Who is Thomas Hobbes
The idea that scientific knowledge should be based on reason and logic rather than religious belief or emotional response, is known as this "-ism"
What is rationalism?
What "ism," defined by identification with one's own people and support for its interests, did the creation of the Napoleonic Empire inspire?
Nationalism