Unit 1: Power and Empires of the Ancient World
An example of this type of power involves a government forcing its citizens to follow laws
civic power
A series of wars between Christians and Muslims over control of Jerusalem
crusades
Who colonized the Aztecs/Modern Mexico?
Spain
Small hit-and-run battles from occupied forces on larger occupying armies
guerilla warfare
German monk who started the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther:
One of the similarities of the labor systems across many ancient empires is that they used __________ to get work done and buildings built
slavery
The removal of one's sins in exchange for money paid to a Catholic priest
indulgence
Any tool, weapon, or method which made defeating one’s opponents more effective is known as:
military tech
The Enlightenment put forward the idea of Natural Rights which included:
L _ _ E
L _ _ _ _ _ Y
P _ _ _ _ _ _ Y
Life
Liberty
Property
Luther posted his famous ___ ____ on the door of a German catholic church
95 theses
How did most leaders of ancient empires we studied, leaders get their power to rule?
they were born into it
The Catholic Church's response to the Reformation was called the ______ _______.
COUNTER REFORMATION
Treaties made, actions taken, and relationships built between nations is known as:
foreign policy
An estimated 90 percent of ________ ________ were killed as a result of European contact
native americans
Catholic belief that the Pope cannot be wrong
papal infallibility
The lowest social rank in feudal Europe
serfs
invention thst allowed for the Bible to be understood throughout Europe, not just Catholic priests
printing press
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the "old world" to the "new world"
columbian exchange
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the "new world" between which two countries?
Spain and Portugal
This was built as a hunting lodge by King Louie XIV and was a source of resentment for the French commoners....eventually leading them to start the French Revolution
Palace of Versailles
New execution method that was most common in French Revolution
guillotine
people protested the Catholic Church and created their own Christian churches
Protestant Reformation
The Encomienda System was a social hiearchy created in the colonies of which colonial power
Spain
The island of Hispaniola is made up of the following two modern day nations:
Haiti & Dominican republic
The King of England who started the Anglican Church (Church of England) was:
King Henry VIII