Donatello
Italian sculptor, developed early Renaissance style
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
the general will (the will of the people)
Thomas Jefferson
Founding father and third president of the U.S.
Ferdinand
joint Sovereign with Queen Isabella united Spanish kingdoms into the nation of Spain
The Englightenment was an intellectual movement in the 18th century that emphasized reason, the individual, and science.
Social Contract is an agreement between the people and their government about what each side provides for the other
Michealangelo
Italian painter, architect, scupltor (created David statue and Sistene Chapel)
Montesquieu
seperation of powers
George Washington
founding father (helping create U.S. constitution) and first president of the United States
Vasco de Gama
portuguese explorer, first European to reach India by sea, hoping to link Asia and Europe
Separation of Powers and Laissez-faire
Separation of Powers is the divison of governemnt responsiblities into branches (not allowing one branch to hold all the power)
Laissez-faire is the government's role to protect the rights of an individual (economic intervention, and means "leave alone)
Lenardo da Vinci
Italian artist, sculptor, architect (painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper)
Voltaire
freedom of speech and religion
Henry VII
Replaced the pope as the head of the church (cus he wanted to divorce) caused divide between protestants and catholics
Christopher Columbus
italian explorer and navigator who lead voyages across Atlantic ocean, opening European exploration and the colonization of the americas
Social Darwinism
they believe in survival of the fittest (the idea that people become powerful in a society because they are innately better)
Raphael
Italian painter and architect (painted Madonna and child) learned from studying the works of Leonardo and Michealanglo
John Locke
Natural rights, social contract (inspired the words in the Declaration of Independence for America)
Karl Marx
theories lead to the development of Marxism and was the father of Communism
Humanism VS Secularism
Humanism was an intellectual movement based on human potential and achievement.
Secularism is a worldview that separates religion from other realms of existence
Industrialization Vs the Columbian exchange
Industrialization is the process of turning the economy of a region from a focus on agriculture to manufacturing.
Columbian exchange was an exchange of ideas, slaves, food, and diseases between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World
Napoleon Bonaparte
French military officer who conquered much of Europe (seized power in the aftermath of the French Revoultion, remade the country)
John Calvin
reformer and theologian during Protestant Reformation (wrote doctrine on predestination)
Queen of United Kingdom, associated with Britain's industrial expansion, economic progress and the empire
Protestant Reformation VS Catholic Reformation
Protestant Reformation was a religion reform movement that resulted in the creation of a Christian branch called Protestantism.
Catholic Reformation efforts to oppose Protestant Reformation and reform the Catholic Church
Nationalism VS Imperialism
Nationalism is a strong attraction or pride in a particular country or nation
Imperialism is the act of extending power or dominion by gaining political and economic control over other areas.