AP Euro Lit.
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Stordahl's AP Euro Literature Renaissance-Scientific Revolution
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Terms | Definitions |
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 Probably the single most important economic text ever written. He argues against mercantilism and in favor of a supply and demand capitalism. Government needs to maintain laissez-faire towards the economy | The Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith |
| Most important work of Christian Humanism. Satire in which he clearly praises foolish actions and mocks obviously logical things. | In Praise of Folly: Erasmus |
| He echoes "The Republic" He uses the bible to justify absolute, divine right monarchy. | True Law of Free Monarchs: James I |
| Masterpiece of 18th century satire, mocks 18th century English society. | Gullivers Travels: Swift |
| Masterpiece of the Baroque- describes battle of heaven between God and Lucifer | Paradise Lost: Milton |
| Work that summarizes Newton's most important ideas, especially work with gravity, astronomy, and calculus. | Principia: Newton |
| Explained the circulatory system. Mapped arteries and veins, explained the rule of heart and lungs | On the Motion of the Heart and Blood: Harvey |
| First book of international law He argues that nations were governed by the same laws as people 3 mile limit | The Laws of War and Peace: Grotius |
| Etiquitte book that describes the qualities of a Renaissance man. It says that he must posess the qualities of a medieval man, but so much more. | The Courtier: Castiglione |
| A love letter to England qritten during an exile from France. He compared the freedom of England to the repression of France "England, where men think free and noble thoughts" | Philosophical Letters on the English: Voltaire |
| Summation of his philosophy that all knowledge begins with doubt "cogito ergo sum" | Discourse on Method: Descartes |
| 100 stories told by 10 friends trying to hide from the Black Death | The Decameron: Boccoccio |
| First major work that published anatomical drawings since antiquity | On the Structure of the Human Body: Vesallius |
| A Catholic devotional that argued that every person had a path to sainthood | The Way of Perfection: St Theresa |
| 95 arguments against the church's teachings about works written in Latin to start an argument among the clergy | 95 Thesis: Luther |
| A compendium of all human knowledge to be at your quick access. | Encyclopedei: Diderot |
| Revolutionary pamphlet that inspired the people to see the change that was possible with the revolution. | What is the Third Estate?: Abbe Sieyes |
| First significant work written in English vernacular, opposed to Latin It describes pilgrims journey between London and Canterbury Cathedral | The Canterbury Tales: Chaucer |
| Scientific text that revolutionizes science's view of organic life's origin; natural selection, theory of evolution | On the Origin of Species: Darwin |
| States that man too is subject to the survival of the fittest and evolution. | Descent of Man: Darwin |
| First work to claim there is a contract between the government. He states that this contract could never be revoked. | The Leviathan: Hobbes |
| Calvin's description of the reformed religion. The key idea is the doctrine of the elect-predestination. | [The Institutes] of Christian Religion: Calvin |
| The first modern history book based on empirical data. Most of his research was based off the newly discovered ruins of Pompeii. | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Gibbon |
| Condemnation of the French Revolution. First major work of conservatism. | Reflections on the Revolutions in France: Burke |
| A response to The Declaration of the Rights of Men that argued that if women had the same responsibilities as men, the deserve the same rights. | Declaration of the Rights of Women: de Gouges |
| His condemnation of Luther and the Reformation Pro-Catholic | In Defense Of the Seven Sacraments: Henry VIII |
| His description of the social government Differed from Hobbes, he claims that all men are born with the rights of life, liberty, property, and the right to revolt. | On Civil Government: Locque |
| His description of a perfect world, where all people treat each other with pure Christian kindness. | Utopia: Moore |
| A trilogy; Paradise, Hell, Purgutory Written in Italian rather than Latin | The Divine Comedy: Dante |
| Summarized Newton's work with light | Optica: Newton |
| The first major work of modern political science. It is better to be feared than loved. The ends justify the means. | The Prince: Machiavelli |
| Luther's Condemnation of the Social Revolt, and the Peasants Revolt of 1525. | Against the Robbing and Murdering Hordes of Peasants: Luther |
| First work to assert the heliocentric theory, published on his deathbed. | On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies: Copernicus |
| Explanation of his work with cowpox and smallpox. | Inquiry into the Cause and Effect of Vaccine: Jenner |
| Revolutionary work that opposed hereditary monarchy and argued that man is happiest in the "natural state" and that civilization is corrupting. Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains. | The Social Contract: Rousseau |
| Scientific text that proved the heliocentric theory using mathematics, elliptical orbit. | New Astronomy: Kepler |
| Influential political work that advocated the separation of political powers into different branches of government. It influenced Madison in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution. | The Spirit of the Laws: Montesquieu |
| Masterpiece of Spanish vernacular literature. Mocks old medieval values. Hero battles against a windmill, thinking it is a dragon. | Don Quixote: Cervantes |
| Arguments in favor of indulgences. It is a response to Luther's 95 Thesis. It is a failure, and falls flat. | 122 Thesis: Tetzel |
| Work that captured the new spirit of individualism in the Renaissance. "Man can do all things" | Autobiography: Cellini |
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