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  1. "French Classicism": Art, literature, and advancements of the age of Louis XIV.
  2. "General Will": Betterment of the community. Founded by Rousseau, he felt that this determines a country's course in economics and politics.
  3. "Natural History": Written by Buffon, discussed scientific matters.
  4. "New Monarchs": Monarchies that took measures to limit the power of the Roman Catholic Church within their countries.
  5. "Renaissance Man": A man that is multitalented and is well educated.
  6. "Sun King": Louis XIV had the longest reign in European history. Helped France to reach its peak of absolutist development.
  7. Absolutism: When sovereignty is embodied in the person of the ruler.
  8. Act of Supremacy: Declared the king the supreme head of the Church of England.
  9. Adam Smith: Scottish professor of philosophy. Developed the idea of free enterprise, critical of mercantilism. Wrote Wealth of Nations Jethro Tull - English inventor advocated the use of horses instead of oxen. Developed the seed drill and selective breeding.
  10. Alexander VI: (1492-1503) Corrupt Spanish pope. He was aided militarily and politically by his son Cesare Borgia, who was the hero of The Prince.
  11. Andrew Celsius: Invented measurement of temperature - Celsius.
  12. Anglicanism: Upholding to the teachings of the Church of England as defined by Elizabeth I.
  13. Aristotelian World View: Motionless earth was fixed at center of universe, God was beyond.
  14. Baroque: Style in art and architecture developed in Europe from about 1550 to 1700, emphasizing dramatic, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts. Associated with Catholicism.
  15. Bartholomew Diaz: (1487-1488) Portuguese, first European to reach the southern tip of Africa.
  16. Bill of Rights: 1689, no law can be suspended by the king; no taxes raised; no army maintained except by parliamentary consent. Established after The Glorious Revolution.
  17. Boccaccio: (1313-1375) Wrote the Decameron which tells about ambitious merchants, portrays a sensual, and worldly society.
  18. Botticelli: One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance, developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus
  19. Boyars: Land owning aristocracy in early Russia.
  20. Brunelleschi: (1377-1446) Italian architect, celebrated for work during Florentine Renaissance. He was anti-Gothic. Foundling Hospital in Florence.
  21. Candide: Voltaire, satirizing society and organized religion in Europe.
  22. Capitalism: Economic theory of maintaining balance of exports and imports. The opposite of socialism and communism.
  23. Cardinal Richelieu: Became President of the Council of ministers and the first minister of the French crown.
  24. Carl Linnaeus: System Nature- developed methods to classify and name plants and animals
  25. Castiglione: Wrote The Courtier which was about education and manners and had a great influence. It said that an upper class, educated man should know many academic subjects and should be trained in music, dance, and art.
  26. Cinquecento: The 1500’s.
  27. Conquistadores: Spanish 'conqueror' or soldier in the new World.
  28. Constitutionalism: Limitation of government by law, developed in times of absolutism.
  29. Consubstantiation: The bread and wine undergo a spiritual change.
  30. Cosmopolitanism: Urban growth during the agricultural revolution. It dealt with the migration from rural to urban areas.
  31. Council of Trent: Called by Pope Paul III to reform the church and secure reconciliation with the Protestants. Lutherans and Calvinists did not attend.
  32. Dante Alighieri: Italian poet wrote Inferno and Divine Comedy.
  33. Deductive Reasoning: Descartes, doubt everything and use deductive reasoning. Reasoning based on facts. Combined with empiricism to create scientific method.
  34. Defenestration of Prague: The throwing of Catholic officials from a castle window in Bohemia. Started the Thirty Years' War.
  35. Deism: God built the Universe and let it run. Clockmaker theory.
  36. Descartes: (1596-1650) French philosopher, discovered analytical geometry. Saw Algebra and Geometry have a direct relationship. Reduced everything to spiritual or physical.
  37. Diet of Worms: Assembly of the estates of the empire, called by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
  38. Discourse on Methods: Descartes (1677) espoused deductive reasoning.
  39. Discourses on the Origins of Inequalities: Rousseau, discuss the innocence of man and his corruption by society.
  40. Donatello: (1386-1466) Sculptor. Probably exerted greatest influence of any Florentine artist before Michelangelo. His statues expressed an appreciation of the incredible variety of human nature.
  41. Dvorianie: Established by Peter the Great, they received land and control of the peasants.
  42. Edict of Nantes: 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of conscience and worship.
  43. Empiricism: Bacon's theory of inductive reasoning.
  44. Enclosure movement: 18th century English movement, marked the rise of market oriented estate.
  45. Encomienda: Indians were required to work a certain number of days for a land owner, but had their own land to work as well.
  46. Enlightened despot: Enlightened ruler. Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great.
  47. Entrepot: Big commercial center for importing and exporting commodities.
  48. Erasmus: (1466?-1536) Dutch Humanist, religious education. Wrote Praise of Folly.
  49. Essay Concerning Human Understanding: Written by Locke, tabula rasa theory.
  50. Excommunication: When a person is kicked out of the Catholic church.
  51. Ferdinand Magellan: (1480?-1521) Portuguese navigator. While trying to find a western route to Asia, he was killed in the Philippines (1521). One of his ships returned to Spain (1522), thereby completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.
  52. Francis Bacon: (1561-1626)English politician, writer. Formalized the empirical method. Novum Organum. Inductive reasoning.
  53. Frederick William the Great Elector: First man who made modern Prussia.
  54. Friar Girolamo Savonarola: (1452-1498) Dominican friar who attacked paganism and moral vice of Medici and Alexander VI. Burned at the stake in Florence.
  55. Fronde: 1648-53. Brutal civil wars that struck France during the reign of Louis XIII.
  56. Gabriel Fahrenheit: Developed measurement of temperature with freezing at 32 degrees.
  57. Galileo Galilei: Created modern experimental method. Formulated the law of inertia. Tried for heresy and forced to recant. Saw Jupiter’s moons. Wrote Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World
  58. Geocentric Theory: Earth is the center of the universe. Aristotelian.
  59. Giotto: (1276-1337) Florentine Painter who led the way in the use of realism.
  60. Giovanni de Verrazano: (1485?-1528?) Italian explorer of the Atlantic coast of North America.
  61. Gresham College: Located in England. Leading place for the advancement of science. First time scientists had a honored roll in society; center of scientific activity.
  62. Hans Holbein the Younger: Painter noted for his portraits and religious paintings.
  63. Heliocentric Theory: Sun is the center of the universe. Coperican
  64. Hohenzollern: German royal family who ruled Brandenburg from 1415 and later extended their control to Prussia (1525). Under Frederick I (ruled 1701-1713) the family's possessions were unified as the kingdom of Prussia.
  65. Huguenots: French Calvinists.
  66. Humanism: Studied the Latin classics to learn what they reveal about human nature. Emphasized human beings, their achievements, interests, and capabilities.
  67. Humanitarianism: Promoting human welfare and social reform.
  68. Ignatius Loyola: Founded the Society of Jesus, resisted the spread of Protestantism, Spiritual Exercises.
  69. Individualism: Individualism stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and the fullest development of capabilities and talents.
  70. Inductive Reasoning: Baconian empiricism. Based speculations on other situations.
  71. Indulgences: Selling of these was common practice by the Catholic church, corruption that led to reformation.
  72. Isaac Newton: English scientist. 3 Laws of motion. Mathematics Principal of Natural Philosophy (1687).
  73. Jacob Fugger: Headed leading banking, and trading house in l6th century Europe.
  74. Jean-Babtiste Colbert: An advisor to Louis XIV who proved himself a financial genius who managed the entire royal administration.
  75. Jesuits: Members of the Society of Jesus, staunch Catholics. Led by Loyola.
  76. Johann Tetzel: The leading seller of Indulgences. Infuriated Luther.
  77. John Cabot: Italian-born navigator explored the coast of New England, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Gave England a claim in North America.
  78. John Calvin: Theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion
  79. John Huss: Bohemian religious reformer whose efforts to reform the church eventually fueled the Protestant Reformation.
  80. John Knox: Dominated the movement for reform in Scotland. Had been taught in Geneva by Calvin.
  81. John Locke: Believed people were born like blank slates and the environment shapes development, (tabula rasa). Wrote Essay Concerning Human Understanding, and Second Treatise of Government.
  82. John Wycliffe: (c.1328-1384) Forerunner to the Reformation. Created English Lollardy. Attacked the corruption of the clergy, and questioned the power of the pope.
  83. Jules Mazarin: Became a cardinal in 1641, succeeded Richelieu and dominated the power in French government.
  84. Julius II: (1503-1513) Pope - very militaristic. Tore down the old Saint Peter’s Basilica and began work on the present structure in 1506.
  85. Junkers: Members of the Prussian landed aristocracy, a class formerly associated with political reaction and militarism.
  86. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella: Monarchs who united Spain; responsible for the reconquista.
  87. Leonardo Da Vinci: (1452-1519) Artist who made religious paintings and sculptures like the Last Supper.
  88. Leviathan: Written by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, maintained that sovereignty is ultimately derived from the people, who transfer it to the monarchy by implicit contract.
  89. Lorenzo de Medici: (1469-1492) The Medici’s were a great banking family in Florence in the 15th century. Ruled government of Florence from behind the scene.
  90. Lorenzo Valla: (1406-1457) On Pleasure, and On false Donation of Constantine. Father of modern historical criticism.
  91. Louis Pontchartrain: French controller of finance who imposed the capitation of an annual poll tax.Ended Louis XIV’s attempts to gain military power and land. Marked the end of French expansionist policy. Ended the War of Spanish Succession.
  92. Louis XIII: Influenced by Richelieu to exult the French monarchy as the embodiment of the French state.
  93. Louis XIV: King of France who ruled as an absolute monarch, even as a child.
  94. Martin Luther: 95 Thesis, posted in 1517, led to religious reform in Germany, denied papal power and absolutist rule. Claimed there were only 2 sacraments: baptism and communion.
  95. Mercantilism: The philosophy that a state's strength depends upon it wealth.
  96. Michalangelo Buonarroti: (1475-1564) Worked in Rome. Painted the Sistine Chapel. Sculpted the statue of David.
  97. Miguel De Cervantes: (1547-1616) Spanish writer. Wrote Don Quixote.
  98. Montaigne: v (1533-1592) The finest representative of early modern skepticism. Created a new genre, the essay.
  99. Montesquieu: French philosophe. Wrote The Spirit of Laws. Said "Power checks power". Separation of powers. Form of government varies according to climate.
  100. Muscovy: A former principality in west-central Russia. Centered on Moscow, it was founded c. 1280 and existed as a separate entity until the 16th century, when it was united with another principality to form the nucleus of the early Russian empire. The name was then used for the expanded territory.
  101. Natural Law: Universal law that could be understood by applying reason; letting people govern themselves.
  102. New Model Army: Created by Cromwell.
  103. Niccolo Machiavelli: (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. "End justifies the means."
  104. Nicholas Poussin: French classical painter who painted the Rape of the Sabine Women, known as the greatest French painter of the 17th century.
  105. Nicolaus Copernicus: (1473-1543) Polish clergyman. Sun was the center of the universe; the planets went around it. On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres. Destroyed Aristotle's view of the universe - heliocentric theory.
  106. Northwest Passage: A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska. Sought by navigators since the 16th century
  107. Oliver Cromwell: As Lord Protector of England he used his army to control the government and constituted military dictatorship.
  108. Pazzi Conspiracy: Conspiracy to overthrow the Medici’s.
  109. Peace of Utrecht: Ended Louis XIV’s attempts to gain military power and land. Marked the end of French expansionist policy. Ended the War of Spanish Succession.
  110. Peace of Westphalia: Treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War (1648) and readjusted the religious and political affairs of Europe.
  111. Pedro Cabral: Claimed Brazil for Portugal
  112. Petition of Rights: Limited the power of Charles I of England. a) could not declare martial law; b) could not collect taxes; c) could not imprison people without cause; d) soldiers could not be housed without consent.Louis Pontchartrain
  113. Petrarch: (1304-1374) Father of the Renaissance. He believed the first two centuries of the Roman Empire to represent the peak in the development of human civilization.
  114. Physiocrats: Opponents of mercantilism and Colbertism in particular. Led by Francois Quesnay. Felt the need for a strong independent republic.
  115. Pico Della Mirandola: Wrote On the Dignity of Man which stated that man was made in the image of God before the fall and as Christ after the Resurrection. Man is placed in-between beasts and the angels. He also believed that there is no limits to what man can accomplish.
  116. Pragmatic Sanction: Issued by Charles VI of Austria in 1713 to assure his daughter Maria Theresa gained the throne.
  117. Predestination: Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.
  118. Prince Henry the Navigator: (1394-1460) Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation at Sagres and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugal's colonial empire.
  119. Ptolemy’s System: Last great ancient astronomer; there was a place for God. Complicated rules used to explain minor irregularities in the movement of the planets.
  120. Quattrocento: The 1400’s.
  121. Rabelais: French satirical author.Gargantua and Pantagruel.
  122. Revival of antiquity: The awakening from the dark ages and the focusing on the Roman’s.
  123. Robert Boyle: Physicist, nothing can be known beyond all doubt.
  124. Rococo: Art style that focuses on pastels, ornate interiors, and sentmental portraits.
  125. Romanovs: Russian dynasty, started with Michael Romanov after the Time of Troubles and lasted until 1917.
  126. Second Treatise of Government: Written by Locke, Government created to protect life, liberty, and property.
  127. Secularism: The belief in material things instead of religious things.
  128. Simony: The selling of church offices
  129. Sir Francis Drake: English sea captain, robbed Spanish treasure ships; 'singed the king beard'; involved in the armada.
  130. Sir Thomas More: (1478-1535) Englishman, lawyer, politician, Chancellor for Henry VIII. Wrote Utopia which presented a revolutionary view of society. Executed for not compromising his religious beliefs.
  131. Sir Walter Raleigh: (1552?-1618) English courtier, navigator, colonizer, and writer. A favorite of Elizabeth I, he introduced tobacco and the potato to Europe. Convicted of treason by James I, he was released for another expedition to Guiana and executed after its failure.
  132. Sovereignty: Possessing a monopoly over the instruments of justice.
  133. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre: Mass slaying of Huguenots (Calvinists) in Paris, on Saint Bartholomew's Day, 1572.
  134. The Institutes of Christian Religion: Written by John Calvin
  135. The Restoration: Restored the English monarchy to Charles II, both Houses of Parliament were restored, established Anglican church, courts of law and local government.
  136. The Royal Society of London: Established by Charles II in 1662; purpose to help the sciences.
  137. The Social Contract: Rousseau, suggestions in reforming the political system and modeled after the Greek polis.
  138. The Spirit of Laws: Montesquieu, about separation of powers.
  139. Theocracy: A community in which the state is subordinate to the church
  140. Thomas Cranmer: Prepared the First Book of Common Prayer.
  141. Thomas Hobbes: Leading secular exponent of absolutism and unlimited sovereignty of the state. Absolutism produced civil peace and rule of law. Tyranny is better than chaos. Claimed life was, "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
  142. Thomas Wolsey: Cardinal, highest ranking church official and lord chancellor. Dismissed by Henry VIII for not getting the pope to annul his marriage to Catherine
  143. Totalitarianism: Twentieth century phenomenon that seeks to direct all facets of a state’s culture in the interest of the state.
  144. Treaty of Tordesillas: Set the Line of Demarcation which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas.
  145. Tycho Brahe: (1546-1601) Established himself as Europe's foremost astronomer of his day; detailed observations of new star of 1572.
  146. Ulrich Zwingli: (1484-1531) Swiss reformer, influenced by Christian humanism. He looked to the state to supervise the church. Banned music and relics from services. Killed in a civil war.
  147. Usury: The practice of lending money for interest
  148. Vasco da Gama: Sailed from Portugal for India.
  149. Vernacular: Everyday language of a specific nation.
  150. Virtu: The striving for excellence. Humanistic aspect of Renaissance.
  151. Voltaire: French, perhaps greatest Enlightenment thinker. Deist. Mixed glorification and reason with an appeal for better individuals and institutions. Wrote Candide. Believed enlightened despot best form of government.
  152. War of Austrian Succession: Conflict caused by the rival claims for the dominions of the Habsburg family. Before the death of Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor and archduke of Austria, many of the European powers had guaranteed that Charles's daughter Maria Theresa would succeed him.
  153. War of the Three Henrys: French civil war because the Holy League vowed to bar Henri of Navarre from inheriting the French throne. Supported by the Holy League and Spain's Philip II, Henri of Guise battles Henri III of Valois and Henri of Navarre.
  154. William Harvey: Englishman who announced blood circulates throughout the body.
  155. William Hogarth: English painter. Marriage a la Mode.
  156. William Laude: Archbishop of Canterbury, tried to impose elaborate ritual and rich ceremonies on all churches. Insisted on complete uniformity of the church and enforced it through the Court of High Commission.
  157. William of Orange: Dutch prince invited to be king of England after The Glorious Revolution. Joined League of Augsburg as a foe of Louis XIV.