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Term
Machiavelli
Definition
*Civic Humanism
*"The Prince"
*Glorification of Rome
*Wanted to Unify Italy
*Italian Renaissance Humanist
*He wrote "The Prince" as a guide to help Pope Leo X
Term
Erasmus
Definition
*Prince of Humanists
*Northern renaissance humanist
*Educational and Religious Reformer
*Translated bible from latin to greek
*In Praise Of Folly (Book) 1509
Term
Lorenzo Valla
Definition
*Proved that donation of Constantine was false
*elegance of the latin language (Book)
*On Pleasure (Book)
*Renaissance Humanist
*He was secular
Term
Savonarola
Definition
*Religious Leader in Florence
*Contributed to the fall of the MIdici Family
*Excommunicated by the Pope
*Had the ability to predict the future
*Discussed in "The Prince"
Term
Lorenzo The Magnificent
Definition
*Italian Statesman
*Ruler of The Florentine Republic during the Renaissance
*Patron Of The Arts
*His Family became powerful when Giovanni became the banker of the catholic church
Term
Defenistration Of Prague
Definition
*May 18th, 1618
*Protestants hurled two of Ferdinand II's catholic officials out a window
*They fell 70 feet but lived
- Catholics claimed Angels caught them
- Protestants said they fell in crap
*Occurred in Bohemia
*Started The 30 Years War
Term
Treaty Of Westphalia
Definition
*Death of the Holy Roman Empire
*German Princes gained independence for their territories
*Swedish gained territory along the Baltic Sea
*France got Alsace
*Gave Baltic Ports to Sweden
*Amended an earlier agreement by allowing German princes to select calvinism in addition to lutheranism and catholicism as the region of their land
*Ended 30 Years War
Term
Peace Of Utrecht
Definition
*Ended the War of Spanish Succession
*Created a balance of power that would last until the Napoleonic Era
*It gave the straight of Gibralter to England
**England gained territories in North America such as Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay
*Placed Burbons to the throne
Term
Edict of Nantes
Definition
*Granted Religious Freedom
*1598
*Granted Huguenots to establish protestant towns (french Calvinists)
*Issued by Henry of Nivarre
*Revoked by Louis XIV
Term
Peace of Augsburg
Definition
*Issed by Charles V in 1555
*Ended peasant revolts in germany
*Allowed the German Princes to choose Catholicism or Lutheranism in their states
*Last act of Holy ROman Emperor Charles V
*Caused the 30 Years War
Term
Pragmatic Sanction
Definition
*Issued by Charles VI
*Made it so the Hapsburg empire could be inherited by a daughter
*1713 said the Austrian Empire could never be split and passed to one heir
Term
Henry IV of France
Definition
*Won The War Of 3 Henrys
*Henry of Nivarre (Bourbon)
*Protestant
*Had the support of politiques
*"A Chicken in every pot"
*"Paris is worth a Mass"
Term
Charles V
Definition
*Holy Roman Emperor during the Reformation
*Grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella
*Pushed for The Council of Trent
*Also known as Charles I in Spain
*When he retired he split his empire between his brother Ferdinand and his son Phillip II in 1556
*Sacked Rome and imprisoned the pope and Francis I
Term
Henry VII of England
Definition
*Created the Court of The Star Chamber
*on the winning side of the War of The Roses
*he was a "New Monarch"
*First Tudor Monarch
Term
John Calvin
Definition
*Genevan Reformation
*Predestination
*Calvinism
*Wrote 'Institutes of The Christian Religion
*Set up theocracy in Geneva
Term
Corn Laws
Definition
*repealed by R. Peel
*regulated foreign grain
*During the Napoleonic Era, England couldn't import cheap grain
*revised that grain could be imported if the price exceeded 80 shillings (absurd)
*Aristocracy could continue torent on their land
*Originally put in to protect English Farmers
*Modified at the Congress of Vienna
Term
Chartist Movement
Definition
*universal male suffrage (goal)
*cause of the 30 years war
*Movement began after the Great Reform bill of 1832
*"people's charter 1838, 1839, 1842 (petitions) all rejected by parliament
*Commoners join the Bourgeoisie manufacturers in the Anti-Corn Laws league
Term
Frankfurt Assembly
Definition
*Tried and failed to create a united German state during the liberal Revolutions of 1848
*Frederick WIlliam should be king of Unified Germany, but he rejected the crown
*Created by German liberals
*Elections to decide members with universal male suffrage
Term
Zollverein
Definition
*Economic System in Germany
*Established to eliminate tariff barriers
*Did not admit Austria into the union
*1834 Agreement free trade in German STates
*Created a sense of Nationalism
Term
Thomas More
Definition
*What does Utopia mean?
*Advisor to Henry VIII
*Wrote the book "Utopia"
*Christianity + Humanistic Ideas = Better Society
*All children receive an education
*Adults 1/3 education, 1/3 work, 1/3 personal pursuits
Term
War Of The Roses
Definition
*Henry V Died and left 9 month old son (Henry VI) the throne
*Barons took over
*Houses of York and Lancaster engaged in civil war
*Spanish Inquisition
*Resulted in Tudor Family rule
*Henry VII (Lancaster) married Elizabeth of York
Term
anabaptists
Definition
*baptized adults
*free choice of religious faith
*baptizing infants proposterous
*religious denomination of peasants
*Hated by Catholics and Protestants
Term
John Knox
Definition
*(1505-1572)
*Dominated movement for reform in Scotland
*1560 persuaded parliament to enact legislation and end papal authority
*Established Presbyterian Church
Term
Ulrich Zwingli
Definition
*preached Ideas on reforming the catholic church
*became a pastor in 1518
*leader of the reformation in Switzerland
*Influenced by the writings of Erasmus
*Colloquy of Marburg with Martin Luther and they could not reach an accord on the doctrine
*Zwinglian (Calvinist) Church
Term
Hapsburg-Valois Wars
Definition
*Valois (France) v. Hapsburgs (Spain) over territory in Italy
*France tried keeping germany divided
*resulted in the unification of the german states
*Famous battles occurred when Charles V led Spain and Francis led France
Term
Thomas Hobbes
Definition
*Wrote Leviathan
* "State of Nature"
*good person "someone who does the right thing or has good intention regardless of their desire to do so"
*People are naturally violent
*people need to surrender their freedom to an absolute monarch
*people do not have the right to revolt
*"Social Contract"
Term
Montesquieu
Definition
*Persian Letters
*The Spirit of Laws
* Gov't into 3 branches
Term
Voltaire
Definition
*Real Name "Francois Marie Arouet"
*religious toleration
*wrote "Age of Louis XIV"
*Wrote "Candide"
*Politically conservative
*"Human beings are very rarely worthy to govern themselves"
* "Deism"
* enlightened despotism
Term
John Locke
Definition
*Essay concerning Human UNderstanding
*Two Treaties of gov't
*purpose of gov't is to protect natural rights
*People have a right to overthrow a gov't that doesn't protect their natural rights
*"Noble Savage"
Term
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Definition
*wrote the book "The Social Contract"
*the noble savage (People are good)
*people must obey the general will
*People sacrifice their natural rights when gov't is formed
Term
Louis XIV
Definition
*Sun King
*Built Versailles so he could keep an eye on the nobility by making them live there with him
*Fronde
Term
Frederick William 1
Definition
*Created a large standing army
*"Sparta of the north"
*Wanted to unify his 3 provinces
Term
Peter The Great
Definition
*Wanted to tame the boyers
*Wanted secular control of the church
*Wanted to reorganize domestic administration
*Wanted to develop the economy of Russia
*Built up the military (80% of budget went to army)
Term
Catherine The Great
Definition
*Golden Age in russian history
*Reformed administration
*new cities founded by her orders
*Military conscription and economy depended on serfdom
Term
Elizabeth 1
Definition
*Act of Supremacy 1559
*Successful English Monarch
-Politically shrewd
-careful with finances
-wise selection of ministers
-manipulation of parliament
Term
The reform bill of 1832
Definition
*Led by the House of Commons and William IV
*opposed by the house of the lords
*house of commons became the dominate legislative power
*number of voters increased
Term
James I
Definition
*from Scotland
*chose Anglican Church for England bc it put him in charge
*bad relationship with parliament
Term
Charles I
Definition
*arbitrary taxes
*petition rights
*scottish revolt
Term
Oliver Cromwell
Definition
*took over after Charles I was executed
*military dictator
*got rid of entertainment
-no theaters
-bars
-dancing
-drinking
Term
English Bill of Rights
Definition
*created after the glorious revolution
*laws made by parliament
*no standing army during peace time
*protestants had the right to bare arms
*king must be Protestant
Term
Machiavelli
Definition
*Civic Humanism
*"The Prince"
*Glorification of Rome
*Wanted to Unify Italy
*Italian Renaissance Humanist
*He wrote "The Prince" as a guide to help Pope Leo X
Term
Erasmus
Definition
*Prince of Humanists
*Northern renaissance humanist
*Educational and Religious Reformer
*Translated bible from latin to greek
*In Praise Of Folly (Book) 1509
Term
Lorenzo Valla
Definition
*Proved that donation of Constantine was false
*elegance of the latin language (Book)
*On Pleasure (Book)
*Renaissance Humanist
*He was secular
Term
Savonarola
Definition
*Religious Leader in Florence
*Contributed to the fall of the MIdici Family
*Excommunicated by the Pope
*Had the ability to predict the future
*Discussed in "The Prince"
Term
Lorenzo The Magnificent
Definition
*Italian Statesman
*Ruler of The Florentine Republic during the Renaissance
*Patron Of The Arts
*His Family became powerful when Giovanni became the banker of the catholic church
Term
Defenistration Of Prague
Definition
*May 18th, 1618
*Protestants hurled two of Ferdinand II's catholic officials out a window
*They fell 70 feet but lived
- Catholics claimed Angels caught them
- Protestants said they fell in crap
*Occurred in Bohemia
*Started The 30 Years War
Term
Treaty Of Westphalia
Definition
*Death of the Holy Roman Empire
*German Princes gained independence for their territories
*Swedish gained territory along the Baltic Sea
*France got Alsace
*Gave Baltic Ports to Sweden
*Amended an earlier agreement by allowing German princes to select calvinism in addition to lutheranism and catholicism as the region of their land
*Ended 30 Years War
Term
Peace Of Utrecht
Definition
*Ended the War of Spanish Succession
*Created a balance of power that would last until the Napoleonic Era
*It gave the straight of Gibralter to England
**England gained territories in North America such as Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay
*Placed Burbons to the throne
Term
Edict of Nantes
Definition
*Granted Religious Freedom
*1598
*Granted Huguenots to establish protestant towns (french Calvinists)
*Issued by Henry of Nivarre
*Revoked by Louis XIV
Term
Peace of Augsburg
Definition
*Issed by Charles V in 1555
*Ended peasant revolts in germany
*Allowed the German Princes to choose Catholicism or Lutheranism in their states
*Last act of Holy ROman Emperor Charles V
*Caused the 30 Years War
Term
Pragmatic Sanction
Definition
*Issued by Charles VI
*Made it so the Hapsburg empire could be inherited by a daughter
*1713 said the Austrian Empire could never be split and passed to one heir
Term
Henry IV of France
Definition
*Won The War Of 3 Henrys
*Henry of Nivarre (Bourbon)
*Protestant
*Had the support of politiques
*"A Chicken in every pot"
*"Paris is worth a Mass"
Term
Charles V
Definition
*Holy Roman Emperor during the Reformation
*Grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella
*Pushed for The Council of Trent
*Also known as Charles I in Spain
*When he retired he split his empire between his brother Ferdinand and his son Phillip II in 1556
*Sacked Rome and imprisoned the pope and Francis I
Term
Henry VII of England
Definition
*Created the Court of The Star Chamber
*on the winning side of the War of The Roses
*he was a "New Monarch"
*First Tudor Monarch
Term
John Calvin
Definition
*Genevan Reformation
*Predestination
*Calvinism
*Wrote 'Institutes of The Christian Religion
*Set up theocracy in Geneva
Term
Corn Laws
Definition
*repealed by R. Peel
*regulated foreign grain
*During the Napoleonic Era, England couldn't import cheap grain
*revised that grain could be imported if the price exceeded 80 shillings (absurd)
*Aristocracy could continue torent on their land
*Originally put in to protect English Farmers
*Modified at the Congress of Vienna
Term
Chartist Movement
Definition
*universal male suffrage (goal)
*cause of the 30 years war
*Movement began after the Great Reform bill of 1832
*"people's charter 1838, 1839, 1842 (petitions) all rejected by parliament
*Commoners join the Bourgeoisie manufacturers in the Anti-Corn Laws league
Term
Frankfurt Assembly
Definition
*Tried and failed to create a united German state during the liberal Revolutions of 1848
*Frederick WIlliam should be king of Unified Germany, but he rejected the crown
*Created by German liberals
*Elections to decide members with universal male suffrage
Term
Zollverein
Definition
*Economic System in Germany
*Established to eliminate tariff barriers
*Did not admit Austria into the union
*1834 Agreement free trade in German STates
*Created a sense of Nationalism
Term
Thomas More
Definition
*What does Utopia mean?
*Advisor to Henry VIII
*Wrote the book "Utopia"
*Christianity + Humanistic Ideas = Better Society
*All children receive an education
*Adults 1/3 education, 1/3 work, 1/3 personal pursuits
Term
War Of The Roses
Definition
*Henry V Died and left 9 month old son (Henry VI) the throne
*Barons took over
*Houses of York and Lancaster engaged in civil war
*Spanish Inquisition
*Resulted in Tudor Family rule
*Henry VII (Lancaster) married Elizabeth of York
Term
anabaptists
Definition
*baptized adults
*free choice of religious faith
*baptizing infants proposterous
*religious denomination of peasants
*Hated by Catholics and Protestants
Term
John Knox
Definition
*(1505-1572)
*Dominated movement for reform in Scotland
*1560 persuaded parliament to enact legislation and end papal authority
*Established Presbyterian Church
Term
Ulrich Zwingli
Definition
*preached Ideas on reforming the catholic church
*became a pastor in 1518
*leader of the reformation in Switzerland
*Influenced by the writings of Erasmus
*Colloquy of Marburg with Martin Luther and they could not reach an accord on the doctrine
*Zwinglian (Calvinist) Church
Term
Hapsburg-Valois Wars
Definition
*Valois (France) v. Hapsburgs (Spain) over territory in Italy
*France tried keeping germany divided
*resulted in the unification of the german states
*Famous battles occurred when Charles V led Spain and Francis led France
Term
Thomas Hobbes
Definition
*Wrote Leviathan
* "State of Nature"
*good person "someone who does the right thing or has good intention regardless of their desire to do so"
*People are naturally violent
*people need to surrender their freedom to an absolute monarch
*people do not have the right to revolt
*"Social Contract"
Term
Montesquieu
Definition
*Persian Letters
*The Spirit of Laws
* Gov't into 3 branches
Term
Voltaire
Definition
*Real Name "Francois Marie Arouet"
*religious toleration
*wrote "Age of Louis XIV"
*Wrote "Candide"
*Politically conservative
*"Human beings are very rarely worthy to govern themselves"
* "Deism"
* enlightened despotism
Term
John Locke
Definition
*Essay concerning Human UNderstanding
*Two Treaties of gov't
*purpose of gov't is to protect natural rights
*People have a right to overthrow a gov't that doesn't protect their natural rights
*"Noble Savage"
Term
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Definition
*wrote the book "The Social Contract"
*the noble savage (People are good)
*people must obey the general will
*People sacrifice their natural rights when gov't is formed
Term
Louis XIV
Definition
*Sun King
*Built Versailles so he could keep an eye on the nobility by making them live there with him
*Fronde
Term
Frederick William 1
Definition
*Created a large standing army
*"Sparta of the north"
*Wanted to unify his 3 provinces
Term
Peter The Great
Definition
*Wanted to tame the boyers
*Wanted secular control of the church
*Wanted to reorganize domestic administration
*Wanted to develop the economy of Russia
*Built up the military (80% of budget went to army)
Term
Catherine The Great
Definition
*Golden Age in russian history
*Reformed administration
*new cities founded by her orders
*Military conscription and economy depended on serfdom
Term
Elizabeth 1
Definition
*Act of Supremacy 1559
*Successful English Monarch
-Politically shrewd
-careful with finances
-wise selection of ministers
-manipulation of parliament
Term
The reform bill of 1832
Definition
*Led by the House of Commons and William IV
*opposed by the house of the lords
*house of commons became the dominate legislative power
*number of voters increased
Term
James I
Definition
*from Scotland
*chose Anglican Church for England bc it put him in charge
*bad relationship with parliament
Term
Charles I
Definition
*arbitrary taxes
*petition rights
*scottish revolt
Term
Oliver Cromwell
Definition
*took over after Charles I was executed
*military dictator
*got rid of entertainment
-no theaters
-bars
-dancing
-drinking
Term
English Bill of Rights
Definition
*created after the glorious revolution
*laws made by parliament
*no standing army during peace time
*protestants had the right to bare arms
*king must be Protestant
Term
Hanseatic Leage
Definition
* union of trade cities in Europe
* consisted of Venice, Florence, and Amsterdam
* agreed to trade freely and to defend eachother in the event of an attack
* opposed by new monarchs
Term
7 Years War
Definition
* Maria Theresa gained france and Russia as allies
* attempt to divide and conquer russian land
Term
Montain
Definition
* created the essay
* first sceptic
Term
Frederick II
Definition
* Holenzollern of Prussia
* the war of austrian succession
* he wanted rich land contained by the Germans
Term
Joseph II
Definition
Best example of an enlightened despot
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