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Mattia's History Final
History Final
36
History
9th Grade
05/20/2008

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Term
 
 
Adam Smith
Definition
Economist
 
Believed that markets make everything work
 
Government can only hurt society
 
"Invisible hand"
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Andreas Vesalius

Definition
The founder of human anatomy; the study of the human body
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Francis Bacon

Definition
Invented the Scientific Method
 
 
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Galileo Galilei

Definition
Father of Astronomy
 
Improved the Telescope
 
Scientist and Renaissance Man
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Definition
Italian War Hero
 
Raised Army of Italian Volunteers called Red Shirts
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Isaac Newton

Definition
Defined Three Laws of Motion
 
Universal Law of Gravitation
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Jon Locke

Definition
Every person is born with a "tabula rosa", meaning "clean slate"
 
People are basically good
 
Concern in human understanding
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Kangxi

Definition
 Best ruler in Chinese history
 
Emperor during Qing Dynasty
 
Brought about long-term wealth and prosperity
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King Henry VIII
Definition
Ruled England
 
 He started the Church of England, broke from the Catholic Church
 
He still followed Catholic ideas
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Leonardo Da Vinci
Definition
Italian painter, sculptor, and architect
 
Renaissance Man
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Louis XIV
Definition
King of France
 
Built Palace of Versailles
 
Absolute Monarchy - king is in total control
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Martin Luther
Definition
Wrote the 95 Theses, which were arguments against the Catholic Church
 
 
Term
Mehmet the Conqueror
Definition
Conquered Constantinople
 
Ended the reign of the Byzantine Empire
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Miguel Cervantes
Definition
Wrote Don Quixote
 
 
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Ming Hong Wu
Definition
Ruler of the Ming Dynasty
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition
Emperor of France
 
Fought at Waterloo; later exiled
 
Fought a lot of wars in Europe
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Niccolo Machiavelli
Definition
Wrote "The Prince", a book about how to get political power
Term
Copernicus
Definition
Said that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe
Term
Otto von Bismarck
Definition
Prime Minister of Germany
 
"Real Politic", politics based on realism rather than idealism
Term
Pachachuti
Definition
Ruler of Incas in the 1400s; conquered by Pizarro
Term
Peter the Great
Definition
Absolute monarch who claimed divine right; became Czar of Russia
 
 
Term
Phillip II
Definition
Son of Charles V; was greatest supporter of Catholicism
Term
Queen Elizabeth I
Definition
Daughter of Henry VIII
 
Divine right
 
Believed in sharing power (not absolute monarchy)
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Raphael
Definition
Italian painter known for his Madonnas (painting of the Virgin Mary)
 
 
Term
Rene Descartes
Definition
French philosopher and mathematician
Term
Shah Ismail
Definition
Safavid Ruler
Term
Shah Jahan
Definition
Safavid Ruler
Term
Simon Bolivar
Definition
Liberator of South and Central America from European rule
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Suleyman the Magnificent
Definition
The Great Ottoman Emperor
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Thomas Hobbes
Definition
Believed in Democracy and Government, and for people to pick their own leaders.
 
 
Term
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Definition
Made family members live under his watch
 
 Ruler of Japan, called Shogun
Term
Voltaire
Definition
Author, satirist
 
French
Term
William Harvey
Definition
Wrote book on motion of the heart
 
Discovered blood circulation
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Shakespeare
Definition
Wrote many fascinating books that are hard to read
 
English poet and playwright
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Zheng He
Definition
Chinese explorer; discovered the Ming Dynasty
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