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Midterm People [Set 4]
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10th Grade
01/15/2009

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John Calvin
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Reformer who led the Reformed group in Geneva, Switzerland.
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King Henry VIII
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Separated the Church of England from the Pope after he was denied a divorce.
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Catherine of Aragon
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Henry VIII's first wife, who gave birth to "Bloody Mary."
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"Bloody Mary"
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Edward VI's half sister, who became queen when he died.
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Philip II
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(r.1556-1598) “prudent king” catholic, enemy of protestants, El Escorial built
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Henry VII
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First tudor ruler; rebuilt commercial prosperity, trade w/ Netherlands, Germany, Venice; avoided war
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Elizabeth I
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no marriage, parliament, poor laws, statue of apprentices, balance of power
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James I
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beginning of Stuart Dynasty
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Henry of Navarre, King Henry IV
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bourbon dynasty, converted from protestant to catholic, Edict of Nantes (1598)
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Cardinal Richelieu
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Louis XIII gave power to, wanted an absolute monarchy
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Louis XIV (“sun king”)
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“I am the state!”, very lavish and expensive
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Ferdinand of Styria
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enemy of protestants, less freedom to them
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Maria Theresa
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ended trade barriers with Austria and Bohemia, boosted economy
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Frederek William
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(r. 1713-1740), centralized govt., “Royal Drill Sergeant” “Regiment of Giants”
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Frederick II “The Great”
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had fathers military ways, expanded greatly, seized Austrias Silasia, causing War of Austrian Successions.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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believed that earth was round in axis
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René Descartes
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truth through reason, analytic geometry, Discourse on Method, “I think therefore I am”
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Johannes Kepler
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planets revolve around sun, ellipses (oval paths)
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Galileo Galilei
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universal laws of physics, inertia
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Francis Bacon
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“out with the old”, truth= investigation of evidence, scientific method
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