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Modern History Midterm
Dr Bodian
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History
Undergraduate 4
10/23/2013

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Napoleonic Wars
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Napoleon wanted to spread the revolution
changed from revolt of nobles against king to movement establishing constitutional monarchy
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what did the Napoleonic Wars actually do?
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created Napoleonic Code- Rationalized French Law
& reformed French legal system
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what was the fundamental document of the French Revolution?
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the 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen
idea of natural rights and rights of man are supposed to be universal
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General Will
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term during French Rev that said a person shouldn't be punished for transgressions if it represents general will; public good
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the event that started the French Revolution in Paris in 1789
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Storming The Bastille
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Gutenberg Bible
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first major book printed with movable type by German around 1450
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Phillip II of Spain
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wanted to reinforce Catholicism in Netherlands but riots broke out in 1566 leading to Dutch Revolt against Spain
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who led the Dutch revolt against Spain?
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William of Orange
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Result of Dutch Revolt against Spain
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Netherlands split into provices based on parts that were loyal to Spain; northern kept rebelling till 1648
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Glorious Revolution
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William of Orange & King James daughter overthrew him in 1688 to preserve protestantism and parlimentary liberty
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Who are hugenots?
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french calvinists
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Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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1572- someone with high power started to kill the Hugenot leaders in Paris and it spread throughout France, opened new phase of violence
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95 Theses
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written by Martin Luther in 1517; published these against selling indulgences misleading people to buy their way to heaven
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Dutch East India Company
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1st company to issue stock; chartered company established in 1602 when Netherlands granted monopoly to allow trade in Asia
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Sola Scriptura
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idea that bible contains all knowledge necessary for salvation
Protestants support it
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Isaac Newton
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143-1727
invented telescope, use of calculus and Prinipia Mathematica
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Principia Mathematica
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1687-Isaac Newton- laid out law of gravitation in mathematical terms
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Partitions of Poland
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1772- act of dividing Poland into certain territories ruled by some other countries
ended Poland Lithuanian commonwealth
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30 Years War
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1618-1648
Spain wanted German states and France wanted to exert power
Motivation= religion, protestants vs catholics
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most dramatic invention of industrial revolution. Thomas Newcomen created it for pumping water
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steam engine
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Wealth of Nations
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book by Adam Smith that transformed economy in 1723- argued that mercantilism worked badly in an economy and warned against monopolies
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emergence of market economy, emergence of centralized powerful states in commercial competition, advances of ship building and advances in cartography all helped make great discoveries in
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15th & 16th centuries
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what class came into being in order to help grow European economy since 12th century??
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urban middle who were committed to profit, commerce and contracts
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monarchs began to consolidate power by weakening nobles & allying with
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emerging commercial classes
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monarchs wanted all people under their unified rule to
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have the power to tax
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what blocked overland routes?
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ottoman empire
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the ______ began systematically exploring the Atlantic coast of Africa from 1418, under the sponsorship of Prince Henry “the Navigator.
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Portuguese
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the _____ was developed by Prince Henry's sponsorship in 1450. allowed ships to travel on oceans
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caravel
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1488 there was an important breakthrough by Bartolomeu Dias
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he reached indian ocean by route around Africa
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treaty of Tordesillas signed by
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portuguese and spanish; splitting world into two regions where each ahd exclusive rights to claim newly discovered lands
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European _______ was a factor in global spread of western power
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mapmaking
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1522 Portuguese Magellan did what?
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led first spanish expedition achieving first circumnavigation of the world
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trade in slaves was a key feature in ____ and developed out of the
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in Atlantic trade and developed out of the sugar plantation system by Portuguese
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Spanish conquests in americas led to discoveries of
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gold and silver
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Euro trade shifted from ____ to ____
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mediterannean to Atlantic
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economic crisis in Europe brought on by importation of huge quantities of
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silver, price inflation
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indigenous people were missionizing in early pursuit of
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Christianity
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St Francis Xavier
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began spanish missionizing in 1549
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new food habits in Europe were
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tea, spices, sugar and coffee
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intellectuals of medieval period were the
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monks
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Aquinas
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philosopher with interests solely in theology
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during Italian Renaissance men rediscovered
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classical antiquity
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in italian renaissance there was a humanist goal of education:
to mold citizens who would be useful to
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their families and to the state.
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in italian renaissance there was a central humanist concern: the understanding of
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political life drawing from classical philosophy
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____ remained the framework of society and culture in italy during renaissance
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catholicism
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powerful rulers and wealthy merchants valued _____ art during renaissance
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secular
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by 13th century _____ was most powerful force in Euro life
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western church/latin church/ catholic church
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heresies arose but were eliminated during 13th century
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medieval inquisition
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____ & ____ were allowed to exist in christian lands but had heavy restriction
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jews & muslims
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the selling of Church offices to the highest bidder (the sin of “simony”), the papacy’s interference in secular politics; the use of excommunication to collect debts; the unchecked immorality of priests (who kept concubines or drank excessively without rebuke), etc.

all of these called for
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reformation of church in 16th century
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since church needed reform in 16th century, the power of _____ and ____ was rising
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kings and princes
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Christendom began breaking down in 16th century when ______ emerged
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nation states
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______ languages were becoming popular in 16th century
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vernacular
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Renaissance ______, with its cultivation of an inquiring, critical spirit, gave confidence to reform-minded critics of the Church.
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humanism
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Erasmus of Rotterdam 1466-1536
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wrote about abuses of church, scholar & reformer
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Martin Luther
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german monk who wrote 95 theses against clergy selling indulgences
then had to flee for heresy
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1520
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pope ordered book ban of luther's books. luther burned this papal decree, he was ex-communicated
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holy roman empire began in
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16th century
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Elector Frederick of Saxony
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attached to Luther during his ex-communication, organized his "kidnapping"
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Luther was against
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priestly celibacy, worship of saints and entire structure of church hierarchy

saw bible as sola scriptura
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Luther started
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protestantism through his books
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urbanization
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one of most profound effects of industrial revolution. 1750-1850 promoted growth of cities
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follow teaching of John Calvin, major branch of protestantism, different from Lutherans
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Calvinists
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an economic doctrine based on the theory that a nation benefits by accumulating monetary reserves through a positive balance of trade, especially of finished goods.It was the cause of many European Wars
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mercantilism
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May Wollstonecraft
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female author who wrote about rights of women in society & enlightenment.
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the steam engine & enclosure of lands of englang was important for the
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industrial revolution
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availability of American cotton, spinning jenny & availability of colonial markets all aided the _____ industry
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textile
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declaration of the rights of man and the citizen guaranteed
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freedom of expression
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the _____ needed a dense population to succeed
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Industrial Revolution
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Isaac newton came up with
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gravity! telescope, calculus and mathemtic principle
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what food is from the old world?
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bananas, coffee, peach, pear, citrus fruit
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what foods are from the new world?
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turkey, tobacco, pumpkin
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where did columbus land?
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hispaniola, the island where Haiti and Dominican republic now are
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Isrealites used _____ which became the dominant book form in the ancient world
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scrolls
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greatest advance in history of the book before printing
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codex
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who was the first to use movable type?
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The Chinese
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first official Index of Prohibited Books was issued by Pope _____ in 15__
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Paul IV in 1559
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reformation is the time of spreading
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protestantism
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Lutheran church took hold only in ___ & ____
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Scandinavia and northern Germany
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Anabaptism
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radical expression of Protestant revolt that said only willing adults should be baptized
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when did england become protestant?
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when Henry VIII went behind Pope's back and annulled his marriage
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sola fide
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part of Protestantism- only faith
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