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World History Final
Semester 1
54
History
9th Grade
12/14/2011

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Humanism
Definition
focus on worldly themes, not just religious
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Secular
Definition
worldly, not overtly or specifically religious
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Justification by Faith
Definition
Luther's interpretation saying that a person could be made just, or good, by faith in God
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Vocations
Definition
useful occupations in which people could serve God and neighbor
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Predestination
Definition
a doctrine made by John Calvin that said God determines the fate of every person
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What did Machiavelli write? What was it about?
Definition
Machiavelli wrote the book The Prince which analyzed the politics of Renaissance Italy
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Who were the Medicis and What was their affect on the Renaissance?
Definition
The Medicis controlled Florence in the 1400s. They helped spread the idea of humanism among the city's scholars and artists
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Who painted the Last Supper and where is it?
Definition
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper on a wall in Florence
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Where is the Mona Lisa? What is missing?
Definition
The Mona Lisa is in a mueseum in Paris, France. The ears are missing on the painting
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What do you call the writing in da Vinci's notebook?
Definition
Mirror writing
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Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
Definition
a German engraver who printed a complete edition of the Bible using movable metal type
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Where did Martin Luther nail his theses on the church? What were Martin Luther's issues with the church? What did Luther do while he was in hiding?
Definition
On the door of the Church; believed some policies of the Church were corrupt; he translated the New Testament into German
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How many wives did Henry the VIII have? Why did England break away from the Church?
Definition
Henry married 6 times. It broke away so Henry could divorce and marry as many times as he pleased
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Who got which side of the Line of Demarcation? Why was it redrawn?
Definition
Spain got the West, and Portugal got the East; It was redrawn so Portugal got Brazil and its Asian trade
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What are the 3 G's?
Definition
God, Gold, Glory
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Who is America named for?
Definition
Amerigo Vespucci
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What were the goals of the French, English, and Spanish in regards to the Indians?
Definition
French wanted to trade and convert English wanted to expand and convert Spain wanted to conquer and convert
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What was the middle passage?
Definition
a slaves journey from Africa to America
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Who was the most powerful monarch in Spanish history? What did he hate?
Definition
Phillip II; Protestim
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What are the causes of inflation in Spain?
Definition
Increase in coined money
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How many times did Elizabeth I get married? What were some successes of her rule?
Definition
She did not marry; She balanced power between England, France and Spain
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Who was the last Tudor Monarch? Who was the first Stuart monarch?
Definition
Elizabeth I; James I
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What was the Edict of Nantes?
Definition
it allowed Protestant worship to continue where Protestants were in majority
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Who was Richelieu?
Definition
Cardinal Richelieu was one of Marie de Medici's advisore that was given power to by Louis XIII
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Which king of France ruled the longest? Where did he live?
Definition
Louis XIV; he lived in a palace in Versailles
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What was the Pragmatic Sanction?
Definition
a royal decree having the force of law
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What was Ivan's nickname?
Definition
Ivan the Terrible
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What was Peter's nickname?
Definition
Peter the Great
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What did Peter do while he ruled? Where was his capital? What were Peter's main goals?
Definition
Peter used force to make nobility accept government service;; his goal was for Russia to adopt the ways of western Europe
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What happened during Catherine's rule?
Definition
Catherine released the nobles from government service, and also the common person worresend under her reign
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Where was Copernicus born? What did he do?
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What were Kepler's contributions to science?
Definition
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Where was Galileo from? What did he use to study?
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Who invented the scientific method?
Definition
Francis Bacon
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Who invented calculus?
Definition
Isaac Newton
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How were the theories of gravity developed?
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Who invented chemistry?
Definition
Robert Boyle
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What were Hobbes views on the state of nature? What were Lockes?
Definition
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What is Deism?
Definition
belief that God made the universe, then just left it alone
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Which dynasty is Charles the II from?
Definition
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Why did some want to exclude James II from the throne?
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What were supporters of the king called during the war? Supporters of Parliament?
Definition
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What was the Glorious Revolution?
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What is the Restoration?
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What was Oliver Cromwell's title?
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What is the divine right?
Definition
the political idea that monarchs recieve their power directly from God and are responsible to God alone for their actions
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Who was the first president of the United States?
Definition
George Washington
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What is the 1st estate, 2nd estate, 3rd estate?
Definition
1st estate: clergy
2nd estate: nobles
3rd estate: peasants, taxpayers
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Who was the king during the French Revolution?
Definition
Louis XIV
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What was the Declaration of Rights of Man?
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Who were the Jacobins?
Definition
supporters of the san-colottes and were extreme radicals
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Who led the Reign of Terror?
Definition
the Jacobins
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Who takes over France after the Directory?
Definition
Napolean
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Who overthrew the government to end the French Revolution?
Definition
Napolean
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