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Final Exam Study Guide, June 2010 - Ch. 17, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 29, 31, 32 - Book: McDougal Littell World History: Patterns of Interaction
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History
9th Grade
06/12/2010

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What book did Machiavelli write? And what was it about?
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Wrote The Prince, a book on how to gain and maintain power.
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Define: Renaissance
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Rebirth of art and learning, looking back at Greece and Rome

 

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Martin Luther and reforming the Catholic Church

(What did not like about the Church?)

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Martin Luther didn't like the Church's indulgences and its emphasis on ritual.

 

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What are Lutheran beliefs about salvation?
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Only faith in God's forgiveness will get you to heaven

 

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Why did King Henry VIII of England break with the Catholic Church?
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King Henry's broke with the Catholic Church because the Pope wouldn't annul his marriage

 

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Define: Predestination
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God has already chosen who goes to heaven (Calvinism belief)
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What was the effect of Gutenberg inventing the movable type?
Definition
Ideas were able to spread quickly
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What was the Peace of Augsburg?
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German princes decided the religion of their people
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What were the important effect(s) of the Reformation?
Definition
Religion no longer united Europe
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What are Calvinism's views on salvation, sin and governmnet?
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They believe in predestination, that all people are sinful, and theocracy is the best government.
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Define: Theocracy
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Theocracy is a government controlled by religious leaders
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Portugal and Exploration
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Prince Henry leads Portugal into exploration
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Why were the Spanish King and Queen unable to finance Columbus's trip west to Asia?

 

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They were busy fighting the Muslims
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Define: vernacular
Definition
writing in the language of one's homeland
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What are Martin Luther's teachings?
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People don't need a priest to interpret the Bible
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Define: Reformation

 

Definition
movement for religious reform in the 16th century
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