Honors world history unit 3 test study guide

who is generally credited with initiating the protestant reformation in 1517?

martin luther

what are some religious propositions advanced by martin luther?

salvation and eternal life

what factors contributed to the rise of Florence from the 14th to 16th centuries?

political independence and guild regulation

during the renaissance, a strong belief in humanism emerged. what does humanism mean?

the motivation was important and his achievements should be celebrated

the counter reformation was a reform movement ______

protestantism

the European printing press was invented by

johannes gutenburg

a man who excelled in many fields was praised as a universal man. now we refer to these men as ________

renaissance men

what was the first full sized book johann guttenberg printed?

bible

the council of trent ageed that ______

Nicene creed as basis of catholic faith

luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. what was that practice?

clergy solo pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins

what does the word renaissance mean?

rebirth

how did italys location help it to become the birthplace of the renaissance?

it had access to roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from constanthrope

the journeys of vasco de gama and christopher columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the _______

new navigational tools

who is the most famous Chinese explorer?

zhong he

which global interaction is illustrated by these statements?

columbian exchange

which form of technology could be used with a star chart to determine a persons global position?

astrolabe

christopher columbus was a genoese mariner employed by _______

isabella i

what was a european motive for making voyages of exploration?

god glory and gold

which country imported the most slaves?

british

which conquistador conquered the inca empire?

francisco pizarro

the middle passage of the triangular trade was...

to bring slaves to the west

what was one effect of the columbian exchange?

the spread of disease

which artist is famous for his many paintings of the madonna?

raphael

who painted the sistine chapel?

michealangelo

who wrote the book the prince?

niccolo machiavelli

what does nicola machiavelli believe is the key to sucess?

public and private mortality

what is predestination?

doctrine that all events have been willed by god

who founded the anglican church?

augustine of canterbury

what was settled in the treaty of tordesillas?

divided the new world into Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence

who is credited with being the first to sail around the world? even tho he did not make it

fenao de magalhaes

the edict of nantes brought religious freedom to which country?

france

what is absolutism?

practice of unlimited centralized authority and absolute sovereignty

why did king louis xiv build the palace of versailles?

moved the seat of french govt. away from turmoil

how did king louis xiv reduce the power of the nobles?

implanted his royal court at versailles

what happened when king louis xiv revoked the edict of nantes?

the nobles were deprived of all religions and civil libertes

what did peter the great change abt the church?

put it under state control by revovirs and the patriarch as the head of church

why did peter the great create st petersburg?

wanted to make a city that looked european and lived by european standards

what is a lasting impact of peter the greats rule of russia?

transformed it into a major power