AP EURO unit 1 (copy)

What are some characteristics of Renaissance?

Individualism and individual ablity

How were the women in the Renaissance treated?

They still lacked basic equality but were encouraged to find themselves and study the liberal arts.

What was Machiavelli’s main belief?

That power must be based on understanding of self-centered human nature.

Who was Petrarch?

He is the father of the Renaissance and Humanism

What is Humanism?

the importance of human beings

What is Civic Humanism?

It is about intellectual life

What did Bruni write?

He wrote the New Cicero

What did Mirandola write and believe in?

He wrote oration on the dignity of man and Hermeticism

How did the printing press assist with the Renaissance?

It helped spread ideas

What did Da Vinci focus on in his paintings?

His main goal was imitation.

What did Michelangelo focus on in his paintings?

The reflection of divine beauty

What was the focus on Northern Renaissance art?

emotional intensity

Who was a major artist of the Northern Renaissance?

Jan Van Eyck

What was the main characteristic of the Northern Renaissance?

It’s main focus was the ideals of Christianity

What did Erasmus write?

The Hand Book of the Christian Knight

What did the America’s receive the Colombian exchange

They got smallpox, rice, wheat and slaves

What did Europe receive the Colombian exchange

They got sexual diseases, tomatoes, potatoes and gold/silver.

What did Columbus intend to find instead of America?

He intended to find Asia

What was the treaty of Treaty of Tordesillas

It split the Americas between Portugal and Spain

Who was Hernan Cortez

He helped take the Aztecs down

Who explored New England?

John Cabot

Who discovered South America?

Pedro Cabral

Who reached the pacific?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Who found the Philippines

Ferdinand Magellan

What was their goal for exploration?

God, Glory, God

What did the Americas get in the triangular trade?

Slaves

What did Europe get in the triangular trade?

Sugar

What did Africa get in the triangular trade?

textiles

What was the journey to Africa to America called?

The middle passage

What were some of the causes of the Reformation

Corruption and lack of spiritual leadership

What is Mercantilism

it maximizes the resources in a country

What was the Price Revolution?

Working class suffered while the Nobles prospered from the rise in prices

Why did the Price Revolution occur?

It most likely occurred because of metals and rise in population

Why did Luther write the 95 page thesis?

It was about the indulgences.

What were indulgences?

Basically paying your way out of hell

Why did Luther go against the Peasants that supported him?

Luther relied on the German princes and could not risk going against them,

What happened with Charles V during his reign?

He failed to keep control during the majority of his reign

What were the Anabaptist’s beliefs

They believed that baptism should wait until adulthood and that church and state should be separated

What was the Act of Supremacy?

the king has all control over church affairs

What was one of the Calvinist’s beliefs?

They believed in predestination

What religion did Mary I attempt to restore?

she attempted to restore Catholicism in Engla

What did the Catholic reformation bring back?

It brought back it’s best features

What group did the Jesuits fight against?

The Protestants

What religious group did the Council of Trent oppose?

They opposed Protestantism

What did the Anglican church believe in and was their group called?

They were called the Puritans and they were of Protestant beliefs

What happened the Spanish Armada?

They relied on God and said fuck it

What was Phillip II like during his reign of Spain

Spain culturally and politically succeeded but his faith cost him

What pushed the 30 years war to begin?

The defenestration of Prague

What did the peace of Augsburg not include in the treaty?

It did not include Calvinism

What did the peace of Westphalia do?

It recognized Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Calvinism as official religions

Who took the throne at the end of the French Wars

Henry of Navarre