Untitled Flashcards Set

What is nationalism? 

What are some reasons that led to nationalism?

What was the 30 Years War fought over? 

What things did the Praise of Folly criticize? 

Who did Martin Luther have a problem with?

What was the Council of Trent?

What was the English Bill of Rights?

Who took the English throne during Restoration?

Who ruled England as a military dictator?

What is Napoleon’s lasting achievement? 

What is the location of Napoleon’s final defeat? 

Who united all of Germany?

What were the 3 main goals of the Congress of Vienna?

In mercantilism everything the colony does is to benefit what?

What events helped spur revolutions around the world?

What did the Edict of Nantes do?

Describe the Monroe Doctrine

Did The Church approve or disapprove the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment? Why/Why not?

Who was the leader of the French Revolution?

Name the holy texts of the following religions:

1. Judaism:

2. Islam:

3. Christianity: 

4. Hinduism:

What empire conquered The Aztec, Maya, and Inca?

What Predestination? Who came up with it?

What leads to the biggest exchange of ideas?

What is the Reformation and who starts it?

What is the term for individuals who funded the Renaissance? 

What did Kepler discover?

Who created the Church of England? Why?

What led to increased literacy rates throughout Europe?

What is divine right?

Who becomes the leader of France at the end of the Revolution?

Name each philosophe’s book:

1. Montesquieu:

2. Locke:

3. Voltaire:

4. Rousseau:

Briefly summarize each philosophe’s main idea:

1. Voltaire:

2. Locke:

3. Montesquieu:

4. Hobbes:

5. Beccaria:

6. Wollstonecraft: 

Which French king was beheaded?

Which English king broke away from the Catholic Church?

What was Louis XIV’s slogan?

Who was the Sun King?

Describe each explorer’s route:

1. Columbus: 

2. De Gama:

3. Magellan:

4. Cartier:

5. Dias:

What was the Spanish Inquisition? 

What were the goals of the Jesuits? 

Why were Africans used as slaves instead of Native Americans?

Describe what each area traded during the Triangular Trade:

1. Europe:

2. Africa:

3. Americas:

Name the places of the world where most of each religion is found today:

1. Christianity:

2. Judaism:

3. Islam:

4. Hinduism:

5. Buddhism: 

Who took the English throne through the Glorious Revolution?

Describe the main ideas of “The Prince”

Which individual led the Congress of Vienna?

What is so important about the Haitian Revolution?

What is so special about Brazil’s independence? 

After starting in Italy where does the Renaissance spread?

Describe the artistic technique of perspective

What does secular mean?

Who was the wealthy family that helped fund the Renaissance?

In what current day country did the Mughal Empire rule?

What 3 things were traded on the Saharan Trade Route?

Who led the revolutions in northern South America?

Who led the revolutions in southern South America?

Who starts the revolution in Mexico?

What is the name of the speech that starts the Mexican Revolution? 

What is the name of Bismarck’s speech we studied in class?

Who led the revolutions in southern Italy?

Who started the Young Italy national group?

Who unites all of Italy?

Who is crowned Kaiser of a unified Germany? 

Who led the Haitian Revolution against France? 

This term, coined by Bismarck means politics of reality

Describe balance of power

Who discovered blood pumped through the body because of the heart?

Who discovered gravity?

What were Peter the Great’s 2 main goals for Russia?

What year is known as the year of revolutions?

After losing the Battle of Trafalgar Napoleon tried this to defeat the British

Which individual was overthrown during the English Civil War?

What event encouraged other revolutions around the world? 

What was Martin Luther’s document that criticized the Catholic Church?

List Martin Luther’s main ideas:

Who is credited with the heliocentric theory? 

Why does Louis XVI call the Estates General? 

Which committee was established to protect the ideas of the French Revolution?

List the causes of the French Revolution:

Who came up with the geo-centric theory? 

What was Napoleon’s Continental System?

List Napoleon’s 3 big mistakes:

What did nationalism lead to in Europe?

What building came to represent the power of the French Empire?

Who led the Counter Reformation?

Who is the best example of a Renaissance Man?

Name several products traded via the Columbian Exchange

What was the Middle Passage?

Which economic system is based on private ownership for profit?