Chapter 20 Flashcards
Prominent constitutional states in Europe between the 17th and 18th centuries.
England and the Netherlands
Who took charge of the Roman Empire in 1519?
Emperor Charles V
How did the new monarchs raise income?
- Confiscating Roman Catholic lands in Protestant regions
- Imposing sales taxes
- Raising fines and fees for royal services
Martin Luther
A talented writer who disagreed with the writings of the Roman Church
King Louis XIV
The Sun King. Leader of France from 1643-1715. Was very big-headed and epitomized Absolutism. Called himself the “State”
The Peace of Westphalia
The end of the 30 year war between European states. (However, did not end all battles)
Serdom
Arrived in the middle ages.
A system of labor that bound peasants to the land of noble and restricted their ability
Food that America gave Europe
Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers
Scientific Revolution
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, astronomers and physicists elaborated a new vision of earth and the larger universe.
Observation and reasoning
Nicolaus Copernicus
Broke Ptollemaic theory; believed that the Earth and other planets revolved around the sun
Capitalism
The economic system in which private parties make their goods and services available via the free market and try to take advantage of market conditions in order to profit from their activities
Scientific advances in the 16th and 17th century were used against
Woman. To prove men are superior
