Earth history Flashcards
John Calvin
John Calvin - he believed that the law of god conserved as the bases of civil order
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier - he was a bask jesuit priest who evangelized asians
Laozi
Laozi - he founded taoism
Martin Luther
Martin Luther - he posted the 95 thesis
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon - identified a formula for gunpowder and developed a process to make it
Renaissance
Renaissance - it emphasized, original sources and everything is a calling from God
League of Mayapan
League of Mayapan - it was a confederation of mayan tribes
Jesuits
Jesuits - they opposed the reformation
Slave Trade
Slave Trade - the passage across the atlantic was called the middlle passage
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu - they were very hostile to foreigners and christians
Prester John
Prester John - mythical christian king who fought the muslims
Jakob Fugger
Jakob Fugger - controlled a vast banking empire
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg - INVENTOR OF PRINTING PREss
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes - spanish conquistador
Kush
Kush - empire in the nile river valley africa