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Final Exam Flashcards

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Michelangelo

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Painted the Sistine Chapel

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Lorenzo de Medici

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leader of Florence where the Renaissance began.

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Machiavelli

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wrote The Prince; short literary work on how to be a successful leader without losing moral integrity.

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Petrarch

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Father of Humanism; intellectual life should be of solitude.

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da Vinci

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concerned with form and nature; Renaisannce man; painted the last supper.

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John Wyclif

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said Jesus was more powerful than the Pope; one of the 1st reformers of Christianity. Believed the Bible should be a Christian’s sole authority; English Lollardy was his product which stated that there was no basis in Scripture for papal claims of temporal authority. Believed the church’s language should be vernacular so everyone could understand it.

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Martin Luther

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wrote 95 theses which started the Protestant Reformation.

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Erasmus

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he stressed inner piety and Christ as our guide instead of dogma and ritual of the church.

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Thomas More

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most famous for the book Utopia; killed by Henry bc he did not agree with him about breaking from the church to get a divorce.

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Hammurabi

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codified moral laws of Mesopotamia, united the region. “eye for an eye”; 282 codes/laws.

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Charlemagne

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crowned holy roman emperor in 800 AD. King of the Francs; symbolized fusion of roman, Germanic, and Christian cultures.

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Joan of Arc

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had a divine commission to save France; inspired French victory in 100 years war.

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Homer

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wrote the Odyssey and Illiad; 8th century BC author.

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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wrote Suma Theollogica; tried to reconcile faith and reason.

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Gilgamesh

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Legendary King of Uruk; part man, part god; Epic poem “The Epic of Gilgamesh”

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Sophocles

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wrote the Greek tragedy “Odipus the King”.

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Julius Caesar

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started as a warrior; became great leader; killed on Ides of March by his own Senate

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Abraham

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Hebrews are decedents of him; 12 tribes (grandsons)

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Sulla

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Roman general; consul; restored Senate to power; Only consul to retire voluntarily.

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Tiberius Graccus

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land redistribution; concerned about veterans; proposed a land reform bill but was assassinated.

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Aristotle

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disciple of Plato; came up with earth being the center of the universe; wrote much about politics and nature.

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Darius

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Linked Red Sea to Mediterranean; invaded Greece (as a Persian king); defeated at Marathon. Built a great Persian empire.

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Mark Antony

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supporter of Caesar; committed suicide after battle of Agotine after thinking his wife committed suicide.

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Henry VIII

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King of England; created Church of England bc Pope would not grant him a divorce.

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Socrates

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condemned to death for corrupting the children of Athens; developed the Socratic method;

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Caligula

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: “spoils of war”, collected seashells; senseless military campaigns; tried to make his horse a part of the Senate.

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Octavian

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Caesar’s heir; awarded himself the title of Augustus;

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Isis

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responsible for bringing Osiris, her husband, back to life; goddess of rebirth.

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John Calvin

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made Geneva the Protestant capital; from France; formed Calvinism.

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Jesus

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son of God; savior; lived in Gailea; carpenter; all around badass; performed miracles; through his life, death, and resurrection, shaped the foundation of roman Catholicism.

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Paul

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considered the founder of Christianity; opened religion into a broad movement; anyone can join.

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Zwingli

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leader of the Swiss reformed church; killed in battle in Switzerland

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Muhammad

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founder of Islam

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Cicero

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one of Rome’s greatest orators; killed by Marc Antony; liked a traditional republican gov’t.

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Gregory the Great

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: one of most influential popes of medieval times. Organized Rome; crated Papal states.

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Plato

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student of Socrates; wrote down Socrates works on nature and the perfect state

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St. Benedict

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came up with the rules for monastic living (clothing, food, shelter, and work).

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Abelard

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philosopher and theologian; affair with a student; became a monk; was castrated for his crime.

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Hildegard of Bingen

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rich powerful Abyss; wrote hymns and chants.

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Francis of Assisss

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Founder of the Fraciscan monks; patron saint of animals.

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