Final Part 2 Flashcards

1
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What was the major idea of the enlightenment thinkers?

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All people were created equal

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2
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A German printer who worked on a project that would create a new way of printing books. He created the printing press and movable type.

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Johannes Gutenburg

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3
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Established a line of demarcation between Spanish and Portuguese territories: a

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Treaty of Tordeselliss

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4
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What was the name of the set of principles that dominated economic thought in the 17th century?

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Mercantilism

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5
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A sculptor who lived during the 1400’s. He created the sculptor “David”.

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Michaelanhelo

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6
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When did the Renaissance take place?

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1300-1600

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7
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Who went to their grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas?

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Christopher Columbus

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8
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Explorer who sailed around the world in 1520?

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Ferdenand Magellan

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9
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Where did the resissance begin?

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Italy

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10
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The scientific revolution is also known as

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The age of reason

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11
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What is the most important ideal that arose out of the Renaissance?

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Individuality

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12
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The journey of slaves from Africa to America was known as?

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Middle passage

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13
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The right of Spanish settlers to use native Americans as laborers?

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Encomienda system

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14
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An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements is known as

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Humanism

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15
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Who were the enlightenment thinkers?

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  • john Locke
  • Voltaire
  • Diderot
  • Montesquieu
  • Adam smith
  • Rosseau
  • Mary Wollstonecraft
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16
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Who believes that humans are naturally cruel, greedy, selfish, and should be ruled by a powerful government to ensure an orderly society?

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Thomas Hobbes

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17
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Extremely profitable trade item from Southeast Asia was

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Spices

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18
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Who believed that humans have natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke

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19
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The idea that businesses can operate with little or no government interference is known as

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laissez-faire

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20
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Renaissance is a French term meaning ____

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Rebirth

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21
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The ceiling of Rome’s Sistine chapel was painted by

A

Michelangelo

22
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The Medici family came from _____ Italy.

A

Florence

23
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Mona Lisa and the last supper were painted by

A

Leonardo Da Vinci

24
Q

Vasco de Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea resulted in

A

Made a several thousand percent profit from selling a cargo of spices

25
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The Dutch tried to dominate the clove trade by

A

Limiting the clove sale to one island and controlling the trading

26
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What Renaissance author wrote “The Prince”?

A

Niccoló Machiavelli

27
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What Italian scientist found himself in trouble with the authorities for claiming that the sun sat motionless at the center of the universe?

A

Galileo

28
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What problems did the Legislative assembly face in France prior to the revolution?

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  • economic problems
  • rebellion of peasants
  • opposition of the king
  • threat of foreign armies invading
29
Q

Who were the main contributors to taxes prior to the French Revolution?

A

Peasants, 3rd estate

30
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Which of the following were laws enacted by the National Assembly?

A
  • divide France into Legislative districts
  • provide religious freedoms to everyone
  • seized properly from the church to pay for the countries debt
31
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Renaissance Italy was divided into numerous small ______

A

City-states

32
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What did the treaty of Torsesillas in 1494 establish?

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Established unexplored territories East of the line went to Portugal, and west of the line went to Spain.

33
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According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on a

A

Large supply of bullion, gold, and silver

34
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Describe the path of triangular trade

A

Europe ➡️ Africa ➡️ Americas ➡️

35
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The ________ include grammar, history, poetry, and rhetoric.

A

Humanities

36
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A consequence of the invention of a printing press with movable type was an increase in ______.

A

Literacy

37
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The Renaissance saw a renewal of interests in ancient ______ and ______ culture.

A

Greek, Roman

38
Q

The entire historical period between the farm of the western roman Emmanuel drugs Renaissance is called

A

Middle Ages

39
Q

What important event occurred in the United States at the beginning of the French Revolution?

A

George Washington was inaugurated as president

40
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A _____ is a navigational instrument that measures direction in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of earth

A

Compass

41
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The Renaissance interest in the human body revived the science of ______

A

Anatomy

42
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______, ______, ________ were the three most powerful city-states in Italy during the Renaissance.

A

Florence, Venice, Malin

43
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The series of destructive wars for control of Italy were fought primarily between?

A

Spain and France

44
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What played a role in triggering the French Revolution?

A
  • famine
  • bread prices
  • distrust in the king
45
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The three estates in the estates general consisted of

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  • Clergy
  • nobility
  • middle class
46
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The central leader of the Revolution who believed in a ‘republic of virtue’ and who was called “the incorruptible “ was

A

Maxamillion Robspierre

47
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Most common method of execution used during the French Revolution was death by

A

Guillotine

48
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This event marked the beginning of the French Revolution

A

Storming of the Bastielle

49
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Who was king of France at the time of the revolution?

A

Louis XIV (16th)

50
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Who was the educated middle class during the French Revolution

A

Bourgeoisie

51
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Explorer who discovered Mexico in 1519?

A

Hernand Cortes