Histort 1

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a Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.

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Humanism

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the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.

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Secularism

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a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.

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Individualism

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Plilosophy was
Leaders should be feared rather than loved, “if you cannot be both”, in order to avoid a revolt. Leaders should have the support of the people because it’s difficult to take action without their support. Leaders should hold good virtues.

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machiavelli

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was a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return.

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Feudalism

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a scholar who laid the foundations for Renaissance humanism, which emphasized the study of Classical authors from antiquity over the Scholastic thinkers of the Middle Ages.

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Petrarch

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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

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Hierarchy

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a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions in regards to historical events

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Paradigm Shift

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The three levels within society that included the nobility, clergy, and ervyone else

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Estates

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Is a political, economic, and social system by which the peasants of medieval Europe were rendered dependent on their land and on their lord.

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Manorialism

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a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink.

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Printing Press

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Embraced the humanistic belief in an individual’s capacity for self-improvement and the fundamental role of education in raising human beings above the level of brute animals.

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Erasmus

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supreme power or authority.

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Sovereignty

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a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

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Bureaucracy

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was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre

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Louis XIII

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a French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman, serving as King Louis XIII’s Chief Minister, who created policy involved two primary goals: centralization of power in France and opposition to the Habsburg dynasty

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Richelieu

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was a series of civil wars in France between 1648 and 1653, occurring in the midst of the Franco-Spanish War, which represented the final attempt of the French nobility to do battle with the king

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The Fronde

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King who centralized power in the monarchy and reigned over a period of unprecedented prosperity in which France became the dominant power in Europe

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Luois XIV

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Was a court that helped manage the affairs of the state, often consisting only of the nobility

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Parlements

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was the oldest parlement in the Kingdom of France, formed in the 13th century, and was fixed in Paris

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Parlement of Paris

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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Propaganda

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The capital of France, and the home to the royal family and much of the nobility, often imployed by Louis XIV to help keep his power in check

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Versailles

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Another name for Louis XIV

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Sun King

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The act of using God’s will as justification to a monarch’s rule

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Divine Right

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argued that all persons are endowed with natural rights to life, liberty, and property, natuure vs nurture point of view

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Locke

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was an advocate for free speech, and a stonch opponent of the clergy and nobility

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Voltaire

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a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation

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Superstition

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a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

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Reason

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a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct.

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Natural Laws

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something held as an established opinion, often reinforced by a governing body

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Dogma

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believed modern man’s enslavement to his own needs was responsible for all sorts of societal ills, from exploitation and domination of others to poor self-esteem and depression. Believed that good government must have the freedom of all its citizens as its most fundamental objective.

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Rousseau

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believed that the main purpose of government is to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual

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Montesquieu

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a passionate advocate of educational and social equality for women

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Wollstonecraft

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an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

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social contract

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is the will of the people as a whole

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General Will

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where a group, organization, government, is split into two or more smaller groups with differing and often opposing opinions or interests

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Factionalism

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the belief that all knowledge comes from experience or perception

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Tabula Rasa

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The division of a state’s government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities

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Separation of Powers

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where separate branches of government are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are required to share power

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Checks and Balances

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Believed that everyone is born naturally greedy but learn to behave through social education

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Hobbes