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The Glorious Revolution

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William and Mary from Netherlands take throne, bloodless. Establishes a consititutional monarchy with English Bill of Rights.

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Facts about Black Death

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-1/3 of European population died
- origin from Black Sea, Mongo spread by fleas on rats
-caused an end to life on the manor
-many blamed jews

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Describe Catholic Reformation

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  • Response to Protasant Reformation
  • Church says “salvation is faith and good works” (Luther said faith alone)
  • Bible is not the only source of truth
  • Peanalties of worldliness amongst clergy
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What was Sir Thomas More known for?

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Humanist, Wrote Utopia

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“The Prince” book

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“Easier to be feared than loved”

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Why did King Henry VII break from the Catholic church

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The Pope wouldn’t dissolve his marriage

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Gutenberg

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He developed mass printing system, and made first printed copy of the bible

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Bacon

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Contributed to scientific method

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Galileo

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Improved telescope, found sunspots, moon crater, ect.

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Newton

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Law of gravity, invited Diasim, reflecting telescope, calculus

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“Age of Reason”

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Enlightenment Period

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Salons

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Ran by widows, enlightened individuals had enlightened conversations. Women and men were equal.

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Henry VII

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English Reformation, Anglican Church, needed divorce

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Enlightened Despots

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Catherine the Great (Russia)
Fredrick the Great (Prussia)
Joseph II (Austria)
Napoleon I (France)

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Line of demarcation

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Split the new world between Portugual (east) and Spain (west). Pope Alexander ViI

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Pizarro

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Captured Atahualupa and overthrew Inca empire

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What animals came from New World

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Turkeys and llamas

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Las Casas

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  • anomoly view
  • thought Eurpoeans were there for Gold
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Mercantilism

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A nations strength relies on its wealth

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Capitalism

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  • individuals own businesses
  • profit is main motive
  • law of supply and demand
  • large amounts of money to finance
  • disinction between workers and owners
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Dutch East India Company

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  • Joint stock company
  • formed by wealthy merchants/entrepreneurs
  • built armies
  • declared war
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Aztec

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  • chinampas
  • most human sacrifice
23
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Maya

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  • farmers
  • slash and burn agriculture
  • no capital
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Inca

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  • most developed civilization
  • entire Pacific coast of south america
  • no written language
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Mestizos

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Mulattos = blending of Europeans and Africans
Mestizos = blending of Europeans and native americans
Latin america is most diverse society = cultural melting pot

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Absolutism

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The monarch holds supreme power
Monarch on answers God
James I = divine right advocate

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Louis XIV

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  • Longest reigning monarch
  • usher in Golden Age of France
  • Palace of versallies
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Louis XVI

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He was king, died of decapitation

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Philip II

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  • King of SPAIN
  • divine right
  • Golden Age of spain
  • Catholic
  • Spanish armada
30
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Scientific Revolution

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Transformation of European thought

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Catherine the great

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  • Enlightened despot
  • friend of voltaire
  • brought french culture to Russia
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3 Estates:

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1st: Highest - Clergy
2nd: Above average - Nobility, Varsaile
3rd: Peasants, Poor - majority of population

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First non-violent event in French Revolution

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Tennis Court Oath

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First violent event

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The storming of Bastille

35
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Declaration of the Rights of Man

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All men are “born and remain free and equal in rights” and “liberty”

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People who died w/ guillotine

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Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Robespierre

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An overtaking from the comitee of public saftey

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Regin of terror

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Napoleons reforms

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  • He created bank of France + University
  • Refined finance
  • Napoleanic code
  • Set up Educational System
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Napoleon loss vs. win

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Loss: Battle at Waterloo
Win: Battle of Austerlitz

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Napoleon’s greatest lasting acomplishments

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Louisiana Purchase, Latin America Revolutions, Napoleonic code

41
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Congress of Vienna

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Goal: Create lasting peace

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Peter the Great

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  • westernized Russia = trip to Europe
  • no warm water
43
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Hobes

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Absolutist
Leviathan
Social Construct
Pessimestic
Believed people were born cruel greety and selfish

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Montesquieu

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Admired English model of gov
Separation of Power
3 Branches = executive, judicial, legislative
Checks and Balences

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Voltaire

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Freedoms
Critized Catholic Church = advocated for religous freedoms
Candide = women need men to save them
Most popular Philosphe

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Robspierre

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  • Leader of sacopins
  • Leader of comittee of public saftey
  • Leader of Regin of terror
  • Final Regin of terror death
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Smith

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  • Father of capitalism
  • Free Trade
  • Supply and demand sets price
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Rosseau

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  • Wrote social contract
  • father of romanticism = emilie
  • General will = subordinate to community, I do what is best for most
  • Challenged equality of the sexes
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Wollestonecraft

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Key to equality is education
Vindication from rights of women

50
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The praisee of folly

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to expose catholic

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