history Flashcards
Ponce de León conquered Puerto Rico
Ponce de León conquered Puerto Rico
Diego Velázquez took Cuba
Diego Velázquez took Cuba
Which Renaissance artist and inventor drew the Vitruvian Man?
Leonardo da Vinci
John Locke (1602 – 1704)
Locke also believed that political power could only be derived from the consent of the governed. His ideas about government greatly influenced the American Revolution.
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Italy in the fourteenth century and that marked the transition point between the Middle Ages and the modern era.
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Italy in the fourteenth century and that marked the transition point between the Middle Ages and the modern era.
The Reformation was a revolt against the all-powerful Catholic Church. It was touched off by Martin Luther, a German priest who disagreed with church doctrine. He nailed his Ninety-five Theses to a church door on October 31, 1517.
The Reformation was a revolt against the all-powerful Catholic Church. It was touched off by Martin Luther, a German priest who disagreed with church doctrine. He nailed his Ninety-five Theses to a church door on October 31, 1517.
The Age of Exploration defines an era when European powers began finding ways to reach new parts of the globe, mostly in an attempt to discover new trade routes.
The Age of Exploration defines an era when European powers began finding ways to reach new parts of the globe, mostly in an attempt to discover new trade routes.
The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that placed a premium on humans and their reason.
The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that placed a premium on humans and their reason.
