Lecture 10: Renaissance Gvt and Centralized Monarchy Flashcards
When was the period of the School of Europe?
15th-16th centuries
Where was the School of Europe considered to be and what did it do?
Italy, it spread Renaissance ideas and
new skills throughout the rest of Europe
What happened in Italy in 1494?
The Italian wars, the French king invaded, and the results were the Habsburgs of Spain ruling most of Italy, the fragmentation of city-states, and the decline in Italy’s political power
What led to the centralization of states and emphasis of revenue in France?
the 100 years’ war
How did French kings emphasize revenue?
Imposing fines on the nobility
Which two kingdoms followed suit in centralizing their power?
Spain and England
Under the Tudors, nobility lost ground to which group of people?
Civil servants
Who was Thomas Moore and what was his relation to the English monarchy?
He was a lawyer, statesman and humanist philosopher who was Henry VIII’s minister
Which two French figures sought to consolidate power, finances, and elevated the power of the monarchy, and what did it lead to?
Cardinal Richelieu and Louis 13, it lead to a revolt
Who did royal absolutism reach its zenith under and was copied by other European elites?
Louis 14
What did philosophers begin thinking about government?
its nature
True or false: the Italian wars spread Renaissance culture and statecraft
True
Feudal political constructs broke down in favor of what?
centralized monarchies
True or false: the concept of high nobility was unaffected by the Renaissance
False, it declined
