SOL Review Flashcards
What was the Renaissance?
Rebirth of classical knowledge
Birth of the modern world
Where did the Renaissance spread?
From the Italian city states to northern Europe
Contributions of the Renaissance? (3)
Visual arts
Literature
Intellectual ideas
Famous painters in the Renaissance (2)
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Accomplishments in literature (3)
Sonnets
Plays
Essays
Accomplishments in literature (person)
Shakespeare
Accomplishments in intellectual ideas
Humanism (group of philosophies and ethical perspectives which emphasize the value and agency of human beings, individually, and collectively, and generally prefers individual thought and evidence)
Accomplishments in intellectual ideas (person)
Erasmus – The Praise of the Folly
Five world religions in 1500 A.D.
Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism
Location of Judaism (2)
Europe
Middle East
Location of Christianity (2)
Europe
Middle East
Location of Islam (3)
Asia
Africa
Southern Europe
Location of Hinduism (2)
India
Southeast Asia
Location of Buddhism (3)
East Asia
South Asia
What parts of the world did the trade patterns of 1500 A.D. link? (4)
Africa
Middle East
Asia
Europe
Traditional trade patterns that linked Europe with Asia and Africa (6)
Silk Roads
Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
Trans Saharan routes across North Africa
Northern European links with the Black Sea
Western European sea and river trade
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
Why were the regional trading patterns important?
Exchange of products and ideas
Advancements exchanged along trade routes from China (4)
Paper
Compass
Silk
Porcelain
Advancements exchanged along trade routes from India and the Middle East (2)
Textiles
Numeral system
Scientific transfer (3)
Medicine
Astronomy
Mathematics
Did the Roman Catholic Church have competition prior to 1500 A.D.?
No
The resistance of the church to change led to what?
Protestant Reformation
What resulted from the Protestant Reformation?
The birth of new politcal and economic systems
Usury
The lending of money with an interest charge for its use
Conflicts that challenged the authority of the Church in Rome (4)
- Merchant wealth challenged the Church’s view of usury
- German and English nobility disliked Italian domination of the Church
- The Church’s great politcal power and wealth caused conflict
- Church corruption and the sale of indulgences were widespread and caused conflict
What were the views of Martin Luther (3)
- Salvation by faith alone
- Bible as the ultimate authority
- All humans equal before God
Martin Luther’s actions (2)
- 95 Theses (document challenging the authority of the Church)
- Birth of the Protestant Church (Lutherism)
What were the view of John Calvin (3)
- Predestination (all events have been willed by God)
- Faith revealed by living a righteous life
- Work ethic
John Calvin’s actions
Expansion of the Protestant Movement
View of King Henry III
Dismissed the authority of the Pope
Actions of King Henry III (4)
- Divorced
- Broke with Rome
- Headed the national church in England
- Devoted lands and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church in England
Actions of Queen Elizabeth I (4)
- Anglican church
- Tolerance for dissenters
- Expansion and colonialism
- Victory over the Spanish Armada
When did Queen Elizabeth I emerge victorious over the Spanish aramda?
1588
What religion did princes in Northern Germany covernt to?
Protestantism
What was the affect of the princes of Northern Germany conversion to Protestantism?
Ended authority of the pope
Who continued to support the Roman Catholic Church? (2)
Hapsburg family
Authority of the Roman Catholic Church
What did the conflict between Protestants and Catholics result in?
Thirty Years War
Huguenots
French Protestants inspired by Calvinism
Edict of Nantes
Catholic monarchy granted Protestant Huguenots freedom of worship
Cardinal Richelieu (3)
- Transformed France into a strong, centralized state
- Changed the focus of the Thirty Years’ War from a religiou to a politcal conflict
- Wanted the Hapsburgs out and the French in
Dissenters prior to Luther (2)
Huss
Wycliffe
Counter Reformation
Church’s response to the Protestant reformation
Council of Trent
Reaffirmed most Church doctrine and practice
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
Founded to spread Catholic doctrine around the world
What as the inquisition (aimed to combat heresy) used for?
Reinforced Catholic doctrine
Changing cultural values, traditions, and philosphies (3)
- Growth of secularism (seperation of church and state)
- Growth of individualism
- Eventual growth of religious tolerance
What was the role of the printing press in the spread of new ideas? (3)
- Growth of literacy stimulated by the Gutenberg printing press
- Bible was printed in English, French, and German
- Spread the ideas of the reformation
What id the expanding economies of Europeans states stimulate?
Increased trade with markets in Asia
After the loss of Constantinople in 1453, what did Europeans seek?
New maritime routes for trade
Why were Europeans interesting in discovering new lands and markets?
- Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources
- Support the diffusion of Christianity
- Competition between empires
- Innovation in navigational arts (European and Islamic Origin)
Portugese important explorers (2)
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco de Gama
Prince Henry the Navigator acheivements (2)
- Led the way for explorers
2. Created a navigation school
Vasco de Gama acheivements
Explored around Africa
Spanish important explorers (4)
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortex
Franciso Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus acheivemen
Discovered the West Indies
Hernando Cortez acheivemen
Conquered the Aztecs
Franciso Pizarro acheivemen
Conquered the Incans
Ferdinand Magellan acheivemen
First to lead a voyage that sailed across the world
English famous explorer
Francis Drake
Francis Drake achievement
First Englishman to sail around the world
French famous explorer
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier achievement
Canada
Means of diffusion of Christianity (3)
- Migration of colonists to new lands
- Influence of Catholics and Protestants
- Convesion of indigenous peoples
What was the affect of European migration and settlement on the Americas (4)
- Demise of Aztec and Incan empires
- Legacy of a ridgid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin America
- Forced migration of some Africans into slavery
- Colonies’ imitation of the culture and social patterns of their parent country
What was the affect of European migration and settlement in Africa (2)
- European trading posts along the coast
2. Trade in slaves, gold, and other products
What was the affect of European migration and settlement in Asia? (2)
- Colonized by small groups of merchants
2. Influence of trading companies
What agricultural products changed European lifestyles? (3)
Corn
Potatoes
Tobacco
Which animals changed the lifesytle of American Indians? (2)
Horses
Cattle
What European disease killed many native Americans?
Smallpox
What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange between European and indigenous cultures? (2)
- Shortage of labor to grow cash crops led to the use of African slaves
- European plantation system in the Caribbean and the Americas destroyed indigenous economics and damaged the environment
What was slavery based on?
Race
What areas did the Triangular Trade link? (3)
Europe
Asia
Africa
What goods were traded along the Triangular Trade? (3)
Slaves
Sugar
Rum
What was the impac tof precious metal exports for the Americas? (3)
- Gold and silver exported to Europe and Asia
- Labor conscription
- Impact on Spain and international trade
What empire emerged as a politcal and economic power after the conquest of Constantinople?
Ottoman Empire
Original location of Ottoman Empire
Asia Minor
Expansion and extent of the Ottoman Empire (4)
Southwest Asia
Southeastern Europe
Balkan Peninsula
North Africa
What helped unify the Ottoman Empire
Islamic religion – they accepted other religions though
What the did Ottoman Empire trade? (2)
Coffee
Ceramics
Which group did the Mughals descend from?
Mongols
Who did the Mughal Empire trade with?
European nations
Location of the Mughal Empire
North India
Contributions of the Mughal rulers (4)
- Spread Islam into India
- Art and architecture (Taj Mahal)
- Arrival of European trading outposts
- Influence of Indian textiles on British textiles
Who competed for trade in the Indian Ocean by established Coastal ports on the Indian sub-continent? (3)
Portugal
England
Netherlands
What did Southern India trade? (3)
Silk
Spices
Gems
How did China attempt to limit the influence of European merchants? (2)
- Creation of forgein enclaves to control trade
2. Trading restrictions with European nations
There was an increase in European demand for what nation’s goods?
China
Describe the power of the Japanese emperor
Powerless
Who ruled Japan
Military leader (shogun)
What was Japan’s forgein policy
Isolationism
African exports (2)
Slaves
Raw materials
Africans imported manufactored goods from which areas (2)
Europe, Asia, and the Americas
What new food products did Africans import (2)
Corn
Peanuts
Mercantilism
An economic practice adopted by European colonial powers in an effort to become self sufficient; based on the theory that colonies existed for the benefit of their mother country
The commerical revolution saw the emergence of what?
A new economic system with new money and banking systems
What were colonial economies limited by?
The economic needs of their mother country
What did the Scientific Revolution change?
The way people viewed the world and their place in it
Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentric theory (Earth revolves around sun)
Johannes Kepler
Planetary motion
Galileo Galilei
Used a telescope to support heliocentric theory
Isaac Newton
Discovered Laws of Gravity
William Harvey
Discovered the circulation of the blood
What did the scientific revolution emphasize?
Reason and systematic observation of nature
The scientific revolution led to the formulation of…
Scientific method
Age of Absolutism
Series of European monarchs who increased the power of their governments
Characteristics of absolute monarchies (2)
- Centralization of pwer
2. Rule by divine right
Who were abolute monarchs? (2)
Louis XIV – France
Peter the Great – Russia
Louis XIV
Built Palace of Versailles as a symbol of royal power
Peter the Great
Westernization of Russia
Democracy
Government derives power from the consent of the governed
Foundations of English freedoms (3)
Jury trial
Magna Carta
Common law
Which war prompted further development of the rights of Englishmen?
English Civil War
Which revolution prompted further development of the rights of Englishmen?
Glorious Revolution
Development of the rights of Englishmen
Oliver Cromwell and the execution of…
Charles I
Glorious Revolution
Bloodless
English Bill of RIghts of 1689
Increase of parliamentary power and decrease of royal power
What did Enlightenment thinkers believe?
Human progress was possible through the application of scientific knowledge and resason to issues of law and government
What did Enlightenment ideas influence? (2)
- Leaders of th American Revolution
2. Declaration of Independence
What was the affect of the Enlightment on religion?
Increased religious tolerance
What did the Enlightenment fuel?
Democratic revolutions around the world
Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan
Humans exist in a primitive “state of nature” and consent to government for self protection
John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government
Natural rights to life, liberty, and property
Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws
Seperation of powers
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract
Government is a contract between rulers and the peoplle
Voltaire (2)
Religious toleration
Seperation of church and state
Where did Enlightenment fueled rebellions ocurr? (2)
Americas
France
Which American documents incorportate Englightenment ideas? (3)
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Causes of the French Revolution? (2)
- Influence of Englightenment ideas
2. Influence of American Revolution
Events of the French Revolution? (2)
Storming of the Bastille
Reign of Terror
Outcomes of the French Revolution (2)
- End of absolution monarchy of Louis XVI
2. Rise of Napoleon
Age of Reason (Enlightement) witnessed …
Inventions that stimulated trade and transportation
Johan Sebastian Bach
Baroque composer
Mozart
Classical composer
Voltaire
Philosopher
Migeul de Cervantes
Novelist
Eugene Delacroix
Painter
New paintings depicted (4)
Classical subjects
Public events
Natural scenes
Portraits
New technologies (3)
- Better roads
- Farm tools ++
- Ship design ++