SOL Review/FINAL EXAM Flashcards
Secular
Worldly thoughts rather than religious thoughts
Sonnets
14 line poem on love
Plays
written for theatrical performance
Essays
Writing about a single topic from the author’s POV
Humanism
The focus of human potential and achievements
Who was Erasmus?
A famous Christian Humanist who wrote “Praise The Folly”
What were some characteristics of the Renaissance?
- Themes like biblical works and Greek and Roman deities
- Revival of Classical works
- Imitates nature and reality
Who was Leonardo da Vinci and what did he do?
“Renaissance Man”
Mona Lisa; The Last Supper
What did Raphael do?
“School of Athens”
What did Michelangelo do?
Sistine Chapel;
Statue of David
Where is Christianity located?
Europe & Middle East
Where is Judaism located?
Europe & Middle East
Where is Buddhism located?
East & Southeast Asia
Where is Islam located?
Asia, N. Africa, & Southern Europe
Where is Hinduism located?
India & parts of Southeast Asia
Where was the Trans-Saharan trade route located and what products were traded?
N. Africa
Gold & Salt
Where was the Silk Road trade route located and what products were traded?
China–>Middle East
Porcelain, Silk, Paper, Compass
Where was the Indian Ocean trade route located and what products were traded?
Maritime Network
Textiles, Numeral System, Spices
What were the world’s major states/empires in the 1500’s of the Western Hemisphere?
Aztec Empire (Mexico) Incan Empire (South America)
What were the major empires/states in the Eastern Hemisphere in the 1500’s?
England Russia China France Ottoman Empire Mughal India Spain Persia Songhai Empire
What were conflicts that challenged the authority of Rome?
- Merchant wealth challenged church’s view on usury
- German & English nobility dislike Italian domination of the church
- Church corruption and sale of indulgences
- Bubonic Plague
- Church political power & wealth
The sale of what caused church corruption?
Indulgences
Martin Luther
(Germany)
- 95 Theses
- All humans are equal
- Believed bible was ultimate authority
- Salvation by faith
John Calvin
(Switzerland)
- Expanded Protestant Movement
- Predestination
- Faith regulated by work ethic and living a righteous life
King Henry Vlll
(England)
- Annulment
- National Church of England/Anglican Church
- Dismissed authority of Pope in Rome
Who were the two dissenters prior to the reformers such as Martin Luther?
John Wycliffe & Jan Hus
Who changed the focus of the Thirty Years War from religious to political and why?
Cardinal Richelieu (France) {-to limit Hapsburgs power}
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What helped to spread new ideas and improve literacy?
Printing Press
What was the Counter Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church?
- Jesuits
- Council of Trent
- The Inquisition
What were Jesuits?
Missionaries in the “Society of Jesus” that spread the Catholic doctrine
What was the Inquisition?
-Established to reinforce the Catholic Doctrine
What was the Council of Trent?
The Catholic Church mounting reforms to reassert its authority
What was the Anglican Church?
Reestablished Church of England by Queen Elizabeth 1
Predestination
Belief that God is all powerful and already knows who will end up in heaven
Who were the Hapsburgs?
Family/Leaders of the Holy Roman Empire during German Reformation (catholic ruling family)
What was the Thirty Years War?
Fight over land, religion, and power (Catholics vs. Protestants)
Huguenots
French Protestants
Edict of Nantes
Gives freedom from religious persecution to huguenots
95 Theses
(Martin Luther) Begins Protestant Reformation
Usury
Interest charge on bans by merchants (Medici’s of Florence)
Elizabeth 1
Daughter of Henry VIII
- establishes Anglican church
- religious tolerance
- defeated Spanish Armada