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Chiaroscuro

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An art technique that manipulates light and shadow

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Opera

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A dramatic presentation which is set to music

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Michelangelo Merisi

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A Italian painter who painted the Sistine Chapel

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Caravaggio

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Italian painter, kicked out of Italy; Introduced “Chiaroscuro” concept

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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Artist known for creating painting of women killing men ( feminist )

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Judith and Holofernes

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A painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, and displays a tale of female revenge
- Female beheading man

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Italian artist / sculptor who created the “Baroque” style of sculpting
- Irregular pearl / stone

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Enlightenment

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A time period that had 2 phases: Scientific and political
- Started 1525, a period where people changes opinions on multiple things

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Nicholas Copernicus

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Begins scientific phase of enlightenment, introduces heliocentric concept

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Scientific Revolution

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Was the drastic change in scientific thought an example being Heliocentric vs Terracentric theory

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Dialogue

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Conversation between two or more people in a book, play or movie

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Galileo Galilei

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Italian astronomer who pioneered the use of the telescope for observing the night sky

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Sir Issac Newton

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Discovered laws of gravity; Responsible for the idea with law of motion
- Most important figure In the scientific revolution

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Heliocentrism

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Idea that the earth rotates around the sun

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Terracentrism

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Idea that everything revolves around earth

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Social Contract

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An agreement between the people and their government about what each side provides to the other

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Louis XIV

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King of France, also known as “Sun King” absolutist, built city of Versailles

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The Sun King

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Louis XIV, embodied principles of absolutism

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Cult of Personality

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An effort to create a heroic image of a leader by a Government

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Versailles

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Became main residence of the French Court and Government
( Louis XIV )

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Tabula Rasa

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Translates to “clean slate”, John Lock created the idea

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Enlightened Despots

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A ruling group of absolute monarchs made reforms inspired by Enlightenment

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Frederick The Great

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Leader of Prussia, leader in War of Austrian Succession

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Maria- Theresa of Austria

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Leader of Austria, leader in War of Austrian Succession

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Joseph II of Austria

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Oldest son of Maria Theresa, became HRE

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Catherine The Great

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Empress of Russia, became this by overthrowing husband

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Asiento

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A contract, for slave trade, which England wants

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asiento

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Plain contract

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Plassey

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Where Battle of Plassey took place, British gained power

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Robert Clive

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British leader, in Battle of Plassey

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James Wolfe

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British general in the battle of Quabec

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Plains of Abraham

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Farm land, owned by a man named Abraham

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Philosophes

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A group of radical thinkers in France
( Voltaire & Jean Jacques Rousseau )

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Voltaire

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Enlightenment writer and philosopher
- Part of philosophes group

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Thomas Hobbes

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Best known for political philosophy, believes in absolutism

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Montesquieu

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French Philospher, advocated for slavery to end in The Spirit of Law

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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A philosopher who was famous for reconceiving the social contract
- Part of philosophes group

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Mary Astell

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Argued for women’s rights; Universal Education

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Aphra Behn

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She advocated for ending slavery
- Poet and novelist, very influential

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