Unit 1 dates Flashcards
Italian Renaissance
1405-1648
Petrarch
-Humanism
-Inspired by Cicero
Individualism
Focuses on the success of the individual
Philology
Study of history and development of languages
Secularism
Separation of of state from religious affairs
Baldassare Castiglione
Wrote The Courtier (How to be a gentleman basically)
Leonardo Bruni
Thought the republicanism of ancient Rome was the best form of government
Niccolo Machiavelli
Wrote The Prince: Basically a ruler is supposed to maintain power at all costs)
Art styles
- Italian; leans on idealistic naturalism
- Northern: naturalism for everyday life
- Geometric perspective
Michelangelo
- ‘David’ sculpture
Raphael
- School of Athens
Filippo Brunelleschi
- Build the church of san lorenzo
- Dome on florence cathedral
Christian humanism
-Humanist thoughts+scriptural authority
Desiderius Erasmus
- Believed in education
- In Praise of Folly
Peter Bruegel The Elder
- The peasant wedding
Rembrandt
- Known for shading
- the return of the prodigal son
Johannes Gutenberg
- Printing Press
- Spread writing easier
- Gutenberg Bible (1456)
Treason Act
Made it where the punishment to not acknowledging the church of England as the state religion was death.
Elizabeth I
Steered England back to Anglicanism. Everyone had to attend the church of England.
Had to attend church or you were fined.
“Bloody Mary”
Attempted to restore Catholicism to England and killed many people.
Henry VIII
- Opposed Protestant Reformation
- Became head of the Church
Ferdinand and Isabella
- Began unification of Spain
- Reconqueita: Got rid of Jews and Muslims
Concordat of Bolgna
- Pope allowed to collect income from French Church
- France could appoint Church leaders
Peace of Augsberg
- 1555
- Right to decide religion of the subjects
Peace of Augsberg
- 1555
- Right to decide religion of the subjects
Medici family & Fugger family
- Owned largest banks in France
Effects of banking
- Increased political power
Effects of banking
- Increased political power
Reasons for exploration
Gold, God, and Glory
Jesuits
“Society of Jesus”
Bartolome De Las Casas
Fought for dignity of people in America.
Mercantilism
- Argued that there was only a certain amount of wealth in the world.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Believed a country’s wealth should serve the state
Inventions for exploration
- More detailed maps
- Lateen sails
- Compass
- Caravel
- Astrolabe
Treaty of Tordesillas
1494 by Pope Alexander VI
Divided America by Line of Demarcation: Spain to the left, Portugal to right
Colombian Exchange
Global exchange of mostly everything in the new world and old world
Smallpox
A lot died because not everyone had a natural immunity
African slave trade
shipped across Atlantic to work for europeans
Protestant Reformation
1450-1648
Split of church
SImony
Buying and selling of church offices
Nepotism
Appoitment of family and friends to church offices
Martin Luther
- Salvation was through one’s self
- 95 theses: Called church corrupt
Diet of Worm
Trial to try to make Martin Luther take back what he said
John Calvin
- Predestination
- Doctrine of Elect: Someone who did good i he one who was born with salvation
Anabaptists
Only adults could be baptists and infants could not
Hugenots
People who embraced protestantism
Massacre of Vassy
Killing of Hugenots by the bourbon family in 1516
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Catherine de Midici killed a lot of Hugenots again
War of Three Henry’s
- Henry III: Catholic, supported by Catherine e Medici
- Henry of Navarre: Hugenot, leader of bourbon family
- Henry of Guise: Catholic, wanted only Catholics to rule France
Edict of Nanes
Huegenots could worship freely
Thirty Years’ War
Peace of Augsburg
- 1555
- Individual rulers could decided their people’s religion.
Defenestration of prague
- Protestants were angry Ferdinand broke peace of augsburg so they threw one of his officials out the window
- Started 30 years war
Thirty years war phases
- Bohemian phase (1618-1625)
- Danish phase (1625-1630)
- King of denmark attacked catholics - Swedish phase (1630-1635)
- French phase (1635-1648)
Gustavus Aldophus
Led a lot of victories for protestants
Peace of Westphalia
- 1648
- End of all of Europe’s religious wars
Roman inquisition
- Pope paul III
- Could arrest and execute heretics
Council of Trent
- 1545-1563
- Meant to reform catholic church and forge reconciliation
Carmelite order
- Saint theresa of avilia
- Emphasized asceticism and poverty
Jesuits
- Founded by ignatius of loyola for spiritual renewal
Querelle De Femmes
- “The Women Question”
- Debate over whther woman could get an education
Mannerism
- Distorted figures
- Vibrant colors
Baroque
- Detailed, emotional and dramatic
Peter Paul Rubens
Baroque artists
Louis XIV
- Wanted all power
- “I am the state”