unit 3 ap history Flashcards
how did European monarchies gain power
the end of the medieval period
what did the printing press do for Europe?
more literacy, increase in development economically, and centralization
examples of monarchies emerging in the 1500s due to the desire of centralized power, who controlled taxes, army, and religion
england: the tudors
france: the valois
spain: queen Isabella and king ferdinand
monarchs used their new wealth and power to
-fund overseas explorations
-establish color
as the bureaucracies increase in europe,…
middle class grew in power
lords and churches in europe began to
lose power
england and the tudors religion
divine right of kings
england and the tudors bureaucracy
justices of the peace, parliment, english bill of rights, leads to growing power for middle class and decrease in power for feudalism/lords
france religion
divine right of the monarchy
france centralization
under louis Xlll and cardinal richelieu: intendants collected taxes
france absolutism
under louis XlV: king has complete authority, combines lawmaking and justice system together
where did louis the XlV build the palace in versailles
france
why did louis the XlV build the palace in versailles
to keep the nobles there to stop them from plotting against him
europe protestant reformation
reforming the church
lutheranism
martin luther proposes 95 theses, or 95 reforms to church due to corruption(ex. indulgences)
calvinism
john calvin broke with the church, with the idea that simplicity,hard work ethic, obedience was favored by god. led to several groups based on calvinism, including huguenots in France and purtians in england
anglicanism
king henry Vlll of England wanted to divorce his wife because she would only bear him daughters. the people refused to allow him to diverse and marry anne boleyn, so henry Vlll creates his own church free of the pope
counter reformation aka
response of the roman catholic church to reform and rebellion by protestant groups
inquisition
to root out and punish nonbelievers increased
jesuits
created to spread missionary activity into spanish empire, japan, and india
council of trent
corrected some of the corrupt practices of the church but also pushed back against protestantism, banning their books
what country as ivan the terrible from
russia