Western Civilization FInal Flashcards
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel have a lot of?
power
Absolutism
absolute power
Who inherits Portugal?
Spain
What are the protestants in France known as?
Hugenots
Hugenots
they are the radical protestants
How many religious wars between the catholics and protestants take place from 1562-1598?
8 religious wars
What did the religious wars of 1562-1598 end with?
St. Bartholmeus’s Day Massacre
St. Bartholmeus’s Day Massacre
6 day slaughter of Huguenots
What percentage of France is Catholic?
90%
Who does Henry of Nevoirs become?
Henry IV
Do the Catholics like Henry IV as king?
no
Since the Catholics don’t like King Henry IV, what does he do?
converts to Catholicism
What is King Henry IV’s overall goal?
to make everyone happy
Edict of Nantes
declarations of religious toleration
What does the Edict of Nantes allow the Protestants to do?
to live in peace and set up their house of worship in some cities
When was King Henry IV murdered?
1610
Describe Louis XIII.
weak and very Catholic
Who does Louis XIII appoint? Why?
Cardinal Richelieu so he can handle basically everything
What do cardinals select?
the Pope
What was Cardinal Richelieu against?
the Hugenots
What did Cardinal Richelieu weaken? Why?
he weakened Nobles’ Power so the King has more power
Michel de Montaigne
- develops the essay
- believes that you can never have absolute knowledge
Nene Descartes
- used observations and reason
- developed the scientific method
What is the 7 years war also known as?
the French and Indian War
What ended the 30 years war?
Peace of Westphalia
In 1555, what were many regions governed by?
a prince
What can the prince determine in the region?
the religion
What are the religions that the princes can use in their region? What religion can they not use?
Use:
- Lutheran and Catholic
Not Use:
- Calvinists
What happens if princes have different religions from each other?
they don’t get along
What did the Lutherans join in 1608?
Protestant Union
What did the Catholics join is 1609?
Catholic League
Despite France being mainly Catholic, what side do they support?
the Protestants
What were the two phases of the 30 years war?
Hapsburg Triumphs and the Hapsburg Defeats
Who is the ruling family, during the 30 years War?
the Hapsburgs
Which side loses in the 30 years war? What does this lead to?
- Catholics
- Holy Roman Empire doesn’t survive
What did the 30 years war almost become?
Almost the first major continental war
What happened to the population of Germany, as a result of the 30 years war?
dropped from 20 million to 16 million
Who had major losses during the 30 years war?
Germany
What were the consequences of the 30 years war?
- Weakened Spain and Austria (Hapsburg States)
- Strengthened France
- Ended religious wars in Europe
- Peace by Treaty
What started the 30 years war? (FIND THIS)
France wanted to stay in power, so he supported the Protestants
What are the results of the 30 years war?
- 300 German states - had more rights (more religious freedom - includes Calvinism)
- Independence of the Dutch Republic and Switzerland
- French annexed Alsace
Mouth of Rhino River goes to the Dutch - Frances becomes the strongest country in Europe (military wise)
- France has an absolute monarchy
Why is the Mouth of Rhino River important?
transportation + trade (Dutch will eventually become powerful due to its economy)
What does Amsterdam become because of the 30 years war?
becomes the center for economics - long term commercial growth (strongest in wealth)
What is the color for royalty in Dutch?
orange
What is Peter the Great’s goal?
to make Russia like the rest of Europe
Why is it difficult to visit Russia?
they are isolated
What does Peter the Great do, to find about other countries?
He goes to other countries and sees what other countries are doing
Because Russia is isolated from the rest of Europe, what happened?
the rest of Europe is advancing while Russia is not
James I (1603)
- Puritans in 1620 come in Mayflower and reason why we have Thanksgiving
- Anglican Church which is Protestant
- He did not make any Puritan reforms
- Inheriting debt
- After James I is Charles the I who is his son
What type of government is England under, during the 1600s?
an English monarchy
Charles I (1625)
- Dissolves Parliament
- 1628 they draft a Petition of Rights
1628 Petition of Rights
- No imprisonment without due cause
- Tax levies (raises) must have Parliament’s consent
- Quartering of Soldiers
- No martial law in peacetime
Why does Charles I ignore the 1628 Petition of Rights?
it makes it look like law is higher than the king and would contradict absolute monarchy
What are the two sides of the English Civil War?
Cavaliers vs. Puritans
Who do the Cavaliers support?
King Charles
Who do the Puritans support?
Oliver Cromwell
Which side wins the English Civil War?
Puritans
What happens to Charles I at the end of the war?
bring treason charges - sentenced to death
What does Cromwell set up, at first?
a Republic
What does Oliver Cromwell later become?
a military dictator
During Cromwell’s ruling what did he do?
- Cromwell seizes land and homes of the Irish and gave it to the English soldiers
- Cromwell helped kill hundreds of thousands of Irish
Who restores the monarchy, after Cromwell died?
Charles II
Who is James II?
Catholic and he is not well liked (people want to overthrow him)
Who is Jame II’s oldest daughter? Who does she marry?
- Mary
- William of Orange
What is the Glorious Revolution?
William and Mary take over and there was no war or fight for it because James II left
What do William and Mary set up in England?
a Constitutional Monarchy
What are the Bill of Rights?
Ruler cannot:
- suspend parliament’’s laws
- levee taxes without consent
- no penalty against king for giving grievances
What is the order of rule in England?
Elizabeth I James I Charles I Oliver Cromwell Charles II James II William and Mary
Petrarch
father of Renaissance humanism
Vernacular
writing in the common language (allows more people to read texts)
What does the Sistine Chapel show?
wealth
Machiavelli
a political philosopher gave everyone the idea on the way to lead
What did Machiavelli believe about how a leader should rule?
- a leader should be a lion (courageous) and a fox (sneaky and sly)
- Ideal you should be loved and feared, but you can only have one so you want to be feared
- Feared leader means that people are less likely to turn on a person
What are the two parts of the Renaissance?
- Italian Renaissance
- Northern Renaissance
What countries are a part of the Northern Renaissance?
- German
- England
- France
Italian humanists
wanted to revive classical texts
Christian humanists
inspirational leaders and they wanted to lead a Christian life; wanted the Church to inspire people to live the Christian life
What did the Reformation allow?
change
What does the printing press allow?
- allows people to share their opinions
- allows more people to read and interpret the texts
Thomas More
- “Utopia” - means no place in Greek
- Utopia is the ideal place but it doesn’t exist
- He writes a book called Utopia
Why did people go to saloons?
to get their information if they couldn’t read
What is the major center of the Renaissance?
Florence
Elizabethan Age
- Queen Elizabeth is from England
- Queen Elizabeth was very well-educated
10th Century =
900s
What won’t spread without the printing press?
ideas
What does the Renaissance teach?
people to be individual and discuss matters that are important
What does Martin Luther want?
to make the religion better for Roman Catholic Church
What did the Northern merchants have to pay toward the church?
taxes
Who is seen as a foreign rule during the Renaissance?
the Pope
Why don’t people like the Church?
- Church is corrupt
- Extravagant spending - preaching things in the Bible but still fight wars
- Patronizing of the arts
patrons
accustomed to paying something
sovreignty
their own power or authority
When will countries become more unified?
16th century
When will Germany become unified?
until 19th century
Are there many places, where there is religious freedom during the Renaissance?
no
Curtail Indulgences
Church leaders were offering a place in heaven if they had offered money
Strength and Authority of local bishops
bishops are in charge of a number of cities or regions. They have to live in the area.
In the Council of Trent, what was required of priests?
Priests were required to be neatly dressed and highly educated
What will help the reformation?
print ideas
What did Martin Luther think?
thought there should be less sacrements
geocentric theory
earth in the middle - geo (middle), sun is around
What does the geocentric theory NOT explain?
does not explain the movement of sun, earth, and moon
Nicholas Copernicus
studied planets for 25 years
Heliocentric Theory
sun is in the middle, earth is around the sun
Why doesn’t Nicholas Copernicus get punished by the church for his theory?
he dies right after he publishes his theory
Who takes over after Brche dies?
Kepler
What does Kepler say?
the planets move in ellipticals, not in circles
Who comes up with the Heliocentric Theory?
Nicholas Copernicus?
What does Galileo use to see new stars, mountains on moon, moons orbiting Jupiter?
a telescope
Was Galileo funded by wealthy families?
yes
Did Galileo create the telescope?
no, just used it
Who made the Copernican system popular?
Galileo
Copernican system
idea that all things are mathematically measurable
Intellectual Shift
normally people believed “Its like this because God mad wit like this” but now it is a shift to “all things are mathematically measurable”
mechanism
explains the world in terms of mechanical metaphors
How does the philosophy change, in Chapter 6?
Move from symbolic and sacramental to utility or usefulness
What is the Enlightenment also known as?
age of reason
What did Thomas Hobbes believe in?
a social contract
What does Thomas Hobbes social contract state?
that people need to give up their rights to a strong ruler in exchange for law and order
What did John Locke believe in?
- says that people can learn from experiences and improve
- idea of self- government (people rule themselves)
- three natural rights (life, liberty, and property)
Most of our philosophies from the Declaration of Independence are similar to whose philosophies?
John Locke
Who is Hobbes closer to in philosophies?
Machiavelli
What are the five philosophies?
- Reason
- Nature
- Happiness
- Progress
- Liberty
Reason
logical reasoning (age of reason)
Nature
things that are natural or appear in nature
Happiness
people should be able to find joy (pursuit of happiness)
Progress
society should progress