WH2 Semester 1 Flashcards
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Act of Supremacy
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- a document in which Enlgand claimed independence from the Holy Roman Emperor
- marked the creation of the Anglican Church or English Church or Church or England
- Executed under Henry VIII
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Age of Reason
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- 17th century pgilosophical movements
- beginning of the application of empiricism and reasoning
- philisophical result of the advances of science
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Agricultural Revolution
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- change in the production of farmed goods
- Agricultural Revolution of 1050
- a series of technological breakthroughs that allowed Europeans to produce food easier and more efficiently.
- increased food output> larger population> increased trafe> more money in economy
- led to urban revolution
- helped Europe modernize
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Anabaptists
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- Part of the radical reformation
- believed in adult-only baptism
- drew support from middle class artisans and lower class men
- especially Zwingli
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Anglicanism
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- Church of England
- erected during the Protestant Reformation
- created by Henry VIII
- A political move that allowed England to liberate themselves from the Roman Catholic Church
- a result of his failed annullment with the Roman Catholic Church
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Antiquity
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- the ancient past; period before the Middle Ages
- the predominant time period in which Humanist ideas were brought from
- big theme of Humanism is appreciating texts of the antiquity
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Aristocrats/Nobility
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- highest class
- held control of florence w/wealth, political councils, trade routes, influence
- Some did mot work for their money but through inheritance and the passage of land (feudal land=power).
- Others got power through market economy
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Artisans
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- a worker in a skilled trade
- Primarily composed the minor guilds
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Peace of Augsburg
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- treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League
- officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups
- made the legal division of Christendom permanent within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Banking Guild
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- lent money to many tradesmen and guilds workers to start their own businesses by sharing risks and using the idea of interest,
- unprecedented in any other Renaissance society
- has many core values that stick with the banking industry on today
- gained lots of economical and political power during the Renaissance
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Baroque Art
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- characterized by energy, drama, and movement
- special sensitivity to light
- major patrons of religious images
- especially Catholic
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Bill of Exchange
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- a letter of credit based on the exchange of currencies
- Measured against each other
- Some would switch to a currency wait for a rise in value and switch back to original currency
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Bishops
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- Sat in a given city and had control over a given region
- many priests under him
- Argued by protestants too have too much power/authority
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Anne Boleyn
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- Part of the affair with Henry VII
- part of reason for the creation of the Anglican church
- 2nd wife
- killed for suspected adultery with her brother
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Byzantine Empire
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- Rival to the Italians and was involved in their Italian trades
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John Calvin
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- Founder of Calvinism
- studied law and humanities in University of Paris
- had religious crisis in early adulthood similar to Luther
Calvinism
- Shares great deal with Lutheranism
- sinfulness of human beings
- lack of free will
- justification by faith
- baptism and communion
- but big difference was predestination
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Catherine of Aragon
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- Henry VIII’s first wife
- originally Henry’s brother’s wife…
- marriage was anulled
- daughter of holy roman emperor
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Catholicism
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- split into the east and western churches with the fall of the Roman Empire
- a belief that became dominant as of the fall of the Roman Empire
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Christendom
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- the worldwide body of Christians
- increased in size during the Middle Ages with the fall of the Roman Empire
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Charles I (England)
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- Son of James I
- seceded James I following his death
- dissolved Parliament and was weak in financial and administrative affairs
- had to control Church of England and
- tried to control the Parliament
- defeated by Oliver Cromwell and the New Model Army
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Charles V (Holy Roman Empire)
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- called for Luther to offer his defense against papal decree at Diet of Worms
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Clement VII
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- a Medici Pope
- Rejected King Henry VIII’s request to annul his marriage, also not disgracing his family via Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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- Wrote De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
- believed in the heliocentric model over the geocentric model
- used observation and empiricism
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Council of Trent
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- Part of the Counter Reformation
- document that banned all books involving Luther or heresy
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Counter Reformation
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- name given to the policies introduced by the Roman Catholic Church as its official response to the Protestant Reformation.
- very successful
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Dark Ages
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- 500-800 AD, Europe without a government which resulted in political chaos
- Europe defaulted to a much more disorganized structure that struggled to gain stability
- Catholic CHurch became the prime unifying force
- also became incredibly rich
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Diet of Worms
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- Called by the Holy Roman Emperor
- asked Luther to offer his defense against papal decree at Diet of Worms
- in which Martin Luther argued with a canon on the church, its powers, and its motives
- although Luther used reasoning, the church defaulted on it authority.
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Duomo
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Elizabeth I
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Empiricism
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English Civil War
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Erasmus
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Famine
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Feudalism
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Florence
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Gold Florins
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Galileo
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Geocentric Model
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Giotto
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Major Guilds
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Minor Guilds
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