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- Artistic and Philosophical movement, renewed interest in greek and roman lit. and life
- Advanced in art and science
- Italian city-states became rich through trade and industry
- Italian scholars looked to Greek and roman literature
- Grammar, history, poetry, rhetoric
- Humanist beliefs conflicted with religious beliefs
- Depicted people like Greek gods in their paintings
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Sponsored explorations.
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- They believed they could mix christian and classical ideas
- Reflect ideas of christian humanism
- Emphasized the bible
- Depicted imperfect people
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Invented the first printing press.
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Completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic
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Discovered sea route to India.
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Created statue of David.
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Painted the Mona Lisa.
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Wrote the Praise of Folly.
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Nailed the 95 Theses to the church doors.
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Martin Luther nails 95 Theses to church doors
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- Reformation in England Germany, England, and France
- Germany → made up of several states
- German Princes- Converts to Protestantism
- Anglican Church is formed then becomes state religion under Elizabeth I
- France remained catholic while ⅓ of nobles (a.k.a. Huguenots) are Calvinism
- Counter Reformation/Council of Trent
- Church needed clearly defined doctrines and calls a meeting in Trent (met 3 times in 1545-1563)
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First man to circumnavigate the world.
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Invaded Mexico and conquered the Aztec people and stole their belogings
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Formed the Anglican Church.
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Formed the society of Jesuits
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First European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
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Led men on an expedition to the Incan Empire (Peru)
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Created the Heliocentric Theory.
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Emergence of modern science during early modern period
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First English captain to circumnavigate the world
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Defeated the Spanish Armada.
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Wrote his very first play, Henry VI, Part One
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Edict of Nantes was started by King Henry IV
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Wrote the novel Don Quixote.
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Discovered the laws of planetary motion
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Invented the first telescope.
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Studied blood circulation and the heart.
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One of the most destructive conflicts in human history.
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Spread Calvinism.
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Led troops to arrest Parliament.
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Defeated King Charles and became leader.
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- England early 1600’s
- Puritans in parliament try to take power from king and charles the first leads troops to arrest parliament
- Kings/nobles vs. Parliaments/Puritans (led by Oliver Cromwell)
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1643 -1715 france was ruled by king louis XIV
17th century was known as the Age of louis XIV
1713-1786 Prussia was ruled by Frederick
Frederick defeated the silesia and austrians
1682-1725 Russia was ruled by Peter the great
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Wrote The Leviathan.
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Restored monarchy after Cromwell died.
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Invented the laws of gravity and motion.
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Built Versailles
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Built the palace of Versailles.
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Unpopular method of rule, economic distress, nationalism, enlightenment ideas, social injustice,and religious intolerance are all reasons leading up to the revolt
James II becomes king after Oliver cromwell. Parliament fears he could start a line of catholic rulers so they ask William and Mary of Orange to take the throne
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Replaced king James II on the throne. This played into the Glorious Revolution.
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Wrote The Two Treatises of Government.
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Brought Russia out of the medieval times
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Wrote The Spirit of Laws.
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Wrote Candide.
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Wrote The Social Contract.
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- July 14, 1789- Storming of Bastille
- August- Declaration of the rights of man
- October-women complain to the king and parliament completes new constitution of 1791
- 1793- Robespierre starts the Reign of terror
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Emperor of the French and had many successful campaigns.
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Painted Liberty Leading The People
