Ryan Velarde

Period 4

10-17-05

 

Chapters 14 and 18 Study Guide

Ch 14

 

Annul- To cancel or invalidate. Henry VIII asked the pope to annul his marriage.

 

Gravity- The force that pulls mass. There is gravity on earth and that is what keeps everything from floating.

 

Patron- A person who provides financial support for the arts. Without patrons, we might not have as much art as we do today.

 

Perspective- An artistic technique used to give drawings and paintings a three-dimensional effect. Artists used perspective to enhance there paintings.

 

Theocracy- It is a government run by church leaders. Calvin set up a theocracy.

 

John Calvin- He had the idea of predestination. He said that God chooses what a person is going to do and it cannot be changed.

 

Henry VIII- He stood against the protestant revolt. He shut down all convents and monasteries and took over that land.

 

Leonardo da Vinci- He was a genius. He had the idea for things such as submarines and airplanes way before they were even made and he also painted the Mona Lisa.

 

Lorenzo de' Medici- He was known as Lorenzo the magnificent. He was a poet.

 

Niccolo Machiavelli- He wrote a book called the Prince which told kings how to maintain power. He urged rulers to use whatever methods were necessary to achieve their goals.

 

Heliocentric- Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe. Heliocentric people were often executed because the belief went against the church.

 

Humanism- Intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues. Humanism occurred because people wanted a reason for why things happened.

 

Indulgence- in the Roman Catholic Church, pardon for sins committed during a person’s lifetime. People paid for indulgences so that they could get into heaven.

 

Predestination- Idea that God long ago determined who will gain salvation. John Calvin proposed the idea of predestination.

 

Recant- To give up one’s views or beliefs. The church persuaded Luther to recant so he would not be excommunicated from the church.

 

Copernicus- He was a major contributor to the Renaissance. He supported a spirit of adventure.

 

Durer- He traveled to Italy in 1494 to study the techniques of the Italian masters. He had a very keen and inquiring mind.

 

Luther- Lutheran comes from Martin Luther. He believed that you cannot get into heaven by paying money, but that you had to confess your sins.

 

Newton- He was sitting under a tree and an apple fell on his head so he discovered the law of gravity. He was a mathematical genius and came up with many mathematical equations.

 

Patriarch- The highest church official in a major city. The patriarch’s held a lot of power.

 

Renaissance focus- The focus of the Renaissance was on factual things and a reason other than god that things happened. It also focused on giving power to the people.

 

Printing of reformation- The printing press was invented by Johan Guttenberg. This had a major impact because books could be made faster and cheaper.

 

Results of Reformation- The Holy Roman Empire weakened. Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, Presbyterian, and other Protestant churches were founded. The world was given many new ideas and inventions.

 

Causes of Renaissance- The Renaissance was caused by the fall of the Roman Empire. People also wanted art and other things. They also wanted to revive stuff from the Roman Empire.

 

 

Ch18

 

Hobbes- He thought that people were driven by selfishness and greed. He believed that people give up their freedom to avoid chaos.

 

Locke- He believed that people have a right to life, liberty, and property. Rulers have a responsibility to protect those rights.

 

Joseph II- He was the Hapsburg emperor. He was the most radical enlightened despot.

 

Constitional govt. - A government whose power s defined and limited by law. England had a constitutional government.

 

Enlightened despot- Absolute ruler who uses their power to bring about political and social change. Joseph II was the most enlightened despot.

 

Natural laws- Rules that govern human nature. Natural laws were brought about during the enlightenment.

 

Natural rights- Rights that belong to all humans from birth. Natural rights can be lost during a person’s lifetime.

 

Physiocrat- an Enlightenment thinker who searched for natural laws to explain economies. Physiocrats emerged because people wanted to know why things happen.

 

Bach- He was German Lutheran. He wrote complex and beautiful religious works for organ and choirs.

 

Diderot- He labored 25 years to produce a 28 novel encyclopedia. He wanted to change the general way of thinking.

 

Tom Paine- He published a pamphlet called “common sense”. He said the themes of the enlightenment.

 

Rousseau- He believed that people are basically good. He believed that society is evil.

 

Robert Walpole- He was the Whig leader from 1721 to 1742. He is often called Britain’s first prime minister.

 

Baroque- Ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600’s and 1700’s. They were paintings that were huge and full of excitement.

 

Free market- Market in which goods are brought and sold without restrictions. It was the natural forces of supply and demand.

 

Laissez faire- Policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference. Physiocrats were in favor of Laissez Faire.

 

Salon- Informal social gathering in which writers, artists, and philosophers exchanged ideas. New ideas were passed around because of salons.

 

Social contract- Agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos. If the government does not hold up their end of the social contract then the people have the right to revolt.