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Chapter 3 Flashcards

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The purchase of church offices

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Simony

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The dominant power in Europe until the late sixteenth century

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The Catholic Church

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The occupation of more than one church office

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Pluralism

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Neglect of a position in the church

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Absenteeism

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Authored “Defender of the Peace”

Argued for church subordination to state and should be governed by a council

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Marsiglio of Padua

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Councils which unite the church under a pope.

Conciliar Movement

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Councils of Pisa and Constance

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Leader of the Lollards
Criticizes vices of the clergy
Questions the papal authority and transubstantiation
Translates Bible into English

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John Wycliffe

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Czech priest burned at the Council of Constance
Similar doctrine to John Wycliffe
Leader of the Hussites

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John Huss

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Authors “Book of Martyrs” based on Hussite and Lollard thought

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John Foxe

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Sought direct knowledge of God through personal connection

Fostered the regular meeting of lay people in the Rhine Valley

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Meister Eckhard and Thomas à Kempis

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Authors “The Imitation of Christ”

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Thomas à Kempis

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Fosters communal life for lay people in the Low Countries. Brethren of the Common Life ran schools guided by Christian morals

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Gerard Groote

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Multiple popes claim legitimacy, disorienting the Catholic Church

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The Great Schism

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Muscovy leader known for cruel punishment

Blamed illness of state on the Boyars

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Vlad III Dracula

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Constitution of the Holy Roman Empire

Made emperors elective, dependent on seven sectors

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The Golden Bull

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Pope to obtain legitimacy after the Great Schism, reuniting the Catholic Church

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Pope Martin V

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Conflict between England and France caused by both sides’ attempts to gain the other’s land

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The Hundred Years’ War

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French soldier who rallied troops to victory over England in the Hundred Years’ War.

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Joan of Arc

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War between the houses of Lancaster and York for the possession of the throne.
Ended with the Tudor Dynasty taking power

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The War of the Roses

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French direct tax on salt levied during the Hundred Years’ War.

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The Gabelle

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French income tax levied during the Hundred Years’ War.

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The Taille

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Post-Hundred Years’ War, english nationalist author.

Authors the “Canterbury Tales”

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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Post-Hundred Years’ War French nationalist author and poet

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Francois Villon

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French peasant uprisings caused by excessive taxation

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The Jacqueries

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Florentine peasant uprising caused by excessive taxation

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The Ciompi Revolt

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Ruthless French king obsessed with expansion and centralization

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Louis XI

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Marriage unites Spain

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Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile

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Royally sponsored league supporting Spanish sheep farming

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The Mesta

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Attempt to rid Spain of Muslim and Jewish influence

Based on the beliefs of Isabella of Castile

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The Spanish Inquisition

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Isabella of Castile’s idea which caused the Spanish Inquisition

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Limpieza de Sangre (Purity of Blood)

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Author of “The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy”

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Jacob Burckhardt

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Study of the writings and ideas of the classical past

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Humanism

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Idea with emphasis on the individual instead of the group

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Individualism

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The essence of being a man through demonstration of courage and cleverness

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Virtù

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Leading members of the Platonic Academy

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Marsilio Ficino and Pico della mirandola

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Pope who commissioned the Sistine Chapel

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Sixtus IV

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Pope who hired Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling

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Julius II

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Authors “The Divine Comedy”

Reason can only carry man so far before faith must take over

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Dante Alighieri

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Classical styled author best known for sonnets

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Francesco Petrarch

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Author of “The Decameron”

Tales to entertain, not inform

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Giovanni Boccaccio

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Authors “The Book of the Courtier”

Exemplifies proper etiquette and chivalry

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Baldassare Castiglione

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Renaissance painter who uses chiaroscuro
Use of light and shadow to imitate depth
Father of renaissance painting

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Giotto

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Produces first bronze statue since classical times
Father of renaissance sculpture
Creates “David”

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Donatello

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Exemplifies naturalism in art with “Expulsion of Adam and Eve”

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Masaccio

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Creates “the Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa”

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Example of renaissance grace and style in “The School of Athens”

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Raphael

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Produces “David” and the Sistine chapel Ceiling

Work is a bridge to mannerism

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Michelangelo

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Coined the term humanism

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Leonardo Bruni

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Authored “Elegances of the Latin Language”

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Lorenzo Valla

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Authored “The Prince”
Ends justify means
Better to be feared than loved

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Machiavelli

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Invents moving type, allowing quick spread of ideas

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Johann Gutenburg

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Gives realism and individuality to the art of woodcut

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Albrecht Dürer

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Bawdy epic “Gargantua and Pantagruel” exemplify renaissance style and erudition

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Francois Rabelais

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Dutch Christian humanist
Makes new translations of Greek and Latin bibles
Authors “In Praise of Folly” satirizing the clergy

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Desiderius Erasmus

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English humanist

Authored “Utopia”

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Thomas More

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Portuguese prince who supported exploration

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Explorer to reach India

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Vasco de Gama

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Led Spanish expedition to the west

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Christopher Columbus

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Spanish explorer traveled coast of America

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Led voyage of first circumnavigation

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Conquers the Aztec empire

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Hernan Cortes

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Conquers Inca empire

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Francisco Pizarro

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