Chpt 16-17 Test Flashcards
The most significant challenge posed by early modern astronomers was that if the “heliocentric” universe, as argued by:
Nicholas Copernicus
The scientific revolution demonstrated that the workings of the universe could be explained by
Natural causes
The scientist who asserted that mathematical laws governed the universe was
Isaac Newton
In spite of opposition to new ideas, the church did embrace some findings, including:
The Gregorian calendar based on the new astronomy, as issued by the pope
Bourgeoisie means
Wealthy urban class
Like merchants in the Islamic world, European merchants relied on
Family and ethnic networks
One of the painters who exemplified the Renaissance was
Bruegel
What new crops helped the rural poor of Europe avoid starvation?
Potatoes and corn
Unlike other parts of the world, marriage patterns in early modern Europe reflected
A freer choice of ones marriage partner instead of a arranged marriage
In 1555, by peace of Augsburg, holy roman emperor allowed German princes to choose
Catholicism or Lutheranism
The edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685 by Louis XIV, eliminating
Religious freedom for French Protestants
How was the treaty of Versailles palace a sort of “theme park” of royal absolutism?
The gigantic palace symbolized the French monarch’s triumph over the rights of the nobility
How did European rulers pay their large war expenses?
By making alliances with the rising commercial elites and protecting markets overseas
Why did the peoples of the new world lack immunity to the diseases of the Europeans?
Their long isolation from other continents
Didn’t enclose livestock
From where did the worst strain of malaria originate?
African slave trade
