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The edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685 by Louis XIV, eliminating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
One of the major reasons for the growth of the world population after 1700 was
The spread of more high calorie per acre staple crops from the new world
By the end of the sixteenth century, what country occupied most of the Brazilian coast?
Portugal
The highest ranking Spanish officials in the colonies were
Viceroys
The most important agent for transmitting European beliefs, language, and culture in Spanish America and Brazil was the
Catholic Church
How were the European languages and cultures primarily transmitted to indigenous populations?
Conversion efforts by the Catholic Church
How were Martin luther’s beliefs different from the catholic church’s?
- the only way to salvation was through Faith in Jesus
* indulgence is wrong
What is the Calvinist core belief?
Predestination. God knew who was going to heaven and hell before they were born
Council of Trent was
Council that met at Trent to distinguish what was wrong with the Catholic Church based on Protestant accusations
Phillip II used what to force Catholicism on people
Inquisition. Critics and suspected Protestants were accused of heresy and sometimes punished by death.
