Final Part 2 Flashcards
(51 cards)
What was the major idea of the enlightenment thinkers?
All people were created equal
A German printer who worked on a project that would create a new way of printing books. He created the printing press and movable type.
Johannes Gutenburg
Established a line of demarcation between Spanish and Portuguese territories: a
Treaty of Tordeselliss
What was the name of the set of principles that dominated economic thought in the 17th century?
Mercantilism
A sculptor who lived during the 1400’s. He created the sculptor “David”.
Michaelanhelo
When did the Renaissance take place?
1300-1600
Who went to their grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Explorer who sailed around the world in 1520?
Ferdenand Magellan
Where did the resissance begin?
Italy
The scientific revolution is also known as
The age of reason
What is the most important ideal that arose out of the Renaissance?
Individuality
The journey of slaves from Africa to America was known as?
Middle passage
The right of Spanish settlers to use native Americans as laborers?
Encomienda system
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements is known as
Humanism
Who were the enlightenment thinkers?
- john Locke
- Voltaire
- Diderot
- Montesquieu
- Adam smith
- Rosseau
- Mary Wollstonecraft
Who believes that humans are naturally cruel, greedy, selfish, and should be ruled by a powerful government to ensure an orderly society?
Thomas Hobbes
Extremely profitable trade item from Southeast Asia was
Spices
Who believed that humans have natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
The idea that businesses can operate with little or no government interference is known as
laissez-faire
Renaissance is a French term meaning ____
Rebirth
The ceiling of Rome’s Sistine chapel was painted by
Michelangelo
The Medici family came from _____ Italy.
Florence
Mona Lisa and the last supper were painted by
Leonardo Da Vinci
Vasco de Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea resulted in
Made a several thousand percent profit from selling a cargo of spices
