Mod West Mid-Term for Chantel and Friends

Question 1

Jacques-Louis David

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Frenchman who supported the revolution and later Napoleon, Left France after the fall of Napoleon, Painted history.

Question 2

Vivaldi

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Did most of his work in Venice, Composed over 40 operas, Best known for violin concertos.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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German Lutheran church Musician, Best known to us for his organ, often incorporating hymns. (Von Himmel Koch da komm ice her, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Child prodigy who played for royalty at age five, family traveled playing music Employed by Hapsburg court which brought fame but little money, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

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Ludwig Von Beethoven

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Considered one of the greatest composers of all time, A transition from Classical music to the later Romantic music, best known for his nine symphonies

Question 6

power & riches of Catholic Church by the 17th century

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In some nations like France, the church owned up to 1/3 the land, Many court cases went to ecclesiastical courts, clergy encouraged to obey Rome above their kings.

Question 7

Edict of Nantes

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Granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (Huguenots) substantial rights in France.

Question 8

Palace of Versailles

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Louis XIV expanded versailles into a palace, adding several other wings

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Impact of the wars of Louis XIV

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Famines and destruction of crops in warfare killed 2 million French people, Louis lost lands he had conquered earlier in his reign, France nearly bankrupt.

Question 10

Presbyterian vs. Anglican Churches

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James had been raised in Scottish presbyterian church and Now he became head of Anglican Church, James unsuccessfully tried to get agreement between Anglican and Presbyterian churches.

Question 11

King James Bible

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James I Commissioned the King James translation of the Bible

Question 12

English Civil War

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Charles controlled Northern England and raised an arm, Parliament controlled London and the South and had militia and control of the navy, The House of Commons put Charles on trial for treason for placing his own personal interest ahead of the country, although the majority of members refused to participate, Charles was found guilty and beheaded in 1649.

Question 13

Puritan laws of English Common wealth

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Puritan law passed banning dancing, drinking, theater and forcing Sunday observance .

Question 14

Simon Bolivar

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George Washington of south America

Question 15

Jose San Martin

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San Martin built a navy to take his army North to Peru, Along with Bolivar was able to free Peru from Spanish Control, Considered Liberator of the South but was not leader of any nation so he retired to Europe

Question 16

Voltaire

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Decided that British Constitutional Monarchy was far superior to French Autocracy Advocated: Freedom of religion, Freedom of speech, Separation of church and state.

Question 17

Thomas Hobbes

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Tried to uncover the natural laws of government and society, By nature man is greedy and places his desires above others, Social compact is needd

Question 18

John Locke

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Each person is born a Tabula Rasa (The rational mind and experiences build a person’s morality) Seen as Father of “Liberalism”

Question 19

Jean Rousseau

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Believed man pure by nature but corrupted by society, Developed idea of “Social Contract” (The general will of the people as whole decides the law, Individuals must subordinate their will to the will of everyone as a whole. )

Question 20

Rene Descartes

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Frenchman who made greatest claims to fame while working in the Netherlands, Father of analytical geometry, A philosopher who began rationalism

Question 21

Baron Montesquieu

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In his histories the theorized that even if great men like Caesar hadn’t existed, others would have taken their place, Most important idea for government was the separation of powers.

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Adam Smith

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Scottish economist and philosopher, idea of a free-market economy, Self-interest and competition can lead to prosperity, Laws of supply and demand will lead markets to equilibrium

Question 23

Galileo

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Used newly invented telescope to confirm Copernicus’ theory, Tried to explain the tides as because of motion around the sun, but wrong, Began developing laws of motion.

Question 24

Nicholas Copernicus

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Published On the Revolution of the Heavenly Orbs, Proposed a Heliocentric model

Question 25

Issac Newton

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Discovered "laws" of science but attributed them to God's power and maintenance of this world (Laws of motion, theory of gravity, One of the Fathers of calculus, worked with prisms to divide white light into colors and vice-versa)

Question 26

Francis Bacon

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Philosopher also involved in English politics, Developed Scientific Method, became an inductive and reasoned manner to do research and study phenomena

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Antoine Lavoisier

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Proved that fire was not an element, Instead discovered the first element - Oxygen

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Antonie Von Leewenhoek

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Using a microscope he discovered bacteria

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Robert Hooke

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Worked under Boyle and discovered living organism made of cells

Question 30

Glorius Revolution

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James II Issued Declaration of Indulence to negate laws punishing Catholics and Protestant dissenters, Despite having a larger army, James lost his nerve, tried to throw Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames James fled to France and William and Mary became King and Queen

Question 31

Divisions of Poland

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Weak government (Monarch had to be elected, Nobility expanded power with each election of a monarch, A single vote of a noble could veto legislation) Partitioned by Austria, Prussia, and Russia

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Hapsburgs

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Still held title of Holy Roman Emperors, Lands in Austria and Bohemia most strongly under Hapsburg control, Also ruled many other nationalities

Question 33

Four "elements of the Middle Ages"

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Earth, Water, Air, Fire

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Medical belief in four humors,

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Black bile, Yellow Bile, Phlegm, and Blood

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Bloodletting

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Belief that four humors must be kept in balance

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Ptolemaic View of Solar System

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Earth at the center planets kept in motion by angels and influenced life on earth

Question 37

Prussian Army

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Russian army retreated and refused to fight, Moscow captured, but Russia refused to surrender

Question 38

Makeup of Estates General

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1st Estate (The Clergy) 2nd Estate (The Nobility) 3rd Estate (Common People)

Question 39

Bastille

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stormed on July 14, 1789

Question 40

Tennis Court Oath

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the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established"

Question 41

Declaration of Rights of Man

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All men equal, Religious toleration, taxation on ability to pay.

Question 42

Committee of Public Safety

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Maximilian Robespierre headed 12 man committee dominating power, Drafed 800,000 unmarried men between 18 and 25, Attempt to create "republic of Virtue"

Question 43

Effort of Abolish Christianity in Revolutionary France

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Republic of Virtue (Ignorance and superstition would be abolished, All would have right to education and basic subsistence, No More extremes of wealth or power, New Calendar and 10 day week created to eliminate Sundays)

Question 44

Napoleonic Code

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Created uniform laws for civil cases, All males equal (women could not vote or own property) Freedom of religion, Church and state separate, Individuals free to choose careers,

Question 45

Battle Trafalgar

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The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napolonic Wars

Question 46

Continental System

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Nations in Europe forbidden to t trade with British

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Elba

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Napoleons's place of exile in 1814-15

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St Helena

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Place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death

Question 49

Hundred Days of Napoleon

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In February 1815 he escaped and returned to France, Soldiers sent to arrest him joined him and he was restored as French Emperor, British and Prussian armies gathered to oppose him, Napoleon defeated again at Waterloo in June 1815

Question 50

Peninsulars

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Whites from Spain were political and church leadres

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Creoles

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Whites born in colonies were landowners, merchants, traders

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Mestizos

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People of mixed white and Indian ancestry could be artisans but could not join guild, also were farmers

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Mulattos

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White, Indian and Black ancestry, like mestizos but also had to pay tribute to their rulers

Question 54

Problems in South American governments

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Almost all Spanish provinces in Latin America had become independent, Borders not clear which led to further fighting, No strong bonds to tie people to new nations that were created, No governments clearly represented the people which led to numerous coups and ever-changing governments, Political turmoil and other issues continue in many of these nations even today.