Test will be Friday October 23rd Chapter 6 Study Guide

Reformation The effort to change or reform the Roman Catholic Church

Humanism A system of thought that focuses on the nature, ideals, and achievements of human beings, rather then on the divine

Versailles The palace built by King Louis XIV

Cape of Good Hope Southern tip of Africa

Circumnavigate To fly or sail completely around something, such as earth

Renaissance The period of rebirth of learning in Europe between 1400-1600

Protestant Referring to the Christian religions that grew out of the Reformation

Absolute monarch A king or queen with complete authority

Divine right of kings The belief that the authority of kings comes directly from God.

Northwest Passage A sea route through North America that was never found

Strait of Magellan A waterway near the southern tip of South America

Tsar or Tzar A Russian Emperor

The Renaissance artist who painted the Sistine Chapel in Rome was? Michelangelo

According to Martin Luther, the key to getting into heaven was? Faith in God and Common Sense

Why was the moveable type printing press important? Who invented it? It helped to spread the ideas of Martin Luther. Johann Gutenberg invented the moveable type printing press.

List four advances in technology that lead to the age of exploration The mariner’s compass The astrolabe The caravel Better maps

While developing a trade route to Asia, what did Portugal do? Explored Africa while developing a trade route to Asia.

What was the goal of Christopher Columbus? He thought he could find Asia if he sailed West from Spain

List 2 ways Peter the Great changed Russia He modernized the army Improved farming and industry

Wealth and trade in Northern Italy allowed people to Sponsor learning. They became patrons of the arts. They started to think, read, write, paint, etc.

Who paid most of the taxes that supported King Louis XIV and life at Versailles? Peasants and the poor

Queen Elizabeth I of England is best know for? Did her people like her? Strengthening England Yes they like her very much because she supported the arts, science, writing, and theater

What happened to the Moors and Jews that lived in Spain when Ferdinand and Isabella were in power? They were driven away from the kingdom If they stayed they were subject to the Spanish Inquisition (Yikes!)

The crew of Ferdinand Magellan is famous for? The first to circumnavigate the world

What was a main goal of European exploration? To find a trade (sea) route to Asia

The Cape of Good Hope is located Southern tip of Africa

Who were the first and second Europeans to sail around the Cape of Good Hope? 1st Bartolomeu Dias 2nd Vasco da Gama

What is Cardinal Richelieu best known for? Strengthening the power of French Kings

Use this map to answer the following questions

What conclusion can you draw from this map about the wealth and urban development in Italy and around the Mediterranean in 1500? That most of the cities being traded with were between 40,000 and 60,000 people. Most of the major cities are around the major trade routes, for example, Venice.

What do the black dots represent? Large represent populations over 100,000 people in those cities Small represent populations less than 40,000 people in those cities

How many days did it take to go from Venice to Brussels?

How many das did it take to go from Venice to Lisbon? 46 days