1. Test will be Friday October 23rd
Chapter 6 Study Guide

2. Reformation
The effort to change or reform the Roman Catholic Church

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

4. Versailles
The palace built by King Louis XIV

5. Cape of Good Hope
Southern tip of Africa

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

7. Renaissance
The period of rebirth of learning in Europe between

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

9. Absolute monarch
A king or queen with complete authority

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

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

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

13. Tsar or Tzar
A Russian Emperor

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

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

16. 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.

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

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

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

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

21. 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.

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

23. 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

24. 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!)

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

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

27. The Cape of Good Hope is located
Southern tip of Africa

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

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

30. Use this map to answer the following questions

31. 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.

32. 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

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

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