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Humanism

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The philosophy that human nature and achievements are worthy of contemplation.

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Renaissance Painting

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Classical themes with gods and more realism to how the human body is portrayed.

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Christian Humanism

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Synthesizing classical and christian traditions, reform church and deepen spiritual lives

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Protestant Reformation

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The reformation of Christian ideals, such as the belief that salvation comes by faith alone, and that God gives it.

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Martin Luther

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The author of the 95 theses and leader of the Protestant Reformation

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John Calvin

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Founder of Calvinism and a Protestant advocate. Believed in predestination.

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Scientific Revoltuion

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When Scientific thought challenged traditional church ideas, such as heliocentrism. Separation of religion and science.

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New Monarchies

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The New Monarchs was a concept developed by European historians during the first half of the 20th century to characterize 15th-century European rulers who unified their respective nations, creating stable and centralized governments.

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Military Revolution

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A radical change in military strategy and tactics with resulting major changes in government

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Catholic Reformation

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The period of Catholic resurgence initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation

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State Control of Religion

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An example is Anglicism

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French Wars of Religion

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Protestants are forced out of France by the Catholics but then returned with the Edict of Nantes.

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Habsburgs

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The Austrian Noble family that has been in power since the 1800s

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Mercantilism

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Benefits of profitable trading

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Navigational tech.

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New tech helped ships reach new lands for profit as well as carry more cargo.

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Columbian Exchange

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The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade following Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage.

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Commercial Revolution

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Creation of a European economy based on trade

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Les Querelles des Femmes

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Literary debate about women and their status.

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Price Revolution

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Inflation across Europe mostly in Spain

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Little ice age

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Time period where temperatures dropped, not a true ice age.

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Communal leisure activities

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Brothels

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Rituals of public humiliation

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Dishonoring an offender of a “social rule”

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Witchcraft Craze

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Many accusations of witchcraft against people that resulted in many executions

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Thirty years war

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A religious and territorial war fought by many European countries

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Mannerism

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Late Renaissance art