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Who is Leonardo DaVinci
The Ideal Renaissance Man. He painted "The Last Supper" and the Mona Lisa. He is also known for dissecting corpses.
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What is Bread
The main food that was lacking and was ultimately a cause of the Revolution
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Who is Henry VIII
Annulled his marriage because he wanted an heir to the throne
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What are natural rights
rights given to all people from birth
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What is a nationalist
someone who desires a homeland for people of a common culture/heritage
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What is Humanism
A focus on worldly subjects. The heart of the Renaissance
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What is The Storming of the Bastille
The start of the French Revolution
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Who is Charles I
Executed by Parliament during the English Civil War
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What is censorship
The method the church and absolute monarchs used to fight enlightenment ideas. Limiting access to information and ideas
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What is urbanization
the movement of people from farms to cities
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What is Italy
The starting place of the Renaissance
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Who is Robespierre
The chief Architect of the Reign of Terror. Leader of the Committee of Public Safety.
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What is the Glorious Revolution
A change in the Monarchy in England without any bloodshed. Also the signing of the English Bill of Rights.
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What is the Declaration of Independence
This document proved that many governments during the time were unjust.
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What is divine right
the God-Given right to rule
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What is the Caravel
A combination of triangular and square sails, that improved the speed of ships during the Renaissance
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What is the Napoleonic Code
It ensured that all citizens were equal before the law in France.
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What is coal and iron
The resources that helped Britain be the 1st to Industrialize
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Who is Montesquieu
Proposed the principle of checks and balances
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What is suffrage
the right to vote
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What is the Catholic Reformation
The response to Martin Luther and John Calvin. Pope Paul III sought to revive the moral authority of the Church by strengthening the Inquisition and calling the Council of Trent.
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What are Nationalism, Public Schools, Congress of Vienna, German Unification, (better relations with the Church)
3 legacies or effects left by Napoleon Bonaparte
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What is the Magna Carta
Law that asserted that the Monarch must obey the law
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What is the printing press
Renaissance invention that improved access to reading material, and the inevitable spread of Enlightenment ideas
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What is Napoleon's invasion of Spain
The final spark that set off widespread revolts in Latin America
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