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AP Euro - Important Figures
Important Figures of European History.
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12th Grade
05/07/2012

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Charles V (1519-1556)
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Ruled Habsburg Empire, excommunicated Luther
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Dante Aligheri
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Wrote The Divine Comedy (Dante's Inferno)
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Donatello
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Scuplted "David"
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Michelangelo
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Paints the Sistine Chapel
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Machiavelli
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Wrote The Prince (Highly influential guide on how to rule)
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Gutenberg
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Invents the movable type Printing Press (Gutenberg Bible)
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Circumnavigates the globe. (Portuguese)
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Martin Luther
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Ninety-Five Theses, founds Lutheran Church
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Ulrich Zwingli
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Reformation leader who encouraged literal reading of scripture
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John Calvin
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Pushes Predestination, turns Geneva into a Protestant haven.
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Henry VIII
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(England) Founds Anglican Church after breaking England from Catholic Church. Father of Elizabeth I.
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Elizabeth I
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(England) Daughter of Henry VIII. Rules from a middle ground between Catholicism and Protestantism. Makes Royal Buracracy more efficient.
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Henry IV
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(France) Delcares the Edict on Nantes (Allowing Protestants to worship freely)
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Creator of the Heliocentric theory, claiming the sun is at the center of the universe.
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Tycho Brahe
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Collected data, worked with Johannes Kepler
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Johannes Kepler
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Uses Tycho Brahe's data to found laws of planetary motion.
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Isaac Newton
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Publishes Laws of Gravity, creates Calculus. Founder of the Scientific Method.
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Blaise Pascal
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Works to reconcile science and religion.
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Francis Bacon
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Creator of inductive reasoning. One-half of the scientific method.
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Rene Descartes
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Creator of Deductive Reasoning. One-half of the scientific method.
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Thomas Hobbes
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Writer of Leviathan, argues that humanity needs absolutism.
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John Locke
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Believer in Tabula Rosa (We are a "blank slate" at birth.). Believes that humanity is naturally peaceful, needs moderate rule.
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James I
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(English) Unites rule of Scotland and England, believes in divine right.
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Charles I
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(English) Tries to rule without the consent of Parliament, leads to civil war. Loses, and is executed.
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Louis XIII
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(France) Works with Richelieu to increase royal administration
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Louis XIV
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(France) "Sun King", lives in Versailles, leads France into several wars. Nobles revolt against him in the Fronde. Revokes Edict Of Nantes.
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Louis XV
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(French) Tarnishes the sacred name of the monarchy.
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Ivan IV "The Terrible"
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(Russia) Enlarges rule of Tsars.
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Peter I "The Great"
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(Russia) Expands Russia, fights with nobles (boyars)
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Charles XII
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(Sweden) Fights Russia in Great Northern War.
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Denis Diderot
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Writes The Encyclopedia.
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David Hume
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Believes miracles cannot be understood.
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Voltaire
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Opponent of Catholicism
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Charles de Montesquieu
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Desires constitutional limits on monarchs.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Wrote "The Social Contract" - promotes Democracy, Personal Freedom. Believes women should be subordinate to men. World's problems stem from uneven property distribution.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Feminist, wrote A Vindictation on the Rights of Woman
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Catherine II "The Great"
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(Russia) Brings educated nobles, printing presses to the East. Imprisons opponents & upholds serfdom and censorship.
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Maria-Theresa
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(Austria) Works to end mistreatment of peasants
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Joseph II
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(Austria) Abolishes serfdom, promotes religious toleration.
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Fredrick II "The Great"
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(Prussia) Reforms justice system, admires Voltaire
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Fredrick I "The Solider's King"
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(Prussia) Super-militaristic, demanded only the tallest soliders.
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King Louis XVI
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(France) Presided over French Revolution - calls Estates General, tries to flee palace in the chaos. Eventually executed.
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Emmanuel-Joseph Stiles
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Declares that the Third Republic is the National Assembly of France.
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Hyper-conservative, unleashes Reign Of Terror.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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(France) Takes total control of the French government at dictator in 1804. Starts a ton of wars, makes peace with Pope. Invades Russia, which proves to be his downfall.
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John Wesley
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Founds Methodist church. Faith comes from within.
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David Richardo
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Iron Law of Wages
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Karl Marx
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Publishes The Communist Manifesto. Claims the fall of capitalism is inevitable.
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Camilo Cavour
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Creates the Kingdom of Italy with the help of Garibaldi's army.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Uses Black Shirt militia to send Italy into chaos, then works to unify it.
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Otto van Bismark
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Prussian Prime Minister. Unifies Germany - "Blood and Iron".
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William I
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(Germany) Declares German Empire.
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Napoleon III
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(France) Popularly elected, has many liberal reforms.
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Alexander II
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(Russia) Abolishes Serfdom.
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H. S. Chamberland
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Writes Foundations Of The 19th Century - advocates for racial purity.
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Nicolas II
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(Russia) Attempts to reform the Duma, but it proves powerless.
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Lenin
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(Russia) First leader of Marxist party.
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Stalin
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(Russia) Implements Five-Year Plans to put economy/industry back on track. Kills millions of Russian citizens in forced labor camps.
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Benito Mussolini
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(Italy) Fascist dictator. Makes peace with the Vatican in the Lateran Accord.
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Charles de Gaulle
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French General in WWII
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Nikita Krushchev
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(USSR) Stalin's successor - denounces his crimes.
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Mikahail Gorbachev
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(USSR) Reforms system through glasnost (openness) and perestroika (economic restructuring)
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