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AP European History Midterm
Midterm Review Covering Everything from the Renaissance to Napoleon
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History
10th Grade
01/25/2010

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Term
Humanism
Definition
Focus on the individual
Courtesy of the Greeks- every citizen had a strong mind and healthy body, focused on individual and politics
Jesus central figure in Christianity- human and divine
Term
Civic Humanism
Definition
Grew out of humanism
Individual is important
Ruler responsible for subjects
maintain peace, encourage prosperity, e.g. fountains
New concept in 14/15th century
Term
"New Monarchies"
Definition
12th-13th century England, France, and Spain had modern, centralized governments
- Rulers collected taxes
- Bought Armies
- Created law (e.g. English Commonlaw)
- Centralized power- feudalism is trashed
- Challenged church by using theologians to negate Unam Sanctum
Term
Regionalization
Definition
Example in France under Louis XI- quasi-independent Kingdom of burgundy went to war with Louis XI
Term
"New Transcendence"
Definition
One of the six major shifts of the thirteenth century
Pilgrimage
New age (worlds, age of exploration)
Term
"economic revolution"
Definition
Another of the six major shifts
Beginning of world trade of gold and silver
Slave trade
Mercantilism
Term
Louis XI
Definition
Quasi-independent Kingdom of Burgundy went to war with Louis XI- Charles defeated, prevents from fracturing
What Louis governed was a nation state
Term
Reconquest
Definition
The uniting of Isabel and Ferdinand led to the uniting of Spain
They got rid of the muslim caliphate and became a homogeneous Catholic state
Term
War of the Roses
Definition
English Civil war-
House of Lancaster vs. House of York
Earl of Richmond ended up winning and creating the Tudor dynasty
Term
Star Chamber
Definition
Created under Henry VII, king served as judge and jury, could circumbent commonlaw
For second estate
Called Star chamber because the ceiling was painted blue, as was common at the time
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