Western Civilization-Final Exam Study Guide

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What century was labeled as the Age of Adversity?

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What were the years of the Great Famine?

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During the Great Famine, what percent of the population died and what were they typically?

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What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?

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What were the years of the Bubonic Plague?

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What were the repercussions of the Black Death?

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Where did the Black Plague come from and how much of the population did it kill?

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What does the black Plague do to society in Europe?

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What was fought by France and England lasted from 1337 to 1453?

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Who was the English Reformer who attacked the Papacy an advocated translating the Bible into vernacular in the 1300's?

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Who was the Czech reformer later burned at the Stake?

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What is the name of the French Peasant revolt that occurred in 1358?

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Who invented the Printing Press?

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Which English Kings desire for a divorce from his first wife(he later had 5 more) sparked the English reformation?

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Lorenzo Valla used his extensive knowledge of Latin to demonstrate that which document was a forgery?

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Which protestant reformer nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenburg church in 1517?

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What do we call the disease that decimated the European population from 1347-1351?

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Which Protestant reformer wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536?

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Who is often referred to as the "Father of Humanism"?

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What did the people think the Jews were doing to the wells during the times of Bubonic Plague?

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The Defenestration of Prague set off which international religious war?

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Which French king exemplifies Absolutism?

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Which Spanish conquistador was responsible for the destruction and subjugation of the Aztec empire?

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Which palace, built by Louis XIV is a symbol of absolutism?

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What is the name of the French Peasant Revolt?

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What was the French Peasant revolt?

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When was the English Peasant Revolt?

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Who led the English Peasant revolt?

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What kind of message did the English Peasant Revolt teach?

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Why did the Peasants start revolting?

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What were the years of the Hundred Years' War?

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What does the Hundred Years' War contain?

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What was the problem between in the Hundred Years War?

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What was the conflict in the Hundred Years' War?

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Who declares war on England?

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What adds to the decline of the Church?

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What years did Boniface VII rule?

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Who was the head of Christendom?

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What was the conflict between Boniface VII and the French King Phillip IV over?

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Who threatened to excommunicate Phillip IV in 1303?

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How does Pope Boniface VII die?

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Who were the two popes that were elected favorable of?

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What were the years of the Babylonian Captivity?

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Where does the Papacy move to from Rome?

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What were the consequences of the Babylonian Captivity?

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Do the Popes gain influence or lose influence during the Babylonian Captivity?

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What does Marsillius of Padua argue?

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What were the years of the Great Schism?

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What was the Conciliar Movement?

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In what year did the Pope deem the Conciliar Movement heretical?

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What did John Wycliffe advocate?

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What did John Wycliffe argue?

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What was the DOB AND DOD of John Wycliffe?

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How did John Wycliffe die?

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Who was Jan Hus?

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How did Jan Hus die?

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What was the DOD and DOB of Jan Hus?

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What were the years of the rebirth of the Renaissance?

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Where did the Renaissance begin?

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What are some facts about the rebirth of the renaissance?

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What was an idea of Renaissance?

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What was humanism?

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Who was the father of Humanism?

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Who was Petrarch

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What was Petrarchs DOD and DOB?

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What is the donation of Constantine?

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What did the Popes use to claim they had power over the Western Empire?

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Who is Lorenzo Valla?

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Why was the Donation of Constantine proved false?

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Who created the School of Athens and when?

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Who invented the Printing Press?

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When did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press?

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What is the DOB and DOD of Ulrich Zwingli?

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Who is John Calvin?

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What is the DOB and DOD of John Calvin?

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What did John Calvin do?

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Why does Henry VIII force the English Parliament to pass an act denying the popes authority in 1533?

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What does the Parliament pass in 1534?

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What is Erasmus of Rotterdam interested in?

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What was the DOB and DOD of Martin Luther?

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Who was Marin Luther?

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What does Martin Luther believe about salvation?

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What is the lutheran Revolt?

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When does Martin Luther nail his 95 theses to the Wittenburg Church door?

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When does Luther break away from the church?

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What does the Catholic church do in regards to Luthers ideas?

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What does Martin Luther do in 1519 after being accused of heresy?

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What did the Pope do to Martin Luther in 1520?

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What happened in 1492?

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What did Prince Henry the Navigator lead?

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What are the years of Prince Henry the Navigators life?

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Who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

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What does Vasco de Gama do in 1498?

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Who led the Spanish Exploration?

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Who discovers the Caribbean Islands in 1492?

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What did Ferdinand Magellan do in 1520-1522?

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Who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519?

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What did Francisco Pizarro do in 1530?

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What did Hernan Cortes do in 1519-1521?

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How were the Spanish Explorations different from the Portugese Explorations? s

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Name the four diseases brought along through the Spanish Exploration

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What were the years of the Atlantic Slave trade?

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What were the routes of the Atlantic Slave trade?

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What does the Columbian Exchange contribute to?

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What happens to Europe following the Reformation?

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What years embodied the spread of Lutheranism?

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Following the Reformation there were religious divisions in Germany and Europe.

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The Peace of Augsburg states that the religion of the Prince would be the states religion

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How does the Catholic Church attempt to halt the Protestant Reformation?

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What are the members of the Society of Jesus called?

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When was the Council of Trent?

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What council was called to clarify and define the church doctrine?

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The Council of Trent went through the doctrines of the Reformation and articulated each idea.

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In what year did the conflicts between Protestant and Catholic erupt?

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What is the St.Bartholomew's day massacre?

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What is it called when King Henry IIII France allows protestant to hold religious services, schools in certain areas?

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What were the years of the Thirty Years' War?

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When Ferdinand becomes the King of Bohemia he reimposes Catholicism into the Kingdom of Bohemia which starts the Thirty Years' War.

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What do all the countries sign in 1648 to end the Thirty Years' War?

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What was the most Prominent system of government in Europe?

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What is absolutism?

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What did Thomas Hobbes write?

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What was Thomas Hobbes DOB AND DOD?

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Who believed that whoever didnt obey the Pope is condemned and is against the public peace?

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Who wrote the Divine Right of Kings?

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What was the DOD and DOB of King Louis XIV of France?

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Who constructed the Palace of Versailles?

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Who was James I?

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Who advocated the divine right of the monarchy?

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What is the DOB and DOD of King James I?

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Who attempted to raise taxes without Parliaments permission?

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What was Charles I time of rule?

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When was the English Civil War?

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What two groups fought during the English Civil War?

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When was Charles I executed?

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What were the years of the Interregnum?

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What was it called when England didn't have a King and was ruled by Parliament?

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Who was Oliver Cromwell?

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When did Charles II take the throne of England?

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Who was elected King of England in 1685?

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How long was King James II the king of England?

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What did James II try to do when appointed?

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When does William of Orange invade England?

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When does the English Declaration of Rights come about?

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Where did the Renaissance begin?

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Which city became the city for International Protestantism?

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What did the Council of Trent do?

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Who was a renaissance painter?

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Catholic King of England in 1688?

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The Black Death and Social Crisis Decline of the Church and the Great Schism Renaissance The Reformation The Counter-Reformation Age of Exploration War and Chaos-The Thirty Years War and its consequences Louis XIV and the Age of Absolutism The English Experience- Constitutional Monarchy

Western Civilization-Final Exam Study Guide

What century was labeled as the Age of Adversity?

What were the years of the Great Famine?

During the Great Famine, what percent of the population died and what were they typically?

What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?

What were the years of the Bubonic Plague?

What were the repercussions of the Black Death?

Where did the Black Plague come from and how much of the population did it kill?

What does the black Plague do to society in Europe?

What was fought by France and England lasted from 1337 to 1453?

Who was the English Reformer who attacked the Papacy an advocated translating the Bible into vernacular in the 1300's?

Who was the Czech reformer later burned at the Stake?

What is the name of the French Peasant revolt that occurred in 1358?

Who invented the Printing Press?

Which English Kings desire for a divorce from his first wife(he later had 5 more) sparked the English reformation?

Lorenzo Valla used his extensive knowledge of Latin to demonstrate that which document was a forgery?

Which protestant reformer nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenburg church in 1517?

What do we call the disease that decimated the European population from 1347-1351?

Which Protestant reformer wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536?

Who is often referred to as the "Father of Humanism"?