Ch 15 Questions (AP Euro)

What is the name of the new style of art and music characterized by Roman influence and supported by the Catholic Church?

Baroque art and music was the new style characterized by Roman influence and supported by the Catholic Church.

What technological development was the key to Europe's successful exploration?

Cannon were the key to Europe's successful exploration.

Who was Portugal's most famous explorer?

Christopher Columbus was Portugal's most famous explorer.

Which explorer's expedition sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, through the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean?

Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, through the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean.

Which explorer conquered the Incan Empire?

Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire.

What are French Protestants called?

French Protestants were called Huguenots.

Who was the leader of this school of thought? (Also the inventor of the dreaded essay!)

Frenchman Michel de Montaigne was the leader of this school of thought.

Who tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth?

Her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots attempted to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs?

Hernando Cortés conquered the Aztecs.

Who was the most famous composer of this new style?

Johann Sebastian Bach was the most famous composer of baroque music.

Name and describe the three Henrys from the War of the Three Henrys

King Henry III was Catholic and engaged in many debaucheries. Henry of Guise was extremely Catholic and disliked ALL Protestants. Henry of Navarre was Protestant and wanted a strong united country (France).

Describe the women who were most often accused of witchcraft.

Most women accused of witchcraft were between the ages of fifty and seventy, were married or widowed, had pockmarked skin, and often practiced folk medicine, midwifery, had sharp tongues and were quick to scold others.

Name the six reasons for European exploration.

Motives for European exploration included increase in missionary and religious involvement, decrease in involvement in Spain led men to exploration for more opportunities (economics), government sponsorship, curiosity, spices, and wishes to become rich.

Who was the most famous painter of this new style?

Peter Paul Rubens was the most famous baroque painter.

What is philosophy called that is founded on doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable?

Skepticism is the doubt that total certainty or definitive knowledge is ever attainable.

How and why did slave labor become the main type of labor in the New World?

Slave labor in the new world was started when the Ottoman captured constantinople and stopped the flow of slaves. This cut off most of traditional slavery and the increased need for sugar and decrease in labor led to the Spanish who sailed to the New World to enslave the native Indians. When the Indians began to die off due to illness brought by the explorers, blacks from Africa were imported, thus starting the African slave trade.

Name the four phases of the 30 Years War.

The Bohemian phase, the Danish phase, the Swedish phase, French or international phase.

What document granted French Protestants liberty of conscience and liberation of worship in 150 French towns?

The Edict of Nantes granted French Protestants liberty of conscience and liberation of worship.

What was another name for the Golden Age of English Literature?

The Elizabethan and Jacobean periods

What two developments dramatically altered Europe between 1560-1648?

The Reformation of the Chirstian church and overseas expansion dramatically altered Europe between 1560-1648.

What was the name of the attack on Calvinists in Paris when 12,000 Calvinists died?

The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre.

What was the name of the fleet sent to defeat the English navy?

The Spanish Armada fleet was sent to defeat the English navy.

Describe two types of treatment described in the caption for the picture on p. 511

The first method was to scrape off sores and rub the skin with mercury. Another method was mixing shavings from guaiacum trees and water, the patient drank this concoction for thirty days.

What was the treaty called that ended the 30 Years War?

The treaty that ended the 30 Years War was the Peace of Westphalia.

What were three of the causes and three of the consequences of the religious wars in France, the Netherlands and Germany.

cause: Wedding of Henry of Navarre (Protestant) and Margaret of Valois (Catholic) meaning two religions were to coexist angered Catholics. consequence: Twelve thousand huguenots were attacked and killed (Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre). cause: Calvinism became very popular among the middle and low class of the Netherlands. When grain prices were raised the poorest class of Calvinists wreaked havoc on many religious symbols (Catholic) consequence: Philip II sent twenty thousand troops to exterminate the Calvinists. Phillip also created the "Council of Blood" which caused the death of fifteen hundred men. cause: Being involved in the Thirty Years' War split up Germany among Calvinism, Catholicism and Lutheranism. consequence: This war depopulated entire areas of Germany due to war and also disease. Since this war was also fought on German soil, Germany was at an economic loss of land and livestock.