Lifepac History & Geography Unit 4
Savonarola
A Dominican friar that predicted the French invasion of Florence from the paganism and the moral vice of the city
oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people
Neoplatonism
A philosophical and religious system composed of the writings of Plato and the elements of Christianity.
The 3 parts which made up Christian Spain in 1140
Castile & Leon, Portugal, & Aragon
What was crowned King of France in a simple ceremony?
Charles VII
Anglican
Church of England
A great national unity was achieved in Spain with the marriage between
Ferdinand & Isabella
The fact that was NOT true of France during the period before 1364 is that
France was a strong national power
Bertrand Du Guesclin was
French general under Charles V
bourgeoisie
French middle class
Charles VII was succeeded by
Louis XI
The Duchy of Milan
Manufactured silks, woolens, and armor
doge
The ruler of Venice
The Republic of Florence
Was an important banking center, governed by seven major guilds
Flanders was important as
a center for weaving woolen cloth
poet laureate
a court poet
Florin
a gold coin used as the standard for Europe
theocracy
a government in which God, or a god, is recognized as the supreme civil ruler and in which religious authorities rule the state as God's or a god's representatives
The reign of Charles V did NOT bring about
a lasting peace
Moors
a member of Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab stock coming from northwestern Africa. The Moors invaded Spain and occupied it for 700 years
Joan of Arc was captured, sent to the Inquisition, and then ?
burned at the stake as a witch or heretic
The Papal States
consisted of Rome and the central portion of the Italian peninsula
humanities
cultural studies, as opposed to the sciences, including language and literature, philosophy and art
The Spanish achieved a unity of
faith & territory
Although the French won most of the battles after 1350, the English won the war.
false
Edward III's major contribution was to restore Archbishop Stratford as chancellor.
false
Edward V escaped from the tower and claimed the throne from the duke of Gloucester.
false
Henry VI was the young successor of Edward III.
false
diet
formal assembly in the Holy Roman Empire to discuss and act upon public or state affairs
Areas of changes during the Renaissance
government, literature, arts & science
Four accomplishments Ferdinand and Isabella achieved were
greater national unity, establishment of the Inquisition, royal police force which restored civil peace, and recapture of Grenanda
Reasons for the Renaissance
growth of trade & wealth, rise of the middle class, decline of feudalism, return to early Greek & Roman ideas
heliocentric
having the sun in the center
One factor NOT leading to the Hundred Years' War
marriage between Richard II and the daughter of Charles VI
Joan of Arc believed in a strong
national government
France emerged from the Hundred Years' war as a
national power
Renaissance
period of transition or change bridging the gap between medieval and modern times
Francisco Sforza
ruler of the Duchy of Milan
Great Council
ruling assembly of 200 merchants & bankers in Venice
Christian humanism
study of the humanities from a Christian point of view
In 1146 a new Muslim power which came out of Africa was called
the Almohades
The movement to drive out the Moors from Southern Spain
the Reconquista
De`Medici
the most powerful political family in Italy
The Hundred Years' War lasted over a century.
true
The Tudor dynasty brought over one hundred years of peace and prosperity.
true
The barons who deposed Edward II because they feared a strong monarchy paved the way for a parliamentary government
true
The middle class became more important during the rule of Edward III
true
The Republic of Venice
was the wealthiest and most politically stable of the Italian States.
The Kingdom of Naples
was under French rule until Spain took over
