History Study Guide

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  1. 4. A lifelong patriot and diehard proponent of a unified Italy, became one of the fathers of modern political theory.
  2. 6. An English humanist and statesman. He was the chancellor of England throughout the years of 1529–32. He was beheaded for not being able to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.
  3. 8. Began as a small tribe who grew in power to conquer other peoples all down the coast from Columbia to Argentina. Remembered for their contributions to religion, architecture, and their famous network of roads through the region.
  4. 9. was a Spanish conquistador, or conqueror, best remembered for conquering the Aztec empire in 1521 and claiming Mexico for Spain.
  5. 13. The greatest of the Scholastic philosophers. Produced a comprehensive synthesis of Christian theology and Aristotelian philosophy that influenced Roman Catholic doctrine for centuries and was adopted as the official philosophy of the church in 1917.
  6. 15. painter, printmaker, and writer generally regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist.
  7. 17. A Spanish churchman who founded the Dominican order, a religious community officially called the Order of Preachers.
  8. 18. Ignatius of Loyola: a Spanish priest and theologian who founded the Jesuit order in 1534 and was one of the most influential figures in the Counter-Reformation.
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  1. 1. emerged as the dominant force in central Mexico, developing an intricate social, religious and commercial and political organization that brought many of the region's city-states under their control by the 15th century.
  2. 2. A master navigator and explorer. He is known for opening the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas. He is known as the “discoverer” of the New World for many years.
  3. 3. ruled Florence for some 20 years in the 15th century, during which time he brought stability to the region.
  4. 5. an explorer, soldier and conquistador best known for conquering the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla.
  5. 7. a 16th-century monk and theologian, was one of the most significant figures in Christian history. His beliefs helped birth the Reformation
  6. 10. A Dutch humanist who was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the New Testament.
  7. 11. Canonized as a saint just two years after his death. He is the patron saint for ecologists which is a title honoring his boundless love for animals and nature.
  8. 12. is primarily famous as a Renaissance artist. He is especially remembered for two works of art. (Mona Lisa and The Last Supper)
  9. 14. the best painter and sculptor of the Italian Renaissance. He brought realism into art and challenged the old way of thinking by showing people that painting the human body was not a sin.
  10. 16. Skilled farmers and navigators, they wrote music and poetry and created powerfully expressive objects.