Unit 2 Key Terms

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  1. 3. He was an Enlightenment philosopher that believed humans were evil and in a constant state of war.
  2. 4. The purchase of this allowed Catholics to pay to have their sins forgiven. This was a key factor in the start of the Reformation.
  3. 6. He is famously known for "discovering" the Americas
  4. 8. This disease killed millions in Europe in the 14th century.
  5. 10. a period of new ideas around religion and government
  6. 13. this Italian map-maker (cartographer) documented the Amazons
  7. 16. The large-scale process of settling among and establishing control over indigenous people in an area.
  8. 19. This refers to the things like tobacco, cotton, and sugarcane.
  9. 21. a form of government where one leader has absolute power
  10. 22. Freedoms that we are born with; like life and liberty.
  11. 24. This term refers to part of "Triangular Trade" that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas.
  12. 25. He is famous for painting the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy, during the Renaissance period.
  13. 26. This theory by Copernicus says that the Sun is the center of the Universe, orbited by the Earth.
  14. 28. He was an Enlightenment philosopher who's key idea includes Natural Rights: life, liberty, and property.
  15. 29. He was a religious reformer, famous for starting the Reformation.
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  1. 1. During the Reformation, King Henry VIII started this church because he disagreed with the rules of the Catholic Church.
  2. 2. He wrote "Principia" which describes the laws of the universe.
  3. 5. A type of government where citizens are involved in the day-to-day government and make direct decisions.
  4. 7. This period of time marked the emergence of modern science!
  5. 9. The rebirth of knowledge, art, and ideas after a period of fallen Empires.
  6. 11. This wealthy family helped fund the arts in Italy.
  7. 12. This is the idea that people living in society follow rules of behavior.
  8. 14. This European explorer found Cod fish along the coast of Newfoundland, Canada that fed Europe for decades.
  9. 15. This is a key reason and cause of the Atlantic Slave Trade as Europeans began to colonize the Americas.
  10. 17. Started by Martin Luther, this religious movement challenged the authority of the Catholic Church.
  11. 18. The idea of living life with potential
  12. 20. This Portugese navigator was the first to "circumnavigate" the globe.
  13. 23. Existing on or inhabiting land from before the arrival of colonists; being native to a land
  14. 27. He is a famous astronomer known for his Heliocentric Theory (sun-centered)
  15. 30. This country was the birth place of the Renaissance