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Diocletian
emperor (beginning in AD 284) who stopped fall of empire for a period of time by reforming Rome
salon
social gatherings of poets, musicians, thinkers (usually run by hostesses)
Atilla the Hun
leader of Huns who tried to conquer Constantinople, failed, pressed on to Rome, persauded by Pope Leo I to stop
baroque
music that was ornate, odd, complex, dramatic; an art form
vernacular
common language of the time
Locke
-"Two Treatises of Government"
-people are naturally good
-people have right to overthrow government
-encouraged laborious workers (industry)
-freedom of press
baroque
music that was ornate, odd, complex, dramatic; an art form
Hobbes
-"Leviathan"
-people are cruel, greedy, brutish, short temperament
-people need strict control
-liked monarchy - absolute ruler
-opposed religion but God existed
consul
the most powerful official of Rome

-two of them
-1 year term
-same person couldn't hold position for another 10 years after
-could veto other consul's decision
Voltaire
-"Candide"
-fought inequality/injustice (favored Locke)
- didn't like French monarchy (liked England)
-wanted to separate human rights from religion
Locke
-"Two Treatises of Government"
-people are naturally good
-people have right to overthrow government
-encouraged laborious workers (industry)
-freedom of press
tribune
governing body with veto power over unfavorable laws

-made up of Plebeians
Adam Smith
-"The Wealth of Nations" - England should be deregulated
-Laissez Faire = "let/leave alone"
-law of self-interest → law of competition → laws of supply and demand
-division of labor (and differential pay)
Hobbes
-"Leviathan"
-people are cruel, greedy, brutish, short temperament
-people need strict control
-liked monarchy - absolute ruler
-opposed religion but God existed
Montesquieu
-"The Spirit of Laws"
-admired British government (limited monarchy)
-best government is separation of powers, checks & balances = executive, judicial, legislative → France doesn't agree
Visigoths
barbarians (AD 410) that invaded Rome
Rousseau
-"Social Contract"
-some control is necessary, but should be limited → French monarchy doesn't agree
-people should be governed by elected officials (not hereditary system)
-art/science advancement; socialization → societal corruption
Voltaire
-"Candide"
-fought inequality/injustice (favored Locke)
- didn't like French monarchy (liked England)
-wanted to separate human rights from religion
Robert Walpole
-first prime minister to England
-headed cabinet, which became the center of power/policymaking
heliocentric
sun-centered universe
Mary Wollstonecraft
-wanted to perfect mankind
-helped women achieve better life
-education was key to a woman's success
Galileo
astronomer that viewed moon around Jupiter

this did what?
proved Copernicus correct
Adam Smith
-"The Wealth of Nations" - England should be deregulated
-Laissez Faire = "let/leave alone"
-law of self-interest → law of competition → laws of supply and demand
-division of labor (and differential pay)
cabinet
-a link between the king and majority in Parliament (as part of majority party i.e. the Whigs)
-first established under King George I (was German)
-became center of power and policymaking
Montesquieu
-"The Spirit of Laws"
-admired British government (limited monarchy)
-best government is separation of powers, checks & balances = executive, judicial, legislative → France doesn't agree
constitutional monarchy
-monarchy limited by the constitution (i.e. law)
-e.g. in England
Rousseau
-"Social Contract"
-some control is necessary, but should be limited → French monarchy doesn't agree
-people should be governed by elected officials (not hereditary system)
-art/science advancement; socialization → societal corruption
Robert Walpole
-first prime minister to England
-headed cabinet, which became the center of power/policymaking
Mary Wollstonecraft
-wanted to perfect mankind
-helped women achieve better life
-education was key to a woman's success
cabinet
-a link between the king and majority in Parliament (as part of majority party i.e. the Whigs)
-first established under King George I (was German)
-became center of power and policymaking
constitutional monarchy
-monarchy limited by the constitution (i.e. law)
-e.g. in England
Senate
Roman aristocratic branch of gov't
Patricians
Roman privileged upper class
Plebeians
Roman common farmer, artisan, merchant; free citizen and right to vote
Constantine
granted toleration of Christianity; Edict of Milan - toleration of Religion; names Byzantium new capital city after winning East and West of Roman Empire
Nationalism
extreme pride in one's country
Marie Antoinette
wife of Louis XVI, hailed from Austria
shading
art technique during Renaissance
theocracy
government controlled by church leaders
enlightened despot
absolute ruler using his or her power for the good of the people
Enclosure
process by which wealthy landowners buy open fields in a village, fence them, rent them to tenant farmers to work the land
laissez-faire
belief in absence of gov't regulation of business
socialism
belief that country's wealth should be shared equally among all citizens
imperialism
policy of extending one country's rule over many lands; nation building
proletariat
urban working class according to Marx
urbanization
process of changing from a rural- to a city-dwelling population that results in densely populated areas and vast numbers of city buildings
Christianity
religion introduced during Rome by teachings of Jesus (born in Bethleham)
Twelve Tables
written laws demanded by Plebeians created 451 BC to help protect their citizen rights (vote, hold office)
Constantinople
new capital city by Constantine on Byzantium for Rome, eastern empire
Odoacer
barbarian general who claimed Rome after last Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus
King Louis XVI
absolute monarch during French Revolution
Maximillien Robespierre
formed Committee of Public Safety, which executed any suspicious people; was guillotined himself after Cttee. executions became threat
Renaissance
golden period of 1300 to 1600 in Europe; "rebirth"
Baldassare Castiglione
wrote "The Courtier" about ideal Renaissance man/woman
Niccolo Machiavelli
wrote "The Prince" sayig that ends justified the means; ruler can do anything necessary to gain power
Michelangelo
David, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's church dome
Leonardo da Vinci
inventor; painter: The Last Supper, Mona Lisa
Pieter Bruegel
captured scenes from everyday life to give sense of life and feeling
Johan Gutenburg
inventor of printing press (printed Bible)
Desiderius Erasmus
"In Praise of Folly" - satire piece about merchants, lovers, scholars, priests/clergy
Martin Luther
began Lutheran faith; salvation by faith alone, Bible only authority, equal faith

earthly rulers
John Calvin
began Calvinist religion; predestination, theocracy

heavenly rulers
Copernicus
heliocentricism; "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies"; Christian churches disagreed
Scientific Method
1. State the problem.
2. Gather info on problem.
3. Form hypothesis.
4. Experiment.
5. Record data and analyze.
6. State a conclusion.
7. Repeat (increases reliability).
Council of Trent
called on by Pope and ran for 20 years; established direction and reformed Catholic Church; took steps to end church abuse of power/created stiff penalties for corruption among clergy/created better schools to train people to combat Protestantism
Napoleon Bonaparte
French political/military leader; artillery captain looked to for fight Counter Revolution from Catholics, Royalists; 3-man consulate (and 1st consul), Emperor of French
James Hargreaves
spinning jenny
John Kay
flying shuttle
Richard Awkwright
water frame
Robert Fulton
invented steamboat
Jethro Tull
seed drill
Abraham Darby
iron in blast furnace using coke
putting out
men in fields w/ hoes, women in fields putting out - make one part of product, another woman comes to get it, more parts added, etc, etc
capital
wealth (i.e. money, machines, tools, buildings) to produce more wealth
Thomas Newcomen
first practical steam engine to pump water
anesthetic
Industrial Revolution, allowed patients to not feel pain
smelt
iron ore in furnace to make pig iron, refined; rural activity
tenements
overcrowded housing units for urban working class in Industrial Revolution
labor union
Progressive idea that factory workers advocated for/achieved for benefits b/c of long hours, child labor, etc
Karl Marx and The Communist Manifesto
socialist believing workers should all be equal; humanizing of capitalism, leads to communism

Manifesto - proletariat majority should govern society and bourgeoisie minority should relinquish power
means of production
factories; large machines: spinning jenny, water frame, spinning mule; tools
patron
person who financially supports another in his or her work
Shakespeare
well-renowned English literature writer during Elizabethan Age
Roman Republic
Roman gov't w/ republican style; ended w/ Octavian (Augustus)
Triple Entente
Britain, France, Russia alliance in 1907
Causes of the War
nationalism and imperialism(nation/alliance building)
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (1882-1914, start of WWI)
Berlin Conference of 1885
rules for new competition; anybody can claim Africa by taking over strategic points; African leaders not present but sealed African fate - irony
Suez Canal
provided shorter route (Europe to Indian Ocean) - faster, easier, safer route; point of interest for Europe
Treaty of Versailles
ended German fighting with Allied Powers
Allied vs Central Powers
Allied=France, Russia, (Britain, US)

Central=Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (later switches to allied)
Causes of the fall of Rome
crisis of 3rd century
-economic problems (trade routes disrupted, gold/silver supply decr., harvests decr.)
-military decay (no intrinsic support)
-political decay (less loyalty)

-Diocletian tried to reform Rome, but did not completely succeed

-Constantine named new capital

-Rome sacked by Barbarians
Censorship in Enlightenment
works were kept from public view because challenged ideas of old order
oligarchy
gov't ruled by small elite
Enlightenment vs Absolutism
Absolutism - ultimate rule of one leader not limited by law; synonymous with bad ruler

Enlightenment - goodwill of people, reason/logic rather than divine right; e.g. constitutional monarchy and enlightened despots
natural laws
let what naturally, normally happens to happen

e.g. for Adam Smith - self-interest, competition, supply/demand and invisible hand