Council of Trent (1545-1563)-
meetings to reform catholic churchcalled by Pope Paul III; banned indulgences; supported communityof the faithful
Spanish Inquisition>Roman Inquisition (1542)-
persecution of Lutherans, Calvinists, Jews, and Muslims
Battle of Lepento (1571)-
Phillip II
of Spain victory against Turkswhen outnumbered
Huguenots-
French Protestants>Henry of Navarre [Bourbons]
Guise Family-
led Catholics against Bourbons
Catherine de Medici-
(regent 1559-1589) rules for young sonsafter Henry II’s death
Charles IX-
(r. 1560-1574) son of Henry II and Catherine deMedici
Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre-
August 23, 1572 marriageof Henry of Navarre and Catherine’s daughter disrupted by CharlesIX
Henry IV-
[Navarre] (r. 1589-1610) issues Edict of Nantes
Edict of Nantes-
ended French-Christian wars; brought religioustoleration to France
“Council of Blood/Troubles”-
Netherlands 1566-1609
William of Orange-
Dutch leader in wars after 1572
Spanish Armada (1588)-
Phillip attacks Elizabeth I after failedmarriage proposal; “protestant wind”
Defenestration of Prague
- (1618)
Catholics take over Bohemiaupsetting
catholic-protestant balance for HRE electors, causing 30Years War
30 Years War (1618-1648)-
Bavaria taken by Catholics; HREelectors tied
Albrecht von Wallenstein-
Bohemian nobleman; gives aid toHRE Ferdinand II
Eidict of Restitution (1629)-
All territory lost to protestants since1552 to be returned
Transubstantiation-
the turning of bread & wine into the blood & body of christ
Maximilian of Bavaria-
lends Ferdinand II an army which winsBattle of White Mountain in 1620
Ferdinand II-
(r. 1619-1637) Holy Roman Emperor [Habsburg]
Gustavus Adolphus-
(r. 1611-1632) Swedish king
Peace of Westphalia (1648)-
freedom of religion; balance of power
Phillip “the Fair”-
duke of Habsburg
Juana “the Mad”-
mother of Charles V
Don Carlos-
mad son of Phillip II and Maria of Portugal
Emperor Francis Joseph-
“emperor of sorrows”Battle of White Mountain in 1620
Test Review Ch. 12
I. Pictures
Jan VermeerMaria Sibylla Merian
II. Identifies
Batholomeu Dieas-
Portuguese explorer; rounded south Africa in1488
Vasco de Gama-
1498 leads Portuguese around cape of good hopeto India
Sir Francis Drake-
British privateer; favorite of Elizabeth I;conquers Spanish Armada
Prester John-
Christian king in the heart of Africa; would helpagainst muslims
Press Gangs-
forces men into the navy
Scurvy-
disease of the gumbs; prevented with vitamin C (citrus)
Ptolemy’s Geography-
(100?-178) globe; 3 continents, 2 oceans;overestimated land
Fall of Constantinople-
1453 to turks; muslim outreach
Marco Polo-
(1254-1324) wrote about Chinese explorations;incorrect geography; exotic
Henry the Navigator-
(1394-1460)Portuguese Price; sponsored “Prestor John” searches
Astrolabe-
measured altitude of the sun/star for latitude (insouthern hemisphere)
Quadrant-
determined latitude by aligning with north star
Caravel-
Portuguese ships; square sails; lateen- triangle movablesail allows sailing upwind+ faster
King John II of Portugal-
names “cape of good hope” to eastriches
Spice Islands-
Orient
- Ptolemy’s land of plenty in the west
Christopher Columbus-
(1446-1506) 1476 learned Portugueseshipbuilding; Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain financed trip to westIndies in 1492; nina, pinta, santa maria [4 voyages to 1502]
Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494
- Pope Alex VI creates line of demarcation for Spanish/Portuguese; ignored by northern europe
Amerigo Vespucci-
(1451-1512) patronized by Medicis to voyageto the mundus novus in 1499; name given to “America”
Vasco Nunez de Balboa-
(1475-1517) Spanish; trekked acrossIsthmus of Panama
Ferdinand Magellan-
(1480?-1521) Spanish; Circumnavigatedworld 1519>straits of Magellan>names pacific ocean> Killed in1521 in Phillipene war; Sevastian Elcano completes voyage
John Cabot-
(1450-1498) 1497 commissioned to search for northwest passage by king Henry VII; finds maine [acc. Son,Sebastian]
Northwest passage-
Passage to the Orient
Jacques Cartier-
1534- explored st. Lawrence river in Canda; failQuebec settlement 1541
Samuel Champlain
- founded first permanent Quebec settlement1600
East India Company-
Chartered by Dutch in 1602 for spiceislands; expelled Portuguese; founded Manhattan island settlement
Maize-
corn = potatoes grow easily
Inca Empire-
domesticated llama and alpaca; south america
Aztec Empire-
Tenochtitlan-
Aztec capitol [mexico city]
Casbeza de Vaca-
spanishman stranded in southwest n. Americauntil 1536; gets kindness
Hernando Cortes-
(1485-1547) searched for new world riches ;Malinche’s Captain; proclaims “new spain” in 1522
Malinche-
[Marina] helped Cortes in translating
Montezuma II-
(1502-1520) Aztec Emporor
Francesco Pizarro-
conquered the Incans; march to Cusco
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