A | B |
Monotheism | Belief that there is only one God |
Polytheism | Belief that there are many gods |
Silk Road | Tade rout linking China to people from other lands, specifcally Europe |
Crusades | Introduced Europeans to the spices and luxury goods of Asia |
Indulgence | Payment for te forgiveness of sins |
Martin Luther | Wrote the 95 Theses |
German Princes | Converted to Protestantism under Luther and gained political power by ending Pope's authority in Germany |
Edict of Nantes | Granted Huguenots religious toleration in France |
French Protestants | Huguenot |
Richelieu | Took steps to stengthen the power of the monarchy by moving against Protestantism and nobility |
Catholic Reformation | Enacted moderating measurs to try to stop the Reformation |
Jesuits | Society of Jesus |
Printing Press | Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, increased literacy in Europe |
Scientific Revolution | Shift in think that emphasized reason and systematic observation |
God, Gold, Glory | Motiviations for European Exploration |
Columbian Exchange | Introduced corn, potatoes, and tobacco to Europe |
Triangluar Trade | This is where goods were trades along the Atlantic Ocean with the Middle Passage as the middle leg |
Peter the Great | Adopted Western ways in Russia |
Frederick the Great | Absolute monarch of Prussia |
Louis XIV | The Sun King |