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What was the Renaissance?

Renaissance

The period from 1400-1600 that saw a change of cultural and intellectual values

Who was John Calvin? What did he do?

John Calvin

(1509-1564) French theologian who established theocracy in Geneva, developed predestination, and created Calvinism

Who was Martin Luther?

Martin Luther

(1483-1546) German theologian that challenged the church's practice of indulgences, which led to the Reformation

What was the Peace of Augsburg?

Peace of Augsburg

(1555) Document in which Charles V recognized Lutheranism as a legal religion in the Holy Roman Empire

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

First European to sail to the West Indies (1492)

Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan

Circumnavigated the globe (1519-1522)

What was Absolutism?

Absolutism

theory that the monarch is supreme and can exercise full and complete power unilaterally

What is the Bill of Rights?

Bill of Rights

(1689) English document declaring that sovereignty resided with Parliament