Unit 3: Developments in Europe

What year is traditionally seen as the end of the medieval period in Europe

• 1250

• 1350

• 1450

• 1550

Vocab Term: Belief that a Monarch's right to rule was give to by God

• Justices of the Peace

• Divine Right

• Divine Rule

• Monarchy Right

Document that assured civil liberties to people and guaranteed protection against the Tyranny of the King

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• English Proclamation

• King's Order

Type of Government in which a King rules with complete Authority and power

• Dictatorship
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Absolute Monarchy
• Democracy

Bureaucratic Elites who were royal officials sent out to execute and the enforce the king's orders & laws. Also known as “Tax Farmers” because they made sure people were paying their taxes

• Tax Collectors
• Royal Guards
• Law Enforcers
• Intendants

Absolute Monarch who declare "I am the State". Called himself the Sun King & built the Palace of Versailles

• Louis XIV
• Marie Antoinette
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Louis XVI

Why did Louis make all the Nobles move to Versailles?

• To promote cultural exchange between the Nobles
• To improve the living conditions of the Nobles
• To establish a new capital city
• To centralize his power and control over the Nobles. (keep an eye on them)

What major changes was John Wycliffe calling for in the Catholilc Church?

• Rejection of the Bible as the religious authority, acceptance of papal authority, promotion of wealth and corruption within the Church.
• Translation of the Bible into Latin, acceptance of papal authority, promotion of wealth and corruption within the Church.
• Translation of the Bible into English and limit of indulgences

• Translation of the Bible into English & priests were unnecessary for salvation

German Monk who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation

• Martin Luther
• Pope Francis
• Henry VIII
• John Calvin

Payment to the church to resolve sins in order to acheive salvation. Very expensive, only nobility could afford. Luther felt this was unequal for everyone and the bible taught faith alone could achieve salvation

• Redemption
• Penance
• Tithe
• Indulgence