No Terms
Questions to Consider:
- To what extent did the status of women improve in 16th and 17th century Europe?
- What were the causes and results of the European witchcraft hysteria?
- Why did the slave trade industry shift from European (white) to African (black) slavery?
Terms to Identify:
- Thirty Years' War
- Bohemian Phase
- Danish Phase
- Swedish Phase
- International Phase
- Peace of Westphalia
Questions to Consider:
- Why did France side against the Habsburgs in the Thirty Years' War?
- Why was the Peace of Westphalia so significant for the future of religion and Europe, and how did it affect the status of the Holy Roman Empire?
Terms to Identify:
- Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis
- St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
- War of the Three Henrys
- politiques
- Henry of Navarre (Henry IV)/Edict of Nantes
- Revolt of the Netherlands/Union of Utrecht
- Spanish Armada
Questions to Consider:
- What differentiated the Habsburg-Valois Wars from the religious wars of the 17th century? What accounted for this change?
- What were some of the reasons for religious warfare in the 16th century? How did they vary based on country?
- What accounted for religious strife in France, and what major step did Henry IV take to remedy this?
- How do the happenings between Spain and the Netherlands predict the future of religion in Europe?
Terms to Outline:
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Hernando Cortes
- Francisco Pizarro
- "Golden Century of Spain"
- Columbian Exchange
Questions to Consider:
- What economic impact does exploration have on Spain?
- Why is the Columbian Exchange significant? Did it have a greater effect on Europe or the New World?
Terms to Outline:
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Hernando Cortes
- Francisco Pizarro
- "Golden Century of Spain"
- Columbian Exchange
Questions to Consider:
- What economic impact does exploration have on Spain?
- Why is the Columbian Exchange significant? Did it have a greater effect on Europe or the New World?
Terms to Outline:
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Bartholomew Diaz
- Vasco da Gama
- Technological innovations
- caravel
- compass
- astrolabe
- General History of the Indies
- Treaty of Tordesillas (look up--not mentioned in McKay)
- Christopher Columbus
- Amerigo Vespucci
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa (also might have to look up outside of the text)
Questions to Consider:
- What motivated various countries to begin exploring new areas? Why did Portugal lead the way and then Spain?
- How does the text regard Columbus's achievements (or perhaps, lack thereof)? Why was Columbus credited with so much achievement if he is considered so cruel?
