CLEP Social Sciences and History Study Guide

Renaissance Humanism was a threat to the Church because it --emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity Defense of the Seven Sacraments was a tract --written by Henry VIII in which the Roman Catholic Church's position on sacramental theology was supported Erasmus of Rotterdam was the author of --The Praise of Folly The Henrician reaffirmation of Catholic theology was made in the --Six Articles of Faith The Peace of Augsburg --recognized the principle that the religion of the leader would determine the religion of the people The Catholic Counter Reformation included all of the following; --the index of prohibited books, the Council of Trent, a more assertive Papacy Where did the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre occur? --France The Price Revolution of the 16th century was caused by --the importation of silver and gold into the European community The Peace of Westphalia --recognized the independence of the Netherlands Sir Isaac Newton's intellectual synthesis was advanced in --Principia Richelieu served as prime minister to --denounced Cardinal Mazarin In the Edict of Fontainebleau, Louis XIV --abrogated the Edict of Nantes In order to seize the Russian throne, Peter the Great had to overthrow his sister -- Sophia Peter the Great's principal foreign policy achievement was --the acquisition of ports on the Baltic Sea