BAROQUE EUROPE
ABSOLUTE
MONARCHY
A system of
government in whch all he authority is held by the monarch.
ALTARPIECE
A religious
work o art displayed behind the altar of a church.
BAROQUE
A dramatic and
expressive style in the arts that began in 17 th century Italy.
CHIAROSCURO
An artistic
technique contrasting light and darkness.
COUNTER -
REFORMATION
A movement of
religious reform in the Catholics church in response to the Protestant
Reformation.
EMPIRICISM
An approach to
science base don systematic study of all the available evidence.
GOLDEN AGE
The great
flowering of Spanish art and literatura after the late 16 th century, known as
the Siglo de Oro in Spain.
HELIOCENTRISM
The theory
that the Earth moves around the Sun.
INNOVATION
The development
of new invetions and techniques.
MERCANTILISM
An economic
theory that countries could protect their economies by controlling foreign
trade.
PICARESQUE
A type of
literatura in the Spanish Golden Age that narrated the adventures of a hero
from a por background.
PLAZA MAYOR
The main
square in a Spanish city.
STILL LIFE
A work of art
showing floers or objects, known as a bodegón in Spanish..
TRADING
CORPORATION
A company,
like the Dutch East Indies Company, that was supported by a government.
UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION
A theory that
explained the movement of the planets and why bodies fell to Earth.
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