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100
This religion was created when a monk wanted to reform the Catholic Church, but after writing his 95 theses he was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and was forced to start his own church.
Lutheranism
100
A Christian humanist who wanted to reform the Catholic Church from within. He set the stage for the Reformation and for Martin Luther
Erasmus
100
In its purest form, the _________ time period was an aesthetic attitude dependent on principles based in the culture, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome, with the emphasis on form, simplicity, proportion, clarity of structure, perfection, restrained emotion, as well as explicit appeal to the intellect.
Classical
100
His pioneering invention of a printing press with movable type changed the world. Around 1455, he printed the first complete edition of the Christian Bible using his press.
Johannes Gutenberg
100
The ______ family was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' ______, during the first half of the 15th century.
Medici
200
An intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics. They studied the classical culture of Greece and Rome, but used that study to increase their understanding of their own times.
Humanist Movement
200
a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He followed in the footsteps of Martin Luther
John Calvin
200
The "______ ____" is a term used to describe the period between the end of the late classical age and the time of the Renaissance.
Middle Ages
200
This writer, born in England, became a famous poet and playwright during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Between 1590 and 1613, he wrote 37 plays that are still performed around the world. He invented words and phrases still used today. Like other Renaissance writers, he took a humanist approach to his characters.
William Shakespeare
200
How did the Reformation divide the Christian Church, millions of people, and European states?
I'll be the judge of this one
300
____ _____ ____ created the Church of England as a religious body unique from the Roman Catholic Church in order to achieve his goal of divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in an attempt to remarry and father sons to continue his dynasty.
King Henry VIII
300
The queen of England adopted a policy of religious compromise or acceptable middle ground. She moved cautiously at first but gradually enforced reforms that both moderate Catholics and Protestants could accept. This policy of compromise was later known as the ___________ __________.
Elizabethan settlement
300
The period of European history between the 14th and 17th centuries marked by a flourishing of art and literature inspired by ancient times and by the beginnings of modern science.
Renaissance is a French word meaning “_______”
300
This man said Copernicus was not right about circular orbits of the planets, but that the planets moved in elliptical orbits.
Johannes Kepler
300
In what ways did the Renaissance spark a shift in scientific thinking and contribute to the Scientific Revolution? Double Points
The Renaissance revived interest in classical knowledge and emphasized humanism, encouraging curiosity, observation, and a questioning of traditional authority, which laid the intellectual groundwork for scientific inquiry. This shift, combined with advancements in mathematics, art, and technology, directly contributed to the Scientific Revolution by fostering new methods of experimentation and challenging long-held beliefs about the natural world.
400
Before the Reformation, all Christians living in Western Europe were part of the _____ ________ Church. This was led by the Pope, based in a town in Italy. The Church was extremely rich and powerful. In church, services were held in Latin. They sold indulgences to "help" get people to heaven
Roman Catholic
400
German theologian, professor, pastor, and church reformer. He began the Protestant Reformation with his publication on October 31, 1517. In this publication, he attacked the Church's sale of indulgences.
Martin Luther
400
What was print revolution and its impact?
It was not just a development, a new way of producing books; it transformed the lives of people, changing their relationship to information and knowledge, and with institutions and authorities. Printing reduced the cost of books. Access to books created a new culture of reading.
400
Made sketches and models of nature, dissected corpses to see how muscles and bones work. Talented in botany, anatomy, optics, music, architecture, and engineering.Created the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Notebooks of sketches for flying machines and undersea boats.
Leonardo
400
How did the printing press help to spread the Renaissance and the Reformation
I'll be the judge of this one
500
the belief that the fate of each soul was decided by God at the beginning of time
predestination
Whose religion made the idea of "predestination" popular? The religion was created after Lutheranism had began the Protestant Reformation.
500
This word means a cultured man who was knowledgeable, educated, or proficient in a wide range of fields
Renaissance Man. Give 5 examples of skills that this type of person would have in order to get full credit. :)
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500
This revolution replaced the Greek view of nature that had dominated science for almost 2,000 years. It was characterized by an emphasis on abstract reasoning, quantitative thought, an understanding of how nature works, the view of nature as a machine, and the development of an experimental scientific method.
The Scientific Revolution
500
Galileo Galilei
an Italian scientist who formulated the basic law of falling bodies, which he verified by careful measurements. He constructed a telescope with which he studied lunar craters, and discovered four moons revolving around Jupiter and espoused the Copernican cause.
500
Why was the Italian peninsula the home to the birth of the Renaissance
it is an ideal location for trade in the Mediterranean World, and it was close to the Muslim World that had preserved Ancient Rome and classical ideas