HUMANISM
Medieval times started ____________________ and ended ___________________
500 - 1500
Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation, the one who started it?
Martin Luther
The Renaissance was a period of new ideas in the arts in general, including literature, drama, architecture and philosophy. TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Why did Europeans choose to explore the Atlantic Ocean in order to get to East Asia?
different spices, silk, porcelain, cotton, etc
What were the INDULGENCES commonly sold by Catholic priests in medieval Europe?
"Tickets" to Heaven. You could basically "buy" forgiveness for your sins.
What was HUMANISM?
a movement that praised humans, their beauty, potential and intelligence
this cultural movement shifted the spotlight from religion to human beings
It is NOT true about the RENAISSANCE...
new ideas specially regarding European knowledge of geography
or
period of new ideas in culture and the arts in general
TRUE or FALSE: Medieval trade routes connecting Europe and far east Asia (India, China, different islands) had to cross a large Muslim or Islamic territory
true
Martin Luther harshly criticized the selling of INDULGENCES by the Catholic Church because.....
He believe that it was immoral for the Church to "forgive people´s sins" in exchange for money
What were the main PILLARS of HUMANISM?
Individualism
Rationalism
Secularism
Classicism
Give an example of a RENAISSANCE writer, painter and sculptor...
Shakespeare
Da Vinci / Rafael
Michelangelo
In the late 1400s, Europeans explored new routes to East Asia, totally by sea. One example was...
Vasco da Gama´s trip in 1497-1498
What was the "95 Theses" written by Martin Luther in 1517?
A list of 95 statements revealing everything he believed to be wrong in the Catholic Church at the time.
Explain the meaning of SECULARISM
Separation of religious matters from other topis, especially politics
Focus NOT on religion, but on worldly matters
Why did Europeans choose to explore the Atlantic Ocean in order to get to East Asia?
To avoid paying high taxes to the Muslims in the Middle East
What was the major consequence of the Protestant Reformation?
It "divided" the Catholic Church with the emergence of new Christian religions, the Protestant