The Plauge
Roughly what percentage of the population died as a result of the Bubonic Plague?
40-60%
What country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
People buying a “ticket” to heaven/buying away their sins?
Indulgences
How did people feel about the church after the plague?
They began to questions the church.
Martin Luther posted what to the door of the Wittenberg Church?
95 Theses
What brought the plague to Europe?
Shipping Boats and trade routes
What intellectual movement focused on human potential, classical texts, and individual worth?
Humanism
Predestination means what?
The belief that God has already determined whether someone is going to Heaven
True or false? After the Protestant Reformation the Catholic Church rose in power.
False
Who is the inventor of the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What is two things about medical doctors of the time you can recall? What does that show about this time
They were unsanitary, undertrained and used crazy "cures". Showed how desperate people were and the need for modern medical text books.
What locations did people during the Renaissance look to for inspiration?
Greece and Rome
Any Christian church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation was called a what?
Protestant
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the request of the head of the catholic church, who is this person?
The Pope
What did Nicolaus Copernicus discover about the universe?
That Earth was not at the center.
Why was the Plague given the name the Black Death?
The sores on the body were black
Name one of the characteristics of the Renaissance art that made it different from medieval art?
Brighter colors, looks 3D, Greek and Roman influences, realistic looking, centered on human achievements.
At the Council of Worms, who was put on trial for his heretical claims of Catholic Church corruption?
Martin Luther
Name a few beliefs/criticisms of the Catholic Church
Too wealthy, too political, selling indulgences, lacking spiritual guidance.
This Artist is well known for drawing The Last Supper and a famous portrait in the Louvre?
Leonardo Di Vinci
With less people around and more jobs what happened to the wages of those who were left?
They were able to be paid more for their work.
What made the northern renaissance art different from the Italian renaissance?
It depicted ordinary life and peasants
The posting of the 95 Theses is thought to be by many a turning point in history because
The Pope’s right to sell indulgences was strengthened
Luther soon became the leader of Germany
The power & operations of the Roman Catholic Church were challenged
The Roman Catholic Church unified German states
Catholic Church determined that what was the only language that the Bible could be written in?
Latin
This man owned 1/3 of all of European Lands and was considered the most powerful man in Europe?