Renaissance
What does the word renaissance mean?
rebirth
A movement against the corrupt teachings of the Catholic church
protestant reformation
What is the columbian exchange
the trade of goods from the old world to the new world and vice versa
This is a type of government where a king and/or queen has power
monarchy
Enlightenment
This is the focus on humans and human achievement
humanism
A german monk who started the protestant reformation and wrote the 95 theses
Martin Luther
Finding a new water route to Asia was the first mission of which explorer
Columbus
This is the belief that the right to rule comes from god, not the people
divine right of kings
Locke believed in the these 3 natural rights
life, liberty, property
In what country did the Renaissance start?
Italy
A list of grievances against indulgences and the catholic church
95 theses
This was the first person to circumnavigate the globe
Magellan
a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
A. Divine Right
B. Absolutism
C. Versailles
D. Renaissance
B. Absolutism
Montesquieu said that the government should be
split into 3 branches - separation of powers
The Mona Lisa was painted by
Da Vinci
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or
protestants
What is a conquistador
A spanish explorer with military training
Can you name one king or queen?
Queen Elizabeth, Henry VIII, etc
Rosseau said that people are
born good - the government corrupts our character
A political, social, economic, and cultural "rebirth" from the 1300's to the 1500's C.E.
Renaissance
This invention allowed people to read in their own vernacular
printing press
What 3 things were the reasons for exploration? (think deeper than god,gold,glory)
becoming a world power, spreading christianity, finding new trade routes
Beccaria wanted to abolish
cruel and unusual punishment
Voltaire believed in
free speech and religious tolerance