Renaissance
What does the term Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Who was the founder of the reformation?
Martin Luther
What is the Heliocentric Model?
Sun is the center of universe.
This is a government for the people, by the people. (THE PEOPLE ARE THE CENTER)
What is Democracy?
What family was a main contributor during the Renaissance?
Medici Family
What was one issue Martin Luther had with the Catholic Church?
Indulgences, too much power for priests
What is the Geocentric Model?
Earth is the center of universe.
John Locke Believed in natural rights....what are natural rights?
life, liberty, and property
The art and literature was said to be a revival of these two groups.
Greeks and Romans
Focusing on the human experience instead of religion
Humanism
The main contribution to the Scientific Revolution for Copernicus.
Theorizing the Geocentric Model
Montesquieu believed in a system which splits up duties within government that still impacts our United States government today.
separation of powers
How did the Medici family make their money?
bankers
What did Martin Luther do to the bible that helped people understand it better?
He translated it. This was important because now more people had access to the document and could interpret it for themselves.
Who was the scientist that discovered laws of motion and gravity
Isaac Newton
Wollstonecraft was an advocate for this.
Women's rights
This country was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Italy
This is the country that Martin Luther hung the 95 Theses.
Germany
What did Galileo do for the Scientific Revolution?
He invented the telescope. This helped prove the Heliocentric Theory. The church did not like this and made him admit his findings were false and made up.
This is the idea that a ruler has all the power in a government.
Absolute Power
Absolute Ruler