Scientific Revolution
Which invention helped spread scientific ideas rapidly during this time period?
the printing press
Renaissance is a French word meaning ________ ?
"rebirth"
What was the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation called?
The Counter Reformation
People falsely blamed the plague on everything from the positions of the planets, to lepers, to even the __________ people.
Jewish
What is the definition of stereotype?
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
What is the heliocentric theory?
The Earth and other planets revolved around the sun.
Which city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence
What was Martin Luther’s initial complaint about the Catholic Church?
The sale of indulgences.
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What is the definition of Persecution?
A hostility and ill-treatment, especially on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or political beliefs.
Prior to 1500, what were the two main sources of information about the natural world for Europeans?
The bible + religious teachings and the work of classical philosophers.
A region surrounded by water on three sides is known as a _________________
Peninsula
Martin Luther wrote a letter to the archbishop of Mainz. This letter contained a list of arguments against the Catholic Church called what? What was the list called?
Ninety-Five Theses
What was the first major book printed using the printing press?
The Gutenberg Bible
What is the definition of antisemitism?
Prejudice against or hatred of Jews.
Why was the heliocentric theory controversial?
It contradicted religious teachings that the Earth was the center of the universe.
The Renaissance was a revival of learning based on the achievements of which two ancient civilizations?
Greece and Rome
Catholics also founded a new religious order, ____________________, to win Catholic converts in Europe and overseas.
Catholics also founded a new religious order, THE JESUITS, to win Catholic converts in Europe and overseas.
When the animal died, the __________ jumped to other __________ and __________.
When the animal died, the FLEAS jumped to other ANIMALS and PEOPLE.
What is the definition of scapegoat?
A person who is blamed for something that someone else has done.
Which scientist formulated the laws of motion and gravity?
Isaac Newton
What did humanists study?
They studied classical art and literature for their insights into human life, rather than spiritual matters.
What was the Diet of Worms?
A meeting where Martin Luther was asked to take back his criticisms of the Church.
Some historians estimated that __________ Europeans died of the plague.
24 million
What is the definition of Blood libel?
Refers to the false allegation that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish, usually Christian children, for ritual purposes.