Vocabulary
The pardoning of punishment for sins by the Roman Catholic Church
Indulgencies
Who was the artist who designed the dome on St. Peter's Basilica and painted "The Creation of Adam?"
Michelangelo
What is the name of the theory that the sun is the center of the universe?
Heliocentric theory
What was the list of complaints that Martin Luther named to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany?
95 Theses
A wealthy supporter of artist or writer
Patron
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
Galileo proved that heliocentric theory was true with the use of his what?
Telescope
What was the name of committee appointed by the people and made of many important Catholic churchmen who met to stop the spread of the Protestant Reformation?
Council of Trent
Leader of the Catholic Church
Pope
What was the name of Renaissance author who wrote "The Prince?"
Machiavelli
Because of Copernicus and Galileo, modern scientists now use the _________ to prove or disprove how the world works.
Scientific method
What was the name of the priest/professor who is credited with the beginning of Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Man-made water ways that are used for the transportation of people and goods.
Canals
What was the name of the Polish astronomer who rejected Ptolemy's theory and established heliocentric theory?
Nicholas Copernicus
The two names for the theory thought up by Potolemy that said that everything in the universe revolves around Earth, INSTEAD OF THE SUN, were the _____and the ____theory.
Ptolemaic; geocentric theory
Martin Luther said the ______ contains all the guidance anyone needs in matters of faith.
Bible
The idea that God said that certain people are destined to be saved, while others are destined to be condemned.
Predestination
Who was Cosimo de' Medici's grandson?
Lorenzo de' Medici
Name two of the three important discoveries made by Galileo with the use of his telescope.
1. The moon is not flat but marked with craters.
2. There are more stars in the sky than we can see with our eyes.
3. The moons of Jupiter do not orbit the Earth but go around Jupiter instead.
What was the name of the Roman Catholic's own attempt to reform the church and stop the spread of the Protestant Reformation?
Count (Catholic) Reformation