The Renaissance
The Renaissance Continued
Renaissance/ Reformation
Reformation
Reformation
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What was life like in Europe before the Renaissance (during the dark ages)?
What is -Very little art, music, writing, or reading. -Bubonic Plague (Black Death) kills almost half of the population of Europe. -Lots of sickness, starvation, and war. -People are very focused on farming and survival, not much fun is had. -Feudalism is common (peasants working land for the nobles). -Scholars only focus on religion and spirituality. -People don’t communicate much.
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During the Renaissance, scholars looked back to the ancient societies of ___________ and ___________ for inspiration and ideas.
What is Greece and Rome
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Explain what life is like in Europe before the invention of the printing press.
What is: -Only a few thousand books exist in all of Europe. -Only the very wealthy and the church own books. -Not many books other than the bible exist. -These books had to be slowly copied by hand.
100
To express strong objection to something/ express disapproval is to ___________.
What is to protest.
100
People who followed Luther became known as _________________.
What is protestants.
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During the Renaissance, Italy was broken up into several ________________ ruled by __________

City-States;Powerful, wealthy families.

200
Renaissance art was characterized by realism, which was...
What is drawing/ painting things exactly as the looked.
200
What was the impact of the printing press on society?
What is: -Printing spread like wildfire across Europe. -By 1500, there are 20 million books on 35,000 different topics. -Literacy increases because common people can afford to have access to books and information and learn to read. -Education becomes more accessible and people are exposed to many new ideas.
200
To improve by correcting errors/ fixing problems is to _____________.
What is to reform.
200

This individual refused to accept the Act of Supremacy that made Henry VIII head of the English Church and therefore was later executed; he also wrote Utopia.

Who is Thomas More

300
The world Renaissance means _________________.
What is rebirth.
300

This is the term used to describe going back to the teachings of ancient Greece and Rome, and concentrating on education and the classics. 

What is humanism

300
Prior to the 1500’s, almost everyone in Europe is _______________ (a religion).
What is Catholic.
300
What role does the printing press play in the Protestant Reformation?
What is: -Luther’s ideas spread quickly with the help of the printing press. -Luther’s supporters distributed copies of his speeches and essays far and wide. -Millions of people sided with Luther against the Roman Catholic Church
300
Explain why Henry the 8th broke away from the Catholic Church and started the Church of England (Anglican Church).
What is he wanted a divorce from his wife Catherine of Aragon because she does not birth him a son. -Wants to marry Anne Boleyn, servant to the queen. -Pope says no; Henry becomes very angry. -To show his anger, he broke England away from the Catholic Church.
400
What happened during the Renaissance?
What is: -A rebirth of culture and creativity (art, music, reading, writing, communicating, thinking). -An exciting time of new inventions and amazing discoveries, magnificent buildings and beautiful art.
400
What was the concept of a "Renaissance Man" and who was the best example of a Renaissance Man?
What is a person that can do it all. Leonard da Vinci. -Successful in business, well-mannered, educated, athletic, and brave. -Serious and amusing at the same time -Knowledge of Latin and Greek -Knows poetry and history -Has good writing and social skills -Chivalrous Behavior
400
What is an indulgence and why do people buy them?
What is a piece of paper that forgives some of your sins. People buy them: -To increase their chances of going to heaven and decrease the time they have to spend in Purgatory -Indulgences could be purchased for dead family members to lessen their time in Purgatory.
400
What did the church ask Martin Luther to do about his 95 theses? What did he say? What happened to him as a result?
What is they wanted him to take them back/ say he didn't mean it. He said no, and was excommunicated as a result.
400
What was the purpose of the Counter-Reformation?
What is an effort to reform and bring people back to the Catholic Church. -Called for priests to spend more time preaching and doing good works. -Stops the sale of indulgences and other corrupt practices. -Reaffirms that salvation comes through both faith and good works and that the bible was not the only source of religious truth.
500
The Renaissance began in ___________ because _________.
What is in Italy, because it had been the center of the Roman empire (could see remains of the incredible empire and used it for inspiration). Also because the Roman Catholic Church was based in Rome and supported many artists, architects, and scholars.
500

What is vernacular and name an important individual who promoted the use of this in books

What is the vernacular and Erasmus

500
What did Martin Luther do to protest the selling of indulgences?
What is he nailed his Ninety-Five Theses, or arguments, to the door of Wittenberg cathedral for all to see.
500
What was the difference between what the Catholic Church said you had to do to get to heaven, and what Martin Luther said you had to to to get to heaven?
What is: Catholic: Faith & good works Luther: Just faith
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What is the long term legacy (result we see today) of the Protestant Reformation?
What is the legacy of the Protestant Reformation is that Christians today are split up into many different denominations (groups).
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