Name two of the inventions/works of art that Leonardo da Vinci was famous for.
Multiple Answers
100
Who is the head of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
100
What is humanism?
That all people are important/smart.
AND/OR
Reading early Christian works and the Greek Classics would make you more religious.
100
Define the Renaissance.
"The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome."
100
Why did Henry VIII form the Church of England?
He wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon and/or he wanted a son.
200
Name the two works of art Michelangelo is famous for
Statue of David
Sistine Chapel
200
What was the first Protestant faith?
Lutheranism
200
What is the scientific method?
A method of performing science experiments
200
What is a Renaissance Man?
A well rounded person, good at many things
200
What are the three causes of the Protestant Reformation?
1) Black Death and 100 Years War
2) Advances in science that challenged the church
3) Corruption in the Catholic Church
300
What is Johannes Gutenberg famous for?
Inventing the printing press/movable type
300
What is predestination?
God has decided who is going to heaven or hell before you are born.
300
What is a geocentric universe?
A universe where the earth is in the center of the universe.
300
How was the scientific method different from previous ways of learning?
The scientific method used evidence to back up its reasoning.
300
What were the 3 major arguments of Luther's 95 theses?
1) Church has too much wealth
2) Pope has too much power
3) Corruption in the church/sale of indulgences
400
What is Dante famous for?
Writing the epic poem the Inferno/Divine Comedy
400
What is the sale of indulgences?
Buying your way into heaven/forgiveness.
400
Name the 3 most important renaissance artists
Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo
400
How did the theories of Copernicus and Galileo threaten the church.
It destroyed the idea that man was the center of the universe and focus of God's creation.
400
What are the basic components (3) of the Catholic Reformation? (Council of Trent)
1) Condemns the Protestants
2) Reaffirms many catholic traditions
3) Bans the sale of indulgences
500
What is Geoffery Chaucer famous for?
Writing the Canterbury Tales
500
What is it called when you are kicked out of the church?
Excommunication
500
Describe a frescoe
A painting that is done on wet plaster.
500
How did the renaissance change man's view of man?
The renaissance caused man to see themselves as a smaller part of the universe yet smarter and more like God because they were understanding how things worked.
500
Why is the invention of moveable type arguably the most important invention in the history of man?
cheaper books, expansion of literacy, spread of ideas