Renaissance
Where did the Renaissance start?
Italy (Florence)
Martin Luther and others wanted change with what?
Roman Catholic Church
People accused the Roman Catholic Church of corruption. This led to the _____; a reform against the Catholic Church.
Reformation
Galileo was the first person to study the sky with what instrument?
Telescope
True or False: Christopher Columbus believed he voyaged to India.
TRUE
To start the Renaissance, they looked back at what civilizations for inspiration?
Greeks and Romans
What did Martin Luther do to the door of a church?
Nailed his 95 theses
Those who reformed against the church became known as what?
Protestants
Copernicus believed the planets moved around the ____.
Sun
What did Spanish explorers call the Americas?
The New World
During the Renaissance, focus changed from religion to what?
Humans/Humanism
There was a split with the Catholic Church. Followers of Luther were called what
Lutherans
What king was a major figure of the Reformation?
Why?
a) King Henry VIII
b) he wanted to end his first marriage
Who was the first scientists to routinely use experiments to test his theories?
Galileo Galilei
How was exploration made possible in the 1400's?
a) Advancements in technology
b) strong/faster ships
The Renaissance ideas were able to spread due to what invention?
Moveable type
Name two unpopular church practices.
a) priests and bishops weren't religious any more
b) pope was too involved in politics
c) the church had grown too rich
d) indulgences
The Spanish monarch ordered the Spanish Inquisition. What happened?
They looked for Muslims, Jews and Protestants to punish/kill.
The Scientific Revolution helped to shape the step-by-step process known as what?
Scientific Method
Name two specific reasons people wanted to start to explore the world in the 1400's.
a) wanted Asian spice
b) wanted a new trade route to Asia
c) wanted to convert more people to their religion
During the Renaissance, the Medici family and other patrons spent money to further study of what topics?
a) art, education, poetry, Greek/Latin languages
What were responses of the Catholic Church to the reformation?
A) Council of Trent; created new rules for clergy to follow
B) Catholic Missionaries; Jesuit priests went to Africa, Asia and America
Why was the church upset with the Scientific Revolution?
Science was raising questions about the teachings of the church.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
What is an impact of it?
a) The exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe)
b)
1) disease killed many natives
2) Europeans brought back starch-rich food