Rennaissance
What was the Renaissance?
The Renaissance is the rebirth of Ancient Greek, and Roman art, literature, and learning.
What caused the Renaissance?
Merchants and Crusaders brought back Classical learning and ideas.
What was the Reformation and what caused it?
The Reformation was people breaking away from the Catholic Church, and it was caused by the Catholic Church claiming false things and people finding out.
What was the Counter Reformation, and what did they do to stop it?
The Counter Reformation was trying to stop people from leaving the Catholic church and bringing them back. To stop the reformation they did things like ban books and ban teachings that are not Catholic.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
The development in human understanding and knowledge about the physical universe
Who is the Medici Family, and what did they do?
The Medici family was a wealthy banking family who lived in Florence and gained power by wealth.
What was the biggest trade city during the Renaissance? Florence, Venice, Rome
Florence was the biggest trade city during the Renaissance, mainly by its accessibility by water.
Who was Henry the VIII?
He was a king of England who broke away from the Catholic Church and starting the Church of England
Who is Martin Luther?
Martin Luther was one of the main leaders of the Reformation, and he helped lead to the birth of Protestantism.
What factors led to the Scientific Revolution
The Renaissance and the growth of humanism led to the Scientific Revolution.
What is Humanism?
Humanism is the teaching to live a better life on Earth and to focus on self worth and the value of human beings.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
What are Indulgences?
Indulgences were a way in the Catholic Church were you could pay get forgiven for your sins.
Who was Johannes Gutenberg and what did he do?
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press which led to more bibles giving people different ideas which was a big cause in the Reformation
What is the scientific method?
The scientific method is a way were people to test their hypotheses, build on theories, and gain knowledge through tests.
What is secularism?
Secularism is the idea of not being religious or connected to a church or any other religious organization
What is the main difference between Renaissance and Medieval art?
The main difference is in Medieval art was not very realistic while Renaissance art was, and most Medieval art was religious while Renaissance was mostly not.
What was the Diet of Worms?
The Diet of Worms is Martin Luther's appearance to respond to charges of going against the Catholic Church.
Who were the Jesuits?
The Jesuits were a group of Catholic's who did missionary work to help bring more people to Catholoism.
Who made the telescope? Bacon, Descartes, Copernicus, Galileo,Kepler, Newton
Galileo
Who is Petrarch?
Petrarch is known as the first humanist
Who is Machiavelli?
Machiavelli believed as a ruler it was better to widely feared than greatly loved.
Who funded the Jesuits?
Ignatius Loyola
Which one of these reformers came up with predestination? John Wycliffe, Erasmus, John Calvin, Tyndale, Martin Luther
John Calvin
What is the geocentric and the heliocentric theory?
The geocentric theory is were the Earth is the center of the Universe while the heliocentric theory is were the sun is at the center of the universe.