Renaissance
What does the word "Renaissance" mean? It comes from old French.
Rebirth
Renaissance scholars were inspired by the accomplishments of which older civilizations?
Why did people buy indulgences?
Because the Catholic Church said buying indulgences would forgive your sins
Who was Johannes Gutenberg and what did he do?
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press that allowed for mass printing of books and pamphlets in one's own vernacular.
Who created the law of universal gravitation?
Isaac Newton
Leonardo da Vinci was a true renaissance man. Give me at least 2 fields he contributed to.
painting
engineering
philosophy
sculpting
inventing
weapon making
A person with knowledge and skills in many fields.
A Renaissance man.
Radical protestant religion that believed one should wait until adulthood to be baptized.
Anabaptists
What was Martin Luther known for?
Wrote 95 Theses criticizing the use of indulgences.
Who invented the telescope and observed the craters on our moon, the rings of Saturn, and 4 moons of Jupiter?
Galileo
What allowed Italian city-states to grow with wealth?
Trade and merchants
What did the church hire Michelangelo for?
To paint the Sistine Chapel.
Name one cause of the Protestant Reformation.
Corruption in the Catholic Church, the sale of indulgences, the Latin language barrier, Martin Luther's activism, etc.
What forced the Catholic Church to create the Council of Trent?
The protestant reformation.
What is the heliocentric theory and who came up with it??
The heliocentric theory is the belief that the Sun is at the center of the solar system.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Name 2 techniques used in Renaissance art?
Realism and perspective
Wrote "The Prince." A book about leading with fear.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Who was Henry the VIII and what was he responsible for during the protestant reformation?
King of England, founded the Anglican Church of England
Overall, what did the reformation lead to?
Multiple protestant faiths.
What was Antoine Lavoisier known for?
Known as the father of chemistry, he discovered the law of conservation of mass.
When Crusaders visited Islamic cities, what did they find that influenced the Renaissance?
Classical Roman and Greek texts.
Name the Italian city-state from the Renaissance that was home to the most powerful banks.
Florence
Explain who was responsible for the counter reformation and one of their reforms.
Catholic church
The Council of Trent
Creation of the Jesuits
The Inquisition
Which Swiss Protestant religious leader believed in the concept of predestination?
John Calvin
What was developed throughout the scientific revolution that you have used throughout school?
scientific method and the use of empirical evidence