Renaissance
Who invented the Printing Press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What year marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?
1517
What is the belief that the sun is the center of the Universe?
Heliocentric Theory
What are the Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, Property (or the pursuit of happiness)
What is an indulgence?
The sale of forgiveness of sins
What was the main issue of the Reformation?
Challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church's ability to define Christian practice.
Who developed the Scientific Method?
Francis Bacon
Which Enlightenment thinker created the notion of a Social Contract?
Thomas Hobbes
Renaissance is the French word for?
Rebirth
Who created Geocentric Theory based around Logic?
Ptolemy
Who was the author of The Prince?
Niccolo Machiavelli
What intellectual movements arose as a result of the Printing Press?
The Renaissance, The Reformation, The Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment.
Where did the Renaissance begin and end?
Began in Italy and ended in Europe.
Who did the people dislike during the Scientific Revolution
The Catholic Church
Separation of Powers today is best seen in?
The United States Federal Government
What is one factor that contributed to the Scientific Revolution?
-More Universities offering science/mathematics courses
-Overseas trade & exploration brought new knowledge to new places
-New Technologies; such as the printing press
-Sea voyages exploded old notions of world geography
What is the Invisible Hand Theory and who created the theory?
Adam Smith, The theory that characterizes the mechanisms through which beneficial social & economic outcomes may arise from the self-interested actions of individuals.