Renaissance
What city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence
Whoproposed the heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
Life, librerty, and property
Term for "rebirth of art and learning"
Renaissance
What did Galileo use to observe the skies?
Telescope
What idea did Montesquieu develop?
Separation of powers
Movement that tried to reform the Catholic Church
Reformation
Name one famous work by Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa
What is the heliocentric theory?
What major religious group broke away from the Catholic Church?
Protestants
What Enlightenment thinker believed in freedom of speech?
Belief that knowledge should be based on observation and reason
Scientific method
What did humanism focus on?
Human potential and achievements
What method was developed to test scientific ideas?
Scientific Method
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation?
Counter-Reformation
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote The Social Contract?
Rousseau
Belief that people have rights the government must protect
Natural rights
Which invention helped spread Renaissance ideas?
Printing press
Who explained the laws of motion and gravity?
Who formed the Church of England?
Henry VIII
What kind of government did Enlightenment thinkers often oppose?
Absolute monarchy
A leader with total control over the government
Absolute monarch