Italian Renaissance
What was the Renaissance and why did it start?
New ideas that focused on improving lives and focusing on culture
People had decided after the plague that life can be better
How long did it take for Renaissance ideas to spread?
Identify at least 2 major issues with the Church that led to the Reformation.
Indulgences
Pope had all the power
Clergy was uneducated
Bubonic Plague
Bible was being ignored
People couldn't read Latin
How were most Reformers dealt with by the Church?
Death or Prison
Peace of Augsburg
Ended a possible war between Protestants and Catholics
Allowed people to choose their religion
How were the ideas of the Renaissance different than the Middle Ages
More focus on culture, family, education
Less focus on only religion and work
No more Feudalism
Why was William Shakespeare important to the Renaissance?
Gave people literature/works that entertained people
Showed that people could be successful doing what they want
What was at least 1 major issue Martin Luther saw in the Church?
Indulgences
Wealth of the Church
Power of the Church
Ignoring the Bible
Why did the Church not kill Martin Luther?
His ideas had spread too fast
Too many people knew about him
People were angry with the Church
95 Theses
Ideas to fix the Catholic Church Martin Luther published
What is Humanism?
Focus on the self instead of the group as a whole
Who was Johann Gutenberg?
Invented the Printing Press
What were Luther's main beliefs? Identify at least 2
Salvation by Faith
Focus on the Bible
All are equal before God
Why did Henry VIII and the Church have a disagreement?
Henry wanted a divorce and the Church wouldn't give it to him
Created Church of England and made it higher than the Catholic Church
What is a Renaissance Man/Woman? What is 1 example (then or now)?
A person who excels in multiple things
How did the Printing Press help to improve lives?
Books were cheaper
People became more educated
Renaissance ideas spread
How did the Church react to Luther's 95 Theses?
Tried to get him to recant
Declared him an outlaw/heretic
How did Henry VIII respond to his disagreement with the Catholic Church?
Created his own religion, Church of England
Made his Church the national church of England
Vernacular
Native language
Why was the use of "vernacular" important during the Renaissance?
Allowed people more access to new information
Allowed people to learn and teach in their own language
Kept the Church from having all of the power
How did the Printing Press help spread Renaissance ideas?
Made these ideas more available
Made them available in native languages
People didn't have to just listen to the Church
How did the Printing Press help the Protest Reformation?
Allowed ideas to spread faster
Allowed people to read ideas in own language
Identify John Calvin's main belief
Predestination
Recant
Take back what you said