Renaissance
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Who invented the Printing Press?
Gutenburg
What were some of the professions of Martin Luther?
Monk
Lawyer
Teacher
Preacher
Henry the Navigator (Prince Henry of Portugal) was not a navigator. What did they call him that?
He supported explorations
What tried Circumnavigaton
Magellan
Renaissance is the rebirth of what and what?
Art and learning
What is literacy?
The ability to read and write
Martin Luther challened the church by writing the _________ and stapling it to the church door
95 Thesis
How did he support exploration?
Began schools for mapmaking, instrument making and spent money to send out explorations
What did the Columbian Exchange, exchanged?
Plants, animals, disease, ideas, technology, people
What is a patron
A person that supports the arts by giving money for art or for someone to create art for them.
How did the printing press help literacy?
It allowed more people access to books
It lowered the cost of books
One thing the 95 Thesis challenged was the sale of _____________?
Indulgences
Where is the Cape of Good Hope
Southern tip of Africa
What continents are involved with the CE?
Europe, NA, SA, Asia, Africa,
Who was the most famous Patron?
Medici
Why were books so expensive before the printing press?
They were hand written and it took a long time
What were indulgences?
The church "selling forgiveness" in order to make money for the church.
What is circumnavigation
Sailing all the way around the world
Name one thing negative about the CE
various answers
What country did the Renaissace begin in?
Italy
What country was Gutenburg from?
Germany
ML purpose of stapling the 95 thesis to the door was to start a _____________ with the church.
Debate
Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope?
Dias
Name a positive effect of the CE
various answers