Renaissance
The main reason the Renaissance started
The Black Plague
He painted the Sistine Chapel
MichelAngelo
What is Germany?
three main reasons why the age of enlightenment started
What are the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution?
The main source of knowledge prior to the Scientific Revolution
What is the Church?
Cultures that heavily influenced The Renaissance
Greece and Rome
He wrote 38 plays and 14 sonnets
Who is William Shakespeare?
Movement to reform the Catholic church that ended in the creation of new denominations of the Christian faith
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Belief that there should be 3 branches of government
What is the separation of powers?
Based on careful observation and testing of data
What is the Scientific Method?
This invention spread the ideas of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The Printing Press
What is Vernacular?
He divorced his wife because she could not give him a son
Who is King Henry VIII?
The belief that the government should protect their natural rights, and if broken the citizens can overthrow
The theory created by Nicolas Copernicus
What is the Heliocentric Theory?
a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
Who is a Patron?
The Idea of individual freedoms surrounded by Christian Principles to reform society
What is Christian Humanism?
Sold by individuals in the church as a way for people to gain a free pass into heaven
What are indulgences?
The main ideas that came FROM the Enlightenment
What are natural rights, individual freedom, and republican government?
Discovered new moons on Jupiter and dark spots on the sun
Who is Galileo?
The belief that humans are intellectual beings and should use their own talent
Humanism
A man that is well rounded in education and has mastered many skills
Who is a Renaissance Man?
Belief that God decided at birth who goes to heave and you goes to hell
This person believed in freedom of religion and speech
Who is Voltaire?
Sources of knowledge most central to the Scientific Revolution
What are observation and experimentation?