Renaissance
Define Renaissance
A REBIRTH of culture, ideas, art, ect...
What was the Protestant Reformation?
A split in the Catholic church, Catholics vs Protestants
Define Protestants
Christians who are not part of the Catholic church
3 reasons for exploration
-gold
-god
-glory
What 3 ancient civilizations existed in Meso-America prior to exploration?
Aztecs, Incas and Mayas
____________ is the desire to find a secular understanding of the world, a focus on individuals
Humanism
-the sale of passes to forgive your sins
The English Reformation began with ___________ because the Pope didn't give him a ____________.
Henry VIII
Divorce
3 inventions that helped European Exploration
The ancient civilizations in Meso-America most likely declines due to ......
Spanish conquistadors
I am a successful artist, sculptor, and architect...I painted the Mona Lisa, who am I?
Leonardo Di Vinici
What are the 95 theses? Who wrote them? Why did he/she write them?
-list of complaints about corruption of the catholic church
-Martin Luther
-angered by the sale of indulgences
What did the Act of Supremacy do?
Ended the power of the catholic church in England
Made Henry VIII head of church and state
________________ were the people who took over land in Meso-America
Conquistadors
What are terraces?
Which Meso-American civilization invented them?
Steps built into the side of a mountain to help with farming on steep surfaces
Incans
Invited. the printing press. Allowed for Renaissance ideas to spread around Europe. Translates and prints the bible so more people can read it
What are some key beliefs of Martin Luther that are different from the Catholic church?
-you can go to heaven through good faith alone, not good deeds
-everyone should be able to read the bible for themselves
-shouldn't sell indulgences
Define Predestination
Who believed in it?
Idea that God predetermines who goes to heaven before they are born
John Calvin
3 reasons for European success in conquering lands
-diseases
-guns
-horses
Who was Christopher Columbus? What did he do?
European exploration, first to colonize land in the Americas
Describe the difference between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
-Middle Ages= church has all power, everything the church does or says= right, all art and science related to the church
-Renaissance= focus on individual achievements, thoughts and observations, question the church, thinking for yourself, science based on observation and experiment
What role did the printing press play in the Protestant reformation? (2 things)
printing the bibles in vernacular so more people could read them
spread the 95 theses around europe
Define Mercantalism
Power= amount of resources and land a country has
Explain mercantilism, columbian exchange and the triangular trade
Columbian Exchange= exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases
Triangular trade= between Europe, Africa, and Americas, based on the slave trade
Explain the impact of European exploration/ colonization
-transfered goods
-new trade routes
-slave trade--> dehumanization of Africans
-depleted native lands and enslaved native people