Renaissance
What do we call the language spoken and written by ordinary people (not Latin)?
the vernacular
Name of the German monk who was upset with many Church practices and called for reform.
Martin Luther
Leader of the Haitian Revolutioni
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Theory that the sun is the center of the universe
heliocentric theory
This enlightenment philosophe thought that life was 'nasty, brutish and short', and that rulers like kings were the best form of government
Thomas Hobbs
Name of the wealthy family that ruled Florence and were patrons of the arts
Medici Family
What did Luther nail to the door of a church?
95 Theses (against indulgences)
Which came first: The Haitian, American, or French revolution?
American
Systemic problem-solving through several steps: observation, research, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, reporting.
scientific method
Which Enlightenment Thinker (philosophe) introduced the idea of natural rights?
John Locke
Name two reasons the Renaissance started in Italy
Acceptable answers: wealthy merchants and families from trade, its location with water access at end of Silk Road, ancient Greek/Roman traditions started there
Name of the Church practice where priests asked people for money and in exchange gave people a certificate that said they would get into heaven.
Indulgence
Two reasons that France was in economic trouble in the 1780s?
In debt from supporting the American Revolution, bad taxation system; the royal spent too much
Name of astronomer who developed the telescope and confirmed the heliocentric theory
Gallileo
Who was the Enlightenment philosophe who advocated for women's rights?
Mary Wollestonecraft
Who was the northern European writer/priest who wrote about abuses by the Catholic Church in 'In Praise of Folly'
Who was Erasmus
Martin Luther believed that what would actually get you into heaven?
Faith alone
What is the name when government is created by the people and subject to the will of the people
popular sovereignty
Newton
This enlightenment thinker advocated for separation of power and checks and balances
Montesquieu
Dante's 'Divine Comedy' was about heaven, purgatory, and hell. How is this work an example of Renaissance writing?
Dante wrote in the vernacular about strong experiences of individuals, even as they went through the afterlife.
Name of the protestant church that King Henry VIII started so that he could get a divorce and try to get a male heir?
Church of England
He was a creole leader of revolutions in Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
Simon Bolivar
Why was the Catholic Church threatened by the Scientific Revolution?
Contradicted church teachings and therefore threatened the church's total authority.
Voltaire