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Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Age of Exploration
Enlightenment
Protestant Reformation
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Define Renaissance
The period of "rebirth" and creativity that followed Europe's Middle Ages.
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What two civilizations influenced the Scientific Revolution?
Greek and Roman Civilizations
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What continent were explorers trying to get to during the Age of Exploration?
Asia
100
What is the full definition of "Enlightenment"?
A period during the 1600s and 1700s when reason was used to guide peoples' thoughts about society, politics, and philosophy.
100
What was the main reason Martin Luther wrote the 95 Thesis?
Martin Luther did like the sale of indulgences being done by the Catholic Church.
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What are the two civilizations that influenced the Renaissance?
Greek and Roman Civilizations
200
Who was Sir Isaac Newton and why was he important?
Newton was a English Scientist who came up with the laws of motion and gave the world the understanding of gravity.
200
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the new and old world
200
Who was Rousseau and what was his philosophy.
A French philosopher who believed in popular sovereignty and a social contract between citizens and their government.
200
Who was Martin Luther and why is he important?
A German monk who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation.
300
What movement came out of the Renaissance that had to do with the studying of history, literature, etc.
Humanism
300
Who was Nicolas Copernicus and what was his theory?
He was a Polish astronomer who believed that the sun was the center of the universe.
300
Who was Ferdinand Megallen and what is he known for?
Megallen was a Portuguese sailor who's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
300
Who was Locke and what did he believe?
An English philosopher who thought that government was a social contract between a ruler and his people.
300
List three contributing factors to the Protestant Reformation.
The selling of indulgences, the 95 Thesis, and the weakening of the Catholic Church.
400
Of all the contributions of the Muslim world, what was the greatest?
Arabic Numbers
400
Who was Galileo and why was he important?
An Italian Scientist who was the first to use the telescope.
400
How did Spain become wealthy?
Spain controlled all the silver and gold trade in the new world.
400
Who was Montesquieu and what did he believe?
A French enlightenment thinker who believed that government should be divided into three separate branches to protect the peoples' freedom.
400
What country stayed Catholic during the Protestant Reformation?
Italy
500
What other ninja turtle did we learn about who was a painter during the Renaissance?
Michelangelo
500
What did Galileo invent?
The thermometer
500
How did mapmakers and explorers contribute to the Age of Exploration?
influenced economy, discovered new lands that provided new resources.
500
Who was Voltaire and what did he believe in?
A French philosopher who mocked religion and questioned government.
500
What is an indulgence?
A piece of paper that forgave people for their sins and reduces time spend in purgatory. (Get out of hell free card)