Middle Ages
Describe feudalism during the middle ages
Monarch- Owns the Land
Lord- Controls the Land
Knight- Protects the Land
Peasant- Works the Land
What purpose did the Crusades serve during the Middle Ages?
To spread Christianity throughout Asia and Europe
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Double Jeopardy: Name the city it began in.
Italy
Florence
Who created the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
What is an indulgence?
Piece of paper granting forgiveness
Where did the population of Rome move after its collapse?
Rural Areas
This monk set out to change the Roman Catholic Church and denounce the use of indulgences among other indecencies throughout his letter, 95 Theses. His teachings spread throughout Europe starting the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
Why did the Renaissance begin along the Mediterranean?
Due to its access to trade routes and the amount of wealth in this region.
Which Renaissance author wrote The Prince as a guide to success in Politics?
Machiavelli
Define Secular
not belonging to a religious order
What peoples were able to move in on the former western half of the Roman empire?
Double Jeopardy: Name 3 groups that conquered western territory.
Germanic Tribes
Ostrigoths
Visigoths
Goths
Vandals
Franks
Anglo-Saxons
Huns
This denomination of Christianity believed that only the "elect" will go to heaven, predestination, and the church should dominate the state.
Calvinism
Explain the use of the term "Renaissance Man."
Men like Michelangelo were referred as renaissance men due to their abilities as painters, sculptors, and architects.
Describe the scientific method
Question, Hypothesis, experiment, collect data, conclusion
Council of Trent
Pope’s interpretation of the Bible is FINAL
You are saved by faith & good works
The Bible and the church traditions are equally valid for guiding a Christian’s life.
Indulgences are still okay.
Which emperor defeated all rival kingdoms, conquering the land now known as Germany and developed the land uniting the people creating the Holy Roman Empire?
Charlemagne
The King of England that was determined to have a son to call his heir and created the Anglican church to allow for his many divorces.
King Henry VIII
Dante became famous for writing books in vernacular. What does this mean?
Common Language
What family ruled over Florence for most of the renaissance?
Medici's
Jesuit
army like organization in which focuses on education and discipline. They look to stop the reformation
Disease that spread rampant throughout the Middle Ages killing nearly everyone that it touched.
Bubonic Plague or Black Death
Explain the Act of Supremacy
Monarchs demanding government over the church and allowing for non-religious rulers to exist
Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on what?
The importance of the individual
Renaissance art reflects the influence of what two cultures
Greek and Roman
Humanism
The importance of the individual over the divine