The Renaissance
This person is known as a true Renaissance man.
Leonardo da Vinci
The Globe Theatre was the site of many plays by______________.
William Shakespeare
Isaac Newton is known for the ________________.
theory of gravity, three laws of motion
_____________ was the leader of the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
Spanish conquerors of the Americas were known as ____________.
conquistadors
Influential artists from the Italian Renaissance inspired the names for characters in what popular comic book series?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The ________ was an elegant drawing room where intellectuals discussed enlightenment ideas
salon
A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence is known as the ______ method.
scientific
This invention helped to spread the Ninety-Five Theses across Europe.
the printing press
What were the chief motives for European expansion?
God, glory, and gold
The word ‘Renaissance’ means _________________.
rebirth
What three natural rights did John Locke believe all humans to possess?
Life, liberty, and property
The _______ system is the sun-centered concept of the universe.
Heliocentric
The Counter Reformation was _____________?
the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation
What caused the most deaths in the Aztec and Inca populations?
European diseases
In Renaissance Italy, urban society developed a ___________, or worldly viewpoint, which contrasted with a purely religious viewpoint.
Secular
A Vindication of the Rights of Women was written by?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Why was Galileo Galilei under suspicion by the Catholic Church?
his ideas challenged the Church’s idea of the universe
Why did King Henry VIII break with Rome and establish the Church of England?
To marry Anne Boleyn
What set of principles dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century?
Mercantilism
What is a difference between Northern Renaissance art and Italian Renaissance art?
Northern art depicts everyday life, while Italian art portrays idealism/humanism
Monarchs who practiced ___________ tried to govern by Enlightenment principles?
Enlightened absolutism
Galileo’s observations disproved one aspect of Ptolemy’s universe by showing for the first time which characteristic of heavenly bodies?
they are made of material substance
Who founded the Jesuits?
Ignatius Loyola
What was the first major city in Mesoamerica?
Teotihuacán