Renaissance
What does the term Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Who was the founder of the reformation? Where did he hang the 95 theses?
Martin Luther -- Germany
What was the difference between Heliocentric and geocentric?
H- sun centered
G Earth centered
Describe what the Enlightenment was based on
It was considered the Age of Reason
In what way did the Enlightenment impact the American Revolution?
The colonists took ideas from Europe and the Enlightenment and brought them to America. Here they wanted to be independent
What caused the Renaissance?
disease and war
What were 3 issues Martin Luther had with the Catholic Church?
Indulgences, priests not being
In your own words describe how the Scientific Revolution led to the Enlightenment
answers may vary
new ideas basing things off science instead of religion thinking about reason
John Locke Believed in natural rights....what are natural rights?
life, liberty, and property
How does the Constitution relate to the Enlightenment and divide power?
checks and balances, and separating power between state and federal governments.
What years did the Renaissance occur?
1300-1600
What is humanism?
Focusing on the human experience instead of religion
How did European exploration fuel the Scientific Revolution?
When exploring they would come across new plants and animals.
Montesquieu believed in a system that still impacts our United States government today...what is it?
separation of powers
How much of the world population died from the black plague?
Who was the famous family who funded a lot of the Renaissance? How did they make their money? Where were their establishments located?
Medici - bankers- all over Europe
What did Martin Luther do to the bible? Why was this important?
he translated it and this was important becuase now more people had access to the document and could interpret it for themselves.
Who was the scientist that discovered laws of motion and gravity
Isaac Newton
Name 3 aspects of daily life that the Enlightenment had an impact on
architecture, art, music, literature, general knowledge, government
What does it mean to be a heretic?
to be banished by the church
Explain what a Renaissance man is and What a Renaissance woman is:
RM- master all aspects of life
RW- inspire art don't make it
What did Martin Luther and other protestants believe about religious art?
It was wrong because you were worshiping something other than god / the bible
Who was Galileo Galilei and what did he discover? What happened to him because of his discoveries?
An Italian scientist who invented the telescope and discovered that Jupiter had 4 moons. This supported the Heliocentric theory. The church did not like this and made him admit his findings were false and made up.
What is an Enlightened Despot?
a monarch who does not give up their power, but still embraces the ideals of the Enlightenment
Did the Catholic Church ever go back at Martin Luther and protestants after the reformation?
yes --council of trent