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Pre-Renaissance Medieval Times
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Exchange of Ideas
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A piece of land, sometimes called a manor.

What is a fief?

100

Means rebirth or revival.

What is renaissance?

100

This Polish astronomer first formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. His theory took more than a century to become widely accepted. 

Who is Copernicus?

100

Martin Luther introduced the idea of "sola scriptura" which translates to this. 

What is by scripture alone?

100
This area dealt with ideas like the fact that the earth is a planet that moves around the sun, planets travel in an elliptical orbit and the world is a sun centered universe.
What is astronomy?
200
This was the class system of Europe during the Medieval Era.
What is feudalism?
200
A city that is politically independent and the rural area around it.
What is a city-state?
200
This political philosopher wrote The Prince and believed leaders should be feared and not loved.
Who is Machiavelli?
200

This scientific procedure was made legal during the Renaissance even though many felt it violated church laws.

What is dissection?

200

Trade along this series of routes expanded when the demand for silk and spices increased in Europe.

What is the Silk Road? 

300
Labor shortages created by this allowed many serfs to gain independence and sped the replacement of labor with money as a way to pay rent.
What is the Black Plague?
300
Means a revived interest in Greek and Roman thought.
What is humanism?
300

Many inventions by this Renaissance man would later be used in aviation, warfare and art.

Who is da Vinci? 

300

This person might hire an artist to paint a portrait or create a sculpture. 

Who is a patron?

300
This is the process of making observations, experimenting, and drawing conclusions based on evidence.
What is the scientific method?
400

This was the major religion in Europe during the medieval era.

What is Roman Catholic?

400

The values and beliefs about the world held by an individual or group?

What is worldview?

400

A champion of Copernican heliocentrism and enemy of the Church, he also made a telescope with about 3x magnification. He later made improved versions with up to about 30x magnification.

Who is Galileo Galilei? 

400

The illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

What is usury? 

400
These people became like celebrities, signed their work and made some money. Also, patrons paid for works of art to promote them.
What are artists?
500

A historian once observed that in many societies, the tallest buildings in a community tell us a great deal about what people value the most. If this was true, in a medieval town, the tallest building would usually have been a

What is a church?

500
This was the revival of classical art. architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe.
What is the Renaissance?
500
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David and Pieta.
Who is Michelangelo?
500

1. Human beings can use the power of reason. 2. It is important for a person to have an open, curious and questioning mind. 3. People can achieve great things through learning. 4. Individuals should gain skills in many different areas by developing mind, body and spirit. The above are beliefs that describe this way of thought put out by scholars during the Renaissance.

What is humanism?

500
During the renaissance, this area encouraged curiosity?
What is education?