Renaissance
What does the term renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Christians who left the Catholic Church were called:
Protestants
What are the Three G's?
God, Gold, and Glory
This enlightenment philosopher believed that everyone had these natural rights of Life, Liberty, and Property
John Locke
Which estate is the largest and paid the most taxes
3rd Estate
What is humanism?
a way of thinking that focused on individual dignity, nature, and human society
What was the first major sect of Protestantism?
Lutheranism
What disease is responsible for eradicating most of the Native populations in North and South America?
Smallpox
The enlightenment period had a direct impact on what two revolutions?
American Revolution and French Revolution
This device was used to execute enemies of the state
Guillotine
Which family ruled Florence for almost 300 years?
Medici
Why did King Henry VIII leave the Catholic Church to form the Anglican Church?
He wanted did not want to share power with the Catholic Church and wanted to divorce his wife
This country is where Christopher Columbus sailed from to the New World
Spain
This enlightenment philosopher believed that a government should have three branches of government that check and balance each other.
Baron de montesquieu
What two American documents were influenced by the Enlightenment period?
Declaration of Independence and The Constitution
What country is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy
What is an indulgence?
people gave money to the Church in exchange for the forgiveness of their sins.
Prince Henry of Portugal
Jean Jaques Rousseau believed that the government and its people should follow this __________ to be an effective government.
Social Contract
What are the 3 reasons France was in debt prior to the revolution?
Corrupt tax system, Overspending, helped the colonist fight the American Revolution
Name one renaissance artist and one of their famous works
Answers will vary
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
Name one navigational tool that that was invented during exploration.
Compass
Astrolabe
Caravel
Etc.
Where did people in Paris discuss the ideas of the Enlightenment?
Salons
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson