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The Renaissance
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Renaissance/ Reformation
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Reformation
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What was life like in Europe before the Renaissance (during the dark ages)?
What is -Very little art, music, writing, or reading. -Bubonic Plague (Black Death) kills almost half of the population of Europe. -Lots of sickness, starvation, and war. -People are very focused on farming and survival, not much fun is had. -Feudalism is common (peasants working land for the nobles). -Scholars only focus on religion and spirituality. -People don’t communicate much.
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During the Renaissance, scholars looked back to the ancient societies of ___________ and ___________ for inspiration and ideas.
What is Greece and Rome
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Explain what life is like in Europe before the invention of the printing press.
What is: -Only a few thousand books exist in all of Europe. -Only the very wealthy and the church own books. -Not many books other than the bible exist. -These books had to be slowly copied by hand.
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To express strong objection to something/ express disapproval is to ___________.
What is to protest.
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People who followed Luther became known as _________________.
What is protestants.
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What was a Patron?

What is a wealthy person who finances an artist to create their work. Helped promote the Renaissance period.

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Renaissance art was characterized by realism, which was...
What is drawing/ painting things exactly as the looked.
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What was the impact of the printing press on society?
What is: -Printing spread like wildfire across Europe. -By 1500, there are 20 million books on 35,000 different topics. -Literacy increases because common people can afford to have access to books and information and learn to read. -Education becomes more accessible and people are exposed to many new ideas.
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To improve by correcting errors/ fixing problems is to _____________.
What is to reform.
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What was the Act of Supremacy that was handed down by King Henry VIII?

What is the King becoming the most powerfully person in England and breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church

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The world Renaissance means _________________.
What is rebirth.
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This is the term used to describe going back to the teachings of ancient Greece and Rome, and concentrating on education and the classics. 

What is humanism

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Prior to the 1500’s, almost everyone in Europe is _______________ (a religion).
What is Catholic.
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What role does the printing press play in the Protestant Reformation?
What is: -Luther’s ideas spread quickly with the help of the printing press. -Luther’s supporters distributed copies of his speeches and essays far and wide. -Millions of people sided with Luther against the Roman Catholic Church
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Explain why Henry the 8th broke away from the Catholic Church and started the Church of England (Anglican Church).
What is he wanted a divorce from his wife Catherine of Aragon because she does not birth him a son. -Wants to marry Anne Boleyn, servant to the queen. -Pope says no; Henry becomes very angry. -To show his anger, he broke England away from the Catholic Church.
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What happened during the Renaissance?
What is: -A rebirth of culture and creativity (art, music, reading, writing, communicating, thinking). -An exciting time of new inventions and amazing discoveries, magnificent buildings and beautiful art.
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What was the concept of a "Renaissance Man" and who was the best example of a Renaissance Man?
What is a person that can do it all. Leonard da Vinci. -Successful in business, well-mannered, educated, athletic, and brave. -Serious and amusing at the same time -Knowledge of Latin and Greek -Knows poetry and history -Has good writing and social skills -Chivalrous Behavior
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What is an indulgence and why do people buy them?
What is a piece of paper that forgives some of your sins. People buy them: -To increase their chances of going to heaven and decrease the time they have to spend in Purgatory -Indulgences could be purchased for dead family members to lessen their time in Purgatory.
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What did the church ask Martin Luther to do about his 95 theses? What did he say? What happened to him as a result?
What is they wanted him to take them back/ say he didn't mean it. He said no, and was excommunicated as a result.
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What is predestination?

What is the idea that God chooses who goes to Heaven or Hell before they're even born

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The Renaissance began in ___________ because _________.
What is in Italy, because it had been the center of the Roman empire (could see remains of the incredible empire and used it for inspiration). Also because the Roman Catholic Church was based in Rome and supported many artists, architects, and scholars.
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What is vernacular?

What is the vernacular

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What did Martin Luther do to protest the selling of indulgences?
What is he nailed his Ninety-Five Theses, or arguments, to the door of Wittenberg cathedral for all to see.
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What was the difference between what the Catholic Church said you had to do to get to heaven, and what Martin Luther said you had to to to get to heaven?
What is: Catholic: Faith & good works Luther: Just faith
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What is the long term legacy (result we see today) of the Protestant Reformation?
What is the legacy of the Protestant Reformation is that Christians today are split up into many different denominations (groups).