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Renaissance
Figures of the Renaissance
Protestant Reformation
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Exploration Cont.
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Where did the Renaissance begin?

Italian city-states

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What does the term Renaissance Man mean?

Someone who excels in many fields

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He wrote the 95 theses and posted them on a catholic church
Who is Martin Luther
100

What country begins the age of exploration? Why?

Portugal

Prince Henry the Navigator creates a navigation school

100

How were the new world crops good for the Europeans? 2 ways

nutritious & inexpensive

200

What does Renaissance translate to in Latin?

Rebirth

200

Father of the Renaissance

Petrarch 
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Catholic leaders stated that if individuals purchased these, their sins would be forgiven
What is Indulgences
200
Discuss two reasons why the Europeans were motivated to explore the new world
What is God, Glory and Gold
200

What is mercantalism?

Country’s power = wealth

Export more than import!

300
This term focused on human potential and achievements during the Renaissance
What is Humanism
300
This artist created the David sculpture
Who is Michelangelo
300

Explain why King Henry creates the Anglican Church?

He wants a divorce from his wife because he wants a male heir to the throne

300

What were three items sent from the NEW world to the OLD world?

Potatoes, Corn, Peppers, Tomatoes, Beans, Vanilla, Turkey, Pumpkins, Chocolate, Pineapple

300

What were three ways Africans were captured and sold into the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Taken in war

Kidnapped

Sold/tricked by relative

Court process

400
This term meant that individuals supported the Renaissance movement.
What is a patron
400

Wrote about a perfect society called Utopia

Thomas More

400

How did the invention of the printing press influence society? Explain 4 ways

  • Quick, easy, cheap (mass production)

  • Increased literacy & knowledge

  • Global news network

  • Connection of similar interests

  • Cultural diffusion

  • Spark societal reforms

  • Uncensored by Church

  • Increased trade/travel

  • Understanding laws

  • Further discoveries

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What were three items sent from the OLD world to the NEW world?

Diseases, Livestock, onions, grains, sugarcane, honey, bananas, citrus fruits, coffee, peach, pear

400

Why did Europeans begin using Africans instead of Native Americans for slave labor?

  • Exposure to European diseases

  • Farming experience

  • Less likely to escape

  • Easy to identify

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What are three reasons why the Renaissance begins in Italy

Large city-states

Growing urban/merchant class

Popular sovereignty

Wealthy merchant class

Greek/Roman influence

500

What does the term Renaissance Man mean? During the 1500s, what were three characteristics that a Renaissance Man needed? Who was considered the ultimate Renaissance Man?

1. Someone who excels in any fields

2. Well educated, Charming/witty, Musically inclined, & Fighter/military 

3. Leonardo da Vinci

500

Besides the Church selling indulgences, what were four other reasons the Protestant Reformation began?

Social: Question Church values, Printing press spread ideas quickly

Religious: Church = corrupt, Too worldly

Political: Kings challenged Pope as leader, Pope was foreign ruler 

Economic: Monarchs were jealous of wealth, Didn’t want to pay taxes


500

Which two explorers conquered the major American civilizations? MUST MATCH TO THE CORRECT EXPLORER 

Cortez - Aztecs

Pizarro - Incas

500

What was the Triangular Trade? You must include all of the continents AND the items that were traded.

Africa sent slaves to Americas, Americas sent raw goods to Europe, Europe sent manufactured goods to Africa