Renaissance
What does the word "renaissance" mean?
Rebirth or Revival
True or False
The Protestant Reformation brought the church closer together.
False
It caused divisions in the church.
The Renaissance changed the way people viewed art and culture.
The Reformation changed the way people viewed religion.
What did the Scientific Revolution Change?
The way people observed the world around them.
True or False
The Scientific Revolution made people research the claims they made to prove them.
True
The Italians looked to what two classical civilizations for inspiration during the Renaissance?
The Greek and Roman civilizations
What invention helped Martin Luther spread his word much faster?
The printing press
Who published Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, explaining law of gravity?
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
What 4 famous Renaissance painters just so happen to also be Ninja Turtles?
Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello
What is this a definition for?
A focus on human potential - individuality and human achievements (individual achievements)
Humanism
Martin Luther was excommunicated by the Pope after speaking out against the church. What does excommunicate mean?
To officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the church.
What two things did people use as the base of their conclusions in the Scientific Revolution?
Observation & Reason
Why was the translation of the Bible into German such a big deal?
The Bible could now be read by more people and they could form their own thoughts on it.
Name the main characteristics of the Renaissance
1. Greek and Roman Influence
2. Humanism
3. Emphasis on Individual (Individualism)
4. Celebration of Secular Achievements
Martin Luther drew up this as an argument against indulgences hanging it on the Wittenberg Church door
What is the 95 theses
Copernicus believed that the sun was what?
An idea proposed by Copernicus which states that the Sun is the center of the universe and everything else revolves around it.
The Sun is the center of the universe and everything else revolves around it.
What is a turning point?
An event, idea or development that changes a prior historical pattern.
This word means to be "non religious"
What is secular?
This person constructed the telescope and supported the Copernican Theory of the sun.
Galileo Galilei