The Renaissance
This innovation created by Johannes Gutenburg made it easier to spread ideas and even led to the success of the Protestant Reformation.
The Printing Press
This German monk believed that the Catholic church was corrupt and needed change.
Martin Luther
This is the russian name for a king or ruler.
czar or tsar
What does CRQ stand for?
Constructed Response Question
This famous astronomer is known for inventing the telescope.
Galileo Galilee
Italian city-states launched the Renaissance because trade brought them abundant ________.
Wealth
Certificates sold to raise church money that promised remission of sin punishments.
Indulgences
Latin slogan “A Deo Rex, A Rege Lex” illustrates this theory that a king’s power comes from God.
Divine Right to Rule
The reason or motive for an author to create a document.
Purpose
This scientist is credited with the laws of motion and the development of our understanding of gravity.
Isaac Newton
The Renaissance is often described as the “________” of Greco-Roman ideas.
rebirth
The name of the document nailed to the church door in protest in 1517, which contained all the reasons the Church was corrupt.
95 Theses
This absolute monarch expanded the events of the reformation by creating the Church of England.
King Henry VIII
The background circumstances surrounding an event or idea.
historical context
This period of history featured a number of thinkers who questioned the role and nature of the government. It influenced a number of later Revolutions around the world.
The Enlightenment.
Rich individuals or families who financed artists and architects held this title.
Patrons
According to Luther, salvation is achieved through _______ alone.
Faith
Louis XIV’s constructed hit extravagant display of wealth, where he lived and controlled the nobility.
the Palace of Versailles
The author's opinion or perspective regarding the topic about which they wrote the document.
Point of View
This influential thinker wrote the two treatises on government and pioneered the idea of natural rights.
John Locke
Leonardo da Vinci is nicknamed a “________ ____” because he excelled in art, science, and engineering.
Renaissance Man
Collectively, Luther, Calvin, and Henry VIII triggered this overall trend in Catholic authority.
A decline in the power of the Catholic Church
By shaving and taxing beards, this Russian ruler asserted control over the nobility.
Peter the Great
Turning Point
This revolution led to the creation of the English Bill of Rights. It involved no major incidence of violence or fighting.
The Glorious Revolution.