World Religions
What does it mean if a religion is monotheistic?
The religion believes in one God
Who painted the Mona Lisa and completed complex anatomical drawings?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who started the Protestant Reformation by posting his 95 Theses on the door of a church?
Martin Luther
Which estate in pre-Revolutionary France did roughly 97% of the population belong to?
The Third Estate
In what century did the Industrial Revolution start?
The 18th century or the 1700s
What is an example of a monotheistic religion?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Where did the Bubonic plague originate?
Eastern Asia, China
What were some important legacies of the Scientific Revolution?
New inventions (telescope), new types of knowledge (calculus), new ideas about how to learn about the world (scientific method)
What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?
He tried to flee the country, was kept under house arrest, was convicted of treason, and was beheaded
What country was the first to industrialize?
Great Britain
What is an example of a polytheistic religion?
Hinduism
What earlier civilizations inspired Renaissance artists and philosophers?
Greece and Rome
Why did Martin Luther protest against the Catholic Church?
He thought that they were corrupt, especially because of their sale of indulgences
Who was a French Enlightenment philosopher who argued that there should be a separation of powers in the government?
Montesquieu
What were some positive impacts of the Industrial Revolution?
New technologies made production much faster, improved quality of life, pulled people out of poverty, etc.
Jerusalem is considered a holy city by what three religions?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What does Renaissance mean in French?
Rebirth
Galileo supported a model of the solar system with the sun at the center. What is this model called?
Heliocentric
Who was a British, 17th-century Enlightenment philosopher who argued people had the right to life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
What were some negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution?
Initially overcrowding and disease in cities, poverty, very bad work conditions, child labor. Lasting environmental consequences.
Of the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), which is the oldest?
Where in Europe did the Renaissance start?
Italy
What are some differences between Catholicism and Protestantism?
Catholic gave more power to the pope and clergy, they wanted the priests to interpret the Bible for people and for the Bible to be printed only in Latin. Protestants wanted to enable people to have a more personal connection with God and to read the Bible directly.
In 1789, the French Revolutionaries wrote a document similar to the U.S. Declaration of Independence stating their goals and values. What was this document called?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
What are some characteristics of capitalism?
Free market, limited government involvement in the economic, limited welfare state, private ownership, wealth inequality