Where did the Renaissance begin (country) and WHY?
Italy - wealthy city for merchants, Roman empire was there, Church was there (art for church), Roman art/architecture was there.
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Heliocentric theory was created by?
Who is Copernicus
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Divine Right is?
Right to rule as given by god.
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System of checks in balances, like in the US, was established by this enlightenment philosophe.
Montesquieu
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This event declared the king (Henry VIII) in power over the pope and had any Catholics executed in part, like Sir Thomas Moore.
Act of Supremacy
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What's a Renaissance Man and give two examples.
A man during the Renaissance who was good at EVERYTHING (scientist, inventor, artist, math, etc)... Leonardo Da Vinci & Michelangelo.
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German monk, professor of theology, wrote 95 theses?
Martin Luther
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Diderot's Encyclopedia was important because?
It spread the ideas of enlightenment.
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He argued AGAINST mercantilism and FOR laissez faire, or a policy urging a hands off government.
Adam Smith
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Wrote a book about how Princes should behave in power in order to be a better ruling monarch...
Machiavelli
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The heart of the Renaissance movement, study of greco-roman works, classics, grammar, rhetoric, history, etc. known as...
Humanism
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Printing revolution, brought many new books, all thanks to this man?
Johann GUTENBERG
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Difference between Rococo and Baroque styles?
Baroque = elegant, large, elaborate, religious or historical in nature.
Rococo = light, fun, pastel colors, not religious.
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Principle that all government power comes from the people, also found in the Declaration of Independence.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
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Traveled to Mexico, conquered the Aztecs, Moctezuma, and did it all for Spain.
Hernan Cortes
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Creator of the Sistine Chapel & Pieta?
Michelangelo
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Purpose of the Council of Trent?
To establish the direction of reform that the Church should take.
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Enlightened despot of RUSSIA, traded letters with Voltaire and Diderot. Abolished torture, established religious tolerance, and more.
Catherine the Great
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Discussed by Hobbes, book of the same name by Rousseau, that people give up some rights to the government to have a more ordered society.
Social Contract
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Traveled to Peru and conquered the land for Spain, defeating the Incan empire.
Francisco Pizzaro
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Renaissance means...?
Rebirth
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This man built upon the research of Kepler, built a telescope, and helped proved heliocentric theory?
Galileo
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Hated religious prejudice, battled inequality, fought for freedom or religion and rights, After being exiled, and seeing his book Candide burned, still fought for the people.
Voltaire
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How did enlightenment ideas impact the western world?
Political, religious, economic, and government CHOICE all increased.
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What does circumnavigate mean... AND... Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
To go around (sail around the globe)... Ferdinand MAGELLAN