The Renaissance

The reformation, Martin Luther

Birkerød Church
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This powerful family ruled Florence and sponsored many Renaissance artists

 Family of medici

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What was the Reformation?

Movement to change the church

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Question: Before the Reformation Birkerød Church belonged to this branch of Christianity.

Answer: Roman Catholic Church

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Who are hunters and gatherers.

The two roles people took to survive before agriculture

100

How many Jews died during WW2

6 million

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When did the renaissance took place?

14TH TO THE 17TH CENTURY

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Who was Martin Luther?

German monk who started the reformation

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Question: In 1536 Denmark officially took on this form of Christianity which Birkerød Church then became part of.

Answer: Lutheran (Protestant) Christianity

200

Difference between Hunter/Gatherer society and agricultural society regarding mobility

People stay in one place in agricultural society

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When did WW1 start?

1914 

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Who design the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica?

Michelangelo

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What church was criticized during the Reformation?

Catholic church

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One change in Danish churches after the Reformation was the increased importance of this church feature from where the pastor spoke

Pulpit




300

The reason the Fertile Crescent was important

What is a good climate/environment optimised for farming

Access to plants and animals that could be domesticated

300

What war did George Bush start in 2003?

The US invasion of Iraq

400

What art technique mad paintings look 3d?

perpective drawing

400

What are indulgences?

Payments for forgiveness

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Question: After the Reformation, sermons in churches like Birkerød Church were delivered in this language instead of Latin.

Answer: Danish

400

Most common animals in the Fertile Crescent (name at least 3)

Cows

Pigs

Sheep

Goats


400

Who commercialised Santa Claus?

Coca Cola

500

 this Celling is painted by Michelangelo

Sistine chapel celling




500

How did the churches in protestant countries differ from the Catholic churches? 

Protestant churches had painted frescoes removed from the walls 

Saints in side chapels were removed (like the Virgin Mary)

Relics (shrines) were removed (like bones of saints)

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This Danish king was mentioned in a monogram at the top of the pulpit in Birkerød Church

Christian IV ("C4")

500

The role disease played during human history according to Jared Diamond

Immunity to diseases which allowed them to conquer other populations without immunity

500

When did Israel declare independence?

1948