Rebirth
How did the printing press contribute to the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation?
It allowed them to spread more quickly
What were men like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael classified as?
How did corruption in the Catholic Church affect Europeans during the 1400s?
Individuals began to question church/papal authority
Which religious leader started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What invention, besides the telescope, did Galileo invent?
Thermometer
The Italian Renaissance was a time of renewed interest in the ideas and achievements of which ancient classical society besides the Romans?
Greece or Greeks
Renaissance painters developed which technique to improve realism in their work?
Perspective (showed depth and space)
Which Protestant reformer preached that God chose who would be saved (predestination)?
John Calvin
Which major practice of the Catholic Church did Martin Luther criticize in his 95 Theses? (Think “Get out of jail free card”)
Selling indulgences
Which individual put forth the geocentric model of the universe?
Ptolemy
During the Renaissance, people begin to embrace what type of ideas?
Secular
Machiavelli, author of The Prince, and the Medici family of patrons were from what city-state in Italy?
Florence
What branch of Christianity did King Henry VIII align himself with?
Protestant
What was an effect of religious ideas like Martin Luther’s 95 Theses?
People began to redefine church doctrine
Galileo and others challenged the traditional views of the Catholic church and led to a growth of democratic ideas by supporting what view of the universe?
Heliocentric
What method of learning inspired creativity during the Renaissance?
Humanism
Why did the Renaissance first develop in cities such as Florence and Venice? (Think economically)
Economic centers where people exchanged goods and ideas
What did the Peace of Westphalia support?
State Sovereignty
Not on the test, but a fill-in question: What event deemed Martin Luther a heretic?
The Edict of Worms
What type of laws did Newton introduce in his book Principia Mathematica?
Laws of motion
What were the characteristics of Renaissance men?
Excel in many fields such as the classics, arts, politics, and combat
What made such cities as Florence, Venice, and Milan stand out as early centers of the Renaissance?
They were located where classical art and architecture could be seen
What was it called when one pope lived in Rome and the other in France?
The Great Schism (Western Schism)
What was a major difference between Martin Luther’s teachings and the teachings of the Catholic Church?
Salvation comes through faith alone
Kepler used Copernicus’ heliocentric theory to show that?
The planets have elliptical orbits