Historical/Geographic Context
The Renaissance began in what European country?
What is Italy?
Renaissance means
What is a rebirth of Greek and Roman culture?
This German Monk is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
This technology allowed the Ottomans to conquer lands in Northern Africa, Southern Europe, and the Middle East.
What is gun powder, cannons, muskets?
Martin Luther posted these to the chapel door in order to expose the corruption of the Church.
What is the 95 Theses?
In what country did the Protestant Reformation begin?
What is Germany?
This invention that improved designs from China, helped spread ideas rapidly throughout Europe
What is the Printing Press?
One of the major reasons that people had issues with the catholic church was their selling of this term meaning, Pieces of paper issued by the Catholic Church that forgave sins
What are indulgences?
In 1453, the Ottomans conquered this capital of the Byzantine Empire and renamed it Istanbul.
What is Contantinople?
This reformer created the Church of England because the RCC did allow for divorce and he wanted a male heir to the throne.
Who is Henry VIII?
The Ottoman Empire originated in what region of the world?
What is central Asia?
People like Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci are considered this, a term meaning very skilled in many different areas.
What is a Renaissance Man?
Because of Martin Luther's actions, the catholic church took this measure. A term meaning the action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
What is excommunication?
This sultan presided over the Ottoman Golden Age from 1520-1566.
Who is Suleiman the Magnificent?
Religious reformer John Calvin believed in this, a term meaning God long ago determined who would receive salvation.
What is predestination?
These two events that often caused pain and suffering led to the Renaissance.
What are the black death and crusades?
Instead of relying on the Catholic Church for answers to their questions, scientists used this instead.
What is the Scientific Method?
What is observation?
What is Greek and Roman texts?
According to many reformers, the church was becoming much too corrupt and this, a term meaning denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
What is secular?
This elite fighting force of 30,000 was trained to be loyal to only the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Who are Janissaries?
Machiavelli wrote this political guidebook to examine how a ruler can gain power and keep it in spite of his enemies.
What is The Prince?
Other than the sale of indulgences, provide two reasons the Protestant Reformation began .
1) Church services/Bible being written in Latin
2) increase in fees of marriages and baptisms
3) Competition for power between Kings/Princes and the Pope
4) Church was more concerned with secular (worldly ) activities
5) Renaissance/Humanism led to people questioning teachings of the RCC
6) Kings/People were tired of paying taxes to foreign countries.
Term attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
What is Humanism?
Held in 1545 and 1563 this meeting was held in response to Protestant Reformation and hoped to give power and support back to the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Council of Trent?
These towns were created for religious minorities to allow for religious toleration.
What are millets?
This theory by Nicolaus Copernicus challenged the catholic church by claiming the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Universe.
What is Heliocentrism?