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What city is called the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence
What are the two main groups of islands?
Greater and Lesser Antilles
Why did men become sailors?
Some were forced to be, some for riches and adventure
What did most people believe about the position of earth in relation to the universe?
They thought the earth sat motionless in the center
What was the protestant reformation?
A movement which sought to reform practices in the Catholic church
Who painted the Last Supper and Mona Lisa?
da Vinci
Describe the relationship between Columbus and his men?
He was often unpopular. He was not an effective leader and some of his men rebelled against him.
How did Pope Alexander VI try to settle the competition between Spain and Portugal?
He said Portugal could explore to the east of an imaginary north-south line and Spain to the west.
What theory did NC develop about the position of the earth in relation to the sun?
The earth rotates around a motionless sun.
What was the most central thing ML saw when he read the Bible himself?
an emphasis on faith and grace and not on works to earn salvation
Who created the statue of David?
Michelangelo
Why did Columbus believe that Europe and Asia were closer than they really were?
He was depending on Ptolemy's estimation of the size of the earth and the Eurasian land mass, both incorrect. Also thought the Atlantic was smaller than it is.
Bartholomew Diaz is remembered for what achievement?
He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa
Where and when was NC born?
1473, in Thorn, Poland
What did ML nail to the door of the church and why?
95 points or theses and Church doctrine and to generate discussion on these issues
When did the work on the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore begin?
1296
Where did Columbus' crew build a fort after their first voyage? Where did they get the wood?
On Hispaniola, from the wood of the Santa Maria
What Portuguese explorer led an expedition from Europe to India in 1497-1498?
Vasco de Gama
Scientists and historians consider the work of Copernicus to be the beginning of what?
Scientific revolution
How did the Roman Catholic Church react to ML?
They condemned him as a heretic and excommunicated him.
When was the dome on the Cathedral completed?
Between 1572 and 1579
Who sponsored the voyages of Columbus?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What did ML teach about a person's relationship with God?
A person could have a personal relationship with God without a priest or saints or others interceding for him.