Chapters 13.1 and 13.2 • 1. What does the word renaissance mean? – Rebirth – It was a time of creativity and change in political, social, economic and cultural aspects • How did the humanist thinking of the Renaissance differ from medieval thinking? – Humanist thinking focus on the “here and now” and people of the day – Middle Ages focused mainly on religious aspects of life • What two reasons made Italy a logical place for the Renaissance to begin? (think history and geography) – 1. Italy was the center of the Roman Empire and still had the old relics around to see – 2. It’s location in terms of trade routes. Many people from various backgrounds would come to trade goods. This would also bring the stroies from around the world • What is different between the art of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages? – Renaissance uses perspective (3D) and realism – Middles Ages was 2D and religious ideas • How did the rules of perspective allow Renaissance artists to create realistic art? – By making distant objects look smaller than objects that were closer. This would give it a 3D look. • Briefly explain some of the achievements of Leonardo da Vinci. – Mona Lisa – Last Supper – Study of Human Anatomy – Earlry design for flying machines • Briefly explain some of the achievements of Michelangelo Buonarrotti. – Statue of David – The Pieta – Sistine Chapel – The Dome of St. Peter’s Cathedral • How did Machiavelli’s writings on how to rule differ from those of ancient writers such as Plato? – He did not discuss it in terms of high ideals (High morals) – He said that rulers need to use whatever actions necessary to keep and maintain power Section 13.2 • How did Johann Gutenburg’s invention of the printing press revolutionize the world? – Made books faster – More books meant cheaper price – Cheaper price means more people buying – More people buying means higher literacy – Higher literacy means massive spreading of ideas and education • What is the vernacular and who did it appeal to? – Vernacular means common everyday language of the people – It appeals to the lower classes because then they would be able to participate and understand the world around them Chapter 13.3 GRQ The Protestant Reformation REVIEW OF ANSWERS 1. Define Indulgences • A lessening of the time a soul would have to spend in purgatory. 2. How did the church change the way it granted indulgences from the Middle Ages to the late 1400’s? • Originally you had to earn them for your good deeds, but eventually you could buy them 3. Who started the Protestant Reformation and what did he write? • Martin Luther • Wrote the 95 Theses 4. What are three arguments that Luther used against indulgences in his 95 Thesis? • No basis for them in the Bible • Pope had no authority to release souls from Purgatory • Christians could be saved only through faith 5. What did Pope Leo X do to Luther? • Excommunicated him 6. What did Holy Roman Emperor Charles V do when Luther refused to give up the idea of the 95 Theses? • Declared him an outlaw and made it a crime to aid him 7. What two things did Luther want so that ordinary people could read the Bible? • Translate it into German • Have all kids go to school to learn to read 8. What new invention allowed Luther’s ideas to spread throughout Germany and Scandinavia? • The “moveable type” printing press 9. Did Luther support the Peasants Revolt of 1524? Why or why not? • No, because he favored social order and respect for political authority 10. What did the Peace of Augsburg do? • Allowed each Prince – Catholic or Lutheran – would be followed in his lands. 11. Define predestination. • The idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation. 12. Calvinists believe that people are divided into what two groups? • Saints and Sinners 13. Describe what life was like for Calvin’s followers in Geneva. • Stressed hard-work, honesty, thrift, discipline, and morality • Could face punishment for things such as fighting, swearing, dancing, and laughing in church 14. Where did Calvinism take root by the late 1500’s? • Germany, France, the Netherlands, England, and Scotland • Was also the dominant religion in Switzerland 15. Where did Calvinists from England go to avoid persecution? • To the America’s (settlers in the 13 colonies) 13.4/13.5 • Why did early radical Anabaptists reject infant baptism? – Babies are to young to understand religion • Henry VIII’s first wife was They had a daughter named Henry fell in love with him to ask the Pope for a divorce. – Catherine – Mary Tudor – Anne Boleyn . , but leading • Why did the Pope refuse to grant Henry VIII a divorce from Catherine of Aragon? – He did not want to offend the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Catherine’s Nephew • Explain the steps taken by Henry VIII to gain control of the English Church. – Breaks from Catholic Church – Has Parliament pass a series of laws to make him the head of the English Church – Henry appointed Thomas Cranmer to run the new church • What did the Act of Supremacy do? – Makes Henry (and the crown) be “the only supreme head on Earth of the Church of England” • The Church of England is known as the Church. – Anglican • What was the main goal of Henry VIII’s son Edward VI when he became King of England? – To make England a Protestant nation • How did the views of Mary Tudor differ from those of her half-brother Edward VI? – Edward was very Protestant – Mary was VERY catholic • Elizabeth I was the daughter ________and . – Henry VIII – Anne Boleyn • How did the Elizabethan Settlement largely end decades of religious turmoil in England? – By bringing a peace between Catholics and Protestants by finding common ground – Kept many of the Catholic rituals – Kept Protestant Hierarchy of the church • Elizabeth I firmly establish England as a nation. – Protestant • What were some of the steps taken by the Inquisition during the Catholic Reformation? – Stopped the selling of Indulgences and made them be earned • What happened to Jews during the Reformation? – Were persecuted and moved into Ghettos • How did ways of thinking about the universe change during the Scientific Revolution? – Went from a Earth Centered model to the Heliocentric model • Explain Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the universe. – The sun was the center of the universe and everything else revolved around it • Why did Galileo’s discoveries about the universe cause uproar? – Since he was able to prove Copernicus's theory, it made many question the church since they were the ones that said for so many years the Earth was the center. If the church was wrong about that, what else could they be wrong about.\ • What happened to Galileo as a result of his discoveries? – He was arrested and but on trial for Heresy against the church – Was made to take back what he said about his discoveries – He did so because the information was already out there and would not matter • What did both Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes argue about the idea of finding truth? – They disagreed about how to find information – Bacon use experiments and observation – Descartes used the idea of Human Reasoning • What is the Scientific Method? – A step by step process to discover information • What did Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity say? – The same force that holds us to Earth also keeps the planets in line – All motion can be measured and described by math
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