What is the Renaissance?

Period after Middle Ages when art/literature was ”reborn”

an agreement in which people give power to a government for its protection

the division of powers among branches of government

How did the ideas of the Renaissance transform Europe?

By spreading art, ideas, new ways of thinking, and humanism

Galileo added support for the heliocentric theory by

observing the sky through a telescope

How did the Scientific Revolution transform Europe?

established foundations of modern science/new technologies

What does secular mean?

Being more interested in this world than in religion

What was an indulgence?

Payment to the Catholic Church that forgave sins, etc.

What was the goal of the Catholic Counter Reformation?

To help Catholics remain loyal & reform the Catholic Church

rights that belong to people “by nature,” simply because they are humans

In "The Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith argued for

a free market based on competition

Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers believed that

natural laws influence human society

What is excommunication?

kicking someone out of The Church

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What is the Renaissance?
Period after Middle Ages when art/literature was ”reborn”
Period before Middle Ages when art/literature was “rebirthed
Period before Civil War when all of the civilians rebelled
Period after the first World War when militarism “rebirthed”
2
Social Contract
the division of powers among branches of government
rights that belong to people “by nature,” simply because they are humans
idea that a country’s leader should be chosen by citizens in an election
an agreement in which people give power to a government for its protection
3
Separation of powers
rights that belong to people “by nature,” simply because they are humans
an agreement in which people give power to a government for protection
gathering of individuals where people conversed about philosophies
the division of powers among branches of government
4
Because of ____________________, the feudalism age and population decline changed the world during the middle ages.
new church policies
new foods from America
the decline of universities
the bubonic plague
5
A method of investigation involving observation and theory to test an assumption
Geocentric Theory
Excommunication
Scientific Method
Heliocentric Theory
6
How did the ideas of the Renaissance transform Europe?
By spreading art, ideas, new ways of thinking, and humanism
By increasing literacy and education
By emphasizing the ideals of the Catholic Church
By promoting a new vernacular
7
Galileo added support for the heliocentric theory by
observing the sky through a telescope
retracting his views under pressure
formulating laws of gravity and motion
making mathematical calculations
8
How did the Scientific Revolution transform Europe?
established foundations of modern science/new technologies
spread creativity through art
Gave rise to literacy and knowledge
challenged authority
9
What cultures were "revived" during the Renaissance?
Anglo and Saxon
French and Lombard
Spanish and Portugeuse
Greek and Roman
10
What does secular mean?
Having absorbent skin
Being secluded from society
Being more interested in this world than in religion
Being Higher in the social triangle
11
Those who were critical of Catholic Church practices became known as
Denominators
Hussites
Philosophers
Protestants
12
Believed in free speech and religious freedoms
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
John Locke
Montesquieu
13
What was an indulgence?
None of these
Giving into your desire to sin.
Payment to the Lutheran Church.
Payment to the Catholic Church that forgave sins, etc.
14
Which writer published The Divine Comedy?
Cesare Beccaria
Shakespeare
Dante Alighieri
Macchiavelli
15
John Locke believed that people had a social contract with
their religious leaders
only their immediate family members
the government
the earth itself
16
Who was known as the guardians and interpreters of knowledge and culture?
Philosophers
The Church
Heresy
Protestants
17
Who developed a new system for classifying plants and animals?
Johannes Kepler
Carl Linnaeus
Antoine Lavoiser
Rene Descartes
18
Was a chemist who explained the chemical process that creates fire.
William Harvey
Aristotle
Antoine Lavoiseir
Carl Linnaeus
19
Johannes Kepler used _____ to calculate the movement of planets.
Astronomy
Gravity
Science
Math
20
Isaac Newton's "Principia" explained
The Scientific Method
The value of experimentation
the laws of gravity and motion
the limits of human reason
21
The native language of a people, region, or country
Greek
Latin
Secular
Vernacular
22
What was the goal of the Catholic Counter Reformation?
To increase the rights of women & limit the Pope's powers
To help Catholics remain loyal & reform the Catholic Church
To glorify heresy and remove Henry VIII as king
None of the above
23
In The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli was most concerned with
The expansion of church authority
The use of political power
Government regulation of the economy
Equality and justice for all
24
How did the Reformation transform Europe?
spread creativity through art
gave rise to literacy and knowledge
established foundations of modern science/new technologies
challenged authority
25
Argued that people were naturally selfish and needed a strong govt. to control their behavior.
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
26
Natural Rights
gathering of individuals where people conversed about philosophies
the division of powers among branches of government
intellectual movement of the 18th century that applied scientific methods
rights that belong to people “by nature,” simply because they are humans
27
Offered the heliocentric theory that Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
Rousseau
Copernicius
Galileo
Newton
28
In "The Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith argued for
a free market based on competition
a national policy to accumulate gold
allowing colonies to be independent
building a global industrial empire
29
When sea voyages began to require sailing of out of sigh of land, this increased interest in
chemistry of salt water
physics for ocean currents
astronomy for navigation
biology for deep sea fishing
30
Where did the Renaissance first take place in Europe?
Italy
Great Britian
Germany
Greece
31
The Renaissance artist most famous for his paining the "Mona Lisa" was
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Donatello
32
Giovanni Boccaccio, author of The Decameron is from what country?
France
Italy
England
Spain
33
Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers believed that
society matters more than individuals
dictators learn from their experience
natural laws influence human society
nature is beyond human understanding
34
The Enlightenment overall promoted an attitude of
optimism
anger
piety
cynicism
35
What were the salons of French Enlightenment thinkers?
secular university classes
gatherings in private homes
stores where books were sold
lectures open to the public
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What is excommunication?
repentance
kicking someone out of The Church
reconciliation
inviting people into The Church

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