Unit 2: Renaissance, Reformation, Science, & Enlightenment

1.     The Reformation caused a split in the Catholic Church thereby creating what group?

Explorer, Governor of Hispaniola, 1492.  Who am I?

Scientist, saw craters on the moon, disproved Aristotle's "Perfection Theory".  Who am I?

Renaissance thinkers moved to rational explanations for the physical world.  This is called....

Scientist, worked with gravity, developed Calculus.  Who am I?

English explorer, privateer, most successful pirate in history.  Who am I?

 A driving cause of the Reformation was the selling of what by the CatholicChurch?

What document listed perceived problems with the Catholic Church?

Portuguese explorer, sailed around tip of Africa, traded along the coast of Asia.  Who am I?

Name the invention, created by Gutenberg, which sparked an increase in knowledge inEurope.

1.     What was the driving motivation behind the age of exploration?

Theory of the Earth as the center of the Universe.  Put forth by Ptolomey.  

1.     What was the Columbian Exchange?

• power should be divided between three branches of governmentwith separate but equal powers

1.     The Renaissance marked the end of what time period?

Spanish conquistador, conquered the Aztec empire.  Who am I?

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

Priest, disappointed by the actions of the Catholic Church, wrote the 95 Theses.  Who am I?

Responsible for most of the ideas for the rights of citizens under the law.

1.     The concept of “rights of citizens” came from what period?

• hesaid that the power to rule must come from the consent (agreement) of the ruled

What was the Reformation?

This philosopher espoused personal security, personal liberty, rights of private property.

1.     TheScientific Revolution caused conflict between who and who?

1.     What era during the Renaissance did increased trade and a few inventions mark?

Mythological beliefs concerning scientific phenomena is referred to as...

The Renaissance began in what country?

Scientist and creator of the Heliocentric Theory.  Who am I?

1.     Which was not one of the three motivations that drove the age of exploration?

 What theory challenged the Geocentric Theory?

1.     What invention, more than any other, sparked the beginning of the age ofexploration?

The Renaissance began with the fall of what?

Theory that challenged Ptolomey's Geocentric theory.  Sun at the center of the universe.