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What is the birthplace of the Renaissance?

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Italy

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Which important wealthy family helped fund many projects in Italy, helping spur the Renaissance?

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The Medici family

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Who painted the last supper and the Mona Lisa?

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Where did Martin Luther post his 95 thesis?

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Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany

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Why did arts become popular in the European renaissance?

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Humanism inspired many artists to explore and celebrate life.

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Why did Martin Luther write the 95 theses?

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To criticize the corruption of the Catholic church.

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How did the Medici family influence the European Renaissance?

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The Medici family funded many artist’s projects.

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Why did the Catholic church respond negatively to the spread of knowledge through out Europe?

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Many new discoverers challenged the teachings of the church.

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What institution was the most threatened by the theories of the Scientific Revolution?

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The church

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What is the name of the theory in which all planets revolve around the sun?

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Heliocentric theory

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How did the personal life of Henry VIII gave support to the spread of of Protestant ideas in Europe

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He gave support to the spread of protestant ideas by leaving the catholic church after they refused to grant him a divorce.

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Why is Francis Bacon relevant to numerous levels of modern science?

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He is the originator of the scientific method.

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Who proved the Heliocentric Theory?

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Galileo

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In what way did the development of the printing press impact European society?

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It allowed for rapid spread of information

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What is the Heliocentric theory?

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All planets revolve around the sun

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Which historical figure developed the universal laws of motion?

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Issac Newton

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What were Michelangelo, Donatello and William Shakespeare?

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Figures of the renaissance.

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What was Martin Luther known for?

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Wrote 95 theses, excommunicated from the catholic church, started protestant ideas, founded Lutheran church.

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In what way did the scientific method change European society in the 1600s?

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It created a system in which you use proof to find reason.

20
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What were the events leading up to the protestant reformation?

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Abuses by the catholic church, common man to read the Bible, the spread of humanism.

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How did the ideas of the Scientific revolution influence European philosophy during the enlightenment?

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Scientist who used reason to examine the world inspired enlightenment thinkers to examine politics.

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Why was Italy the center of the
Renaissance?

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It was geographically located by the Mediterranean sea, making it a center for trade.

23
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What makes Leonardo da Vinci the perfect
Renaissance man?

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He was an artist, scientist, and inventor

24
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Who invented the printing press?

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Johannes Gutenberg

25
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What was the result of the protestant reformation?

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breaking the religious unity of Europe

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Art, religion, and ______ played a major role in the Renaissance

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Humanism

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