Social Studies Enlightenment Study Guide

Question 1

What country is often credited as the birthplace of the Renaissance

Answer 1

Italy

Question 2

Which historical figure is best known for creating the paintings titled Last Supper and Mona Lisa

Answer 2

Leonardo de Vinci

Question 3

Why did the arts become popular during the European Renaissance

Answer 3

Humanism inspired artists to explore and celebrate life.

Question 4

Why did the Catholic Church react negatively to the spread of knowledge throughout Europe during the Renaissance

Answer 4

Many new discoveries challenged the teachings of the church.

Question 5

How did the personal life of England’s King Henry VIII impact the spread of Protestant ideas in Europe

Answer 5

King Henry VIII gave support to the spread of Protestant ideas by leaving the Catholic Church after it refused to support his divorce.

Question 6

In what way did the development of the printing press in Europe impact society

Answer 6

It allowed for the rapid spread of information.

Question 7

Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and William Shakespeare were all important to the _________________________

Answer 7

Figures of the Renaissance

Question 8

What was Martin Luther known for

Answer 8

Wrote the Ninety-Five Theses,excommunicated from the Catholic Church, began the Protestant movement, and Founded the Lutheran Church

Question 9

What are the events leading up to the Renaissance

Answer 9

Abuses by the Catholic, common man to read the bible, introduction of humanist

Question 10

Why was Italy the center of the Renaissance

Answer 10

geographically located on the Mediterranean Sea, making it a center for trade.

Question 11

Leonardo de Vinci was the perfect Renaissance man. What does this mean

Answer 11

Being an artist, scientist and an inventor make him a true Renaissance man

Question 12

Who invented the printing press

Answer 12

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 13

What was the result if the Protestant Reformation

Answer 13

breaking the religious unity of Europe

Question 14

Art, Religion, and ____________ played a major role in the renaissance

Answer 14

Humanism

Question 15

Which important wealthy family helped fund many projects in “Italy,” helping spur the renaissance

Answer 15

The Medici family

Question 16

Where did Martin Luther put his 95 Theses

Answer 16

Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany

Question 17

Why did Martin Luther write his 95 Theses

Answer 17

to criticize the corruption of the Catholic Church

Question 18

How did the Medici family influence the European Renaissance

Answer 18

The Medici family sponsored many artists.

Question 19

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

Answer 19

the church

Question 20

What was the name of the theory in which all planets revolve around the Sun

Answer 20

Heliocentric Theory

Question 21

Why is Francis Bacon relevant to numerous levels of modern science

Answer 21

He is the originator of the scientific method.

Question 22

Who came up with the Heliocentric theory

Answer 22

Copernicus came up with the Theory/ Galileo proved it!!

Question 23

What is the Heliocentric theory

Answer 23

astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Universe

Question 24

Which historical figure developed the universal laws of motion

Answer 24

Isaac Newton

Question 25

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

Answer 25

It created a system to find proof using reasoning.

Question 26

How did the ideas of the Scientific Revolution influence European philosophy during the Enlightenment

Answer 26

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