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Question 1

What was the Renaissance?

Answer 1

Period of cultural rebirth in Europe, revival of classic ideas, started in italy, spread throughout EU in next couple 100 yrs

Question 2

What changes in Europe led to the Renaissance?

Answer 2

Development of Italian city states, and trade and commerce, increased contact with classic ideas

Question 3

Where did these new ideas come from? How did people hear about them?

Answer 3

Crusades, churhc clergy copies, byzantine and muslims

Question 4

How did trade transform Europe?

Answer 4

Increased contact with east and west, turned italian cities into centrs of trade, weakednd feudalism

Question 5

Why was location important to Italian city-states?

Answer 5

Increased trade and contact

Question 6

What were humanist views? How did they challenge medieval ideas?

Answer 6

Balanced earthly life with religious,

Question 7

What was Florence’s role in the Renaissance?

Answer 7

Rich people sponser cultural growth since it is at the center location

Question 8

How did Renaissance scholars improve architecture, science, and math?

Answer 8

arches, based on experimentation and observation

Question 9

How did Renaissance artists improve painting and sculpture?

Answer 9

Perspective

Question 10

Who was Johannes Gutenberg? How did he contribute to the spread of new ideas?

Answer 10

Inventor of the printing press with metal movable type, make spread of knowledge and ideas easier

Question 11

Michelangelo

Answer 11

Sculpture and painting. Carved La Pietà, David and Moses. Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,

Question 12

Titian

Answer 12

Official painter of Venice, court painter of Italy, Emperor said, “Titian is worthy to be served by Caesar,” , was knighted

Question 13

Albrecht Durer

Answer 13

blended Germany Italian styles. Engravings and woodcuts ( for printing ). set a new standard in printmaking

Question 14

Nicolaus Copernicus

Answer 14

Theorized earth revolves around the sun, challenged CC

Question 15

Andreas Vesalius

Answer 15

Studied for himself, not Galen, wrote a textbook considered 1st modern medical textbook

Question 16

Isabella I

Answer 16

Unified spain, Encouraged exploration, supported Christopher Columbus- led to great wealth in spain, Helped start spanish inquisition

Question 17

Elizabeth I

Answer 17

inspired great love and loyalty from subjects, Culture thrived under her rule, worked to strengthen England’s economy, encouraged trade and commerce.

Question 18

William Shakespeare

Answer 18

Actor, poet and playwright.sonnets. 38 plays, Shakespeare has had a deep influence on later writers and has also left a lasting mark on the English language.

Question 19

Miguel Cervantes

Answer 19

A gifted writer - satire, Don Quixote, very popular in Spain. masterpieces of world literature.

Question 20

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 20

Polymath, Famous art like Mona Lisa, inspired other great artists

Question 21

What problems weakened the Catholic Church before the Reformation?

Answer 21

Worldiness, corruption, indulgences, simony, division with political/rulers, Western Schism confuses catholics

Question 22

How did European rulers come into conflict with the Church?

Answer 22

CC has lot’s of power, but kings that are no longer depending on the CC also want power

Question 23

How did the Church become divided during the Western Schism?

Answer 23

It was divided from france and rome, 3 different popes

Question 24

What did early reformers do?

Answer 24

They critiied the CC and their corruption, and many translated the bible into different languages

Question 25

Who is Martin Luther? What caused his dispute with the Church?

Answer 25

ML started the reformation by posting the 95 theses on the door of a church, he was troubled by the church’s corruption and noticed how it didn’t follow the bible and want to purify the church

Question 26

How were Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anglicanism similar and different?

Answer 26

Calvinism believed in predestesnation, Lutheranism believed that faith alone would make you go to heaven, and Angelicanism believed faith was needed to go to heaven, but also good acts

Question 27

What was the Counter-Reformation?

Answer 27

The CC countered the reformation, with the concil of trent, fixing corruption, the Jesuits, and making its stance more clear

Question 28

What were the effects of the Reformation?

Answer 28

Religious wars, Persecution , spread c thoughout the world, nationalism, ideas of democracy, monarchies got stronger