The Renaissance

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Renaissance

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The Renaissance is a period in the history of Europe beginning in about 1400, and following the Medieval period. The Renaissance is often said to be the start of the “modern age”.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Renaissance-era mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon who formulated the heliocentric theory.

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Florence, Italy

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major center of Renaissance culture. … Wool from the area around Florence was sold all over Europe & brought a lot of money to Florence, which allowed rich people to support artists

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Medici Family

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The Medici family sold wool and were very wealthy poeple.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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an Italian man who Painted the Mona Lisa

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William Shakespeare

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English playwright, poet, business man and actor

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Johannes Gutenberg

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German inventor who introduced printing to Europe with his printing press.

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Sistine Chapel

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a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope, in Vatican City. Michaelangelo painted the ceilings

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Christian Bible

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Copied by monks

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Mona Lisa

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A renaissance painting made by Da Vinci

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Francis Bacon

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Came up with the scientific theory

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Galileo Galilei

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Created the telescope

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Dante Alighen

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Wrote Divine Comedy

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Humanism

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Focuses on people rather than religion

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Republic

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Government where every citizen plays a role on an ongoing basis

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Isaac Newton

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Discovered gravity

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Paris, France

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Where the Louvre is located

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Johannes Kepler

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Discovered that planets move in an elliptical shape.

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John Locke

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English philosopher and physician known as the “Father of Enlightenment”

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Martin Luther

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A monk who wrote the 95 theses

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Scientific Method

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data, experiments, and theories

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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Father of Modern Philosophy (Italian Diplomat) monarchs

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Montesquieu

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French Judge

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Rousseau

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Philosopher and part of enlightenment

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Voltaire

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French Enlightenment writer

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Petrach

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Scholar and poet, humanist

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Direct Democracy

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where citizens themselves vote for or against a law

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Renaissance man

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A person with much knowledge

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Sir Thomas More

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Studied utopia and was a big fan of humanism

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Explain how Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized printing.

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Created the printing press

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Explain why the Scientific Revolution was a revolution.

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Scientists developed new methods of thinking that changed the ways we see the world

Question 32

Identify the movement known as the Enlightenment and at least three ideas that emerged during this time.

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intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. 3 main ideas were the use of reason, the scientific theory, and progress.