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Chpt 17
Question | Answer |
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What does Renaissance mean? | the rebirth or revival of art and learning from 1300-1600 AD. people were excited about learning again |
What was the philosophy of the Renaissance? | Humanism |
What does secular mean? | worldly, everyday life, not so much religion |
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy. | wealthy merchant class classical heritage thriving in trade |
what would be a renaissance man or woman? | what would be a renaissance man or woman? |
What were Italian humanists interested in? | Italian humanists were very interested in reviving classical languages and classical texts. |
Who were the best known Christian humanists? | The best known of the Christian humanists were Desiderius Erasmus of Holland and Thomas More of England. The two were close friends. |
Thomas More tried to show off a better society. What book did he write? | Utopia |
Why was the printing press such a important development? | It allowed people to create hundreds of books faster. |
List two changes of art during the renaissance period. | Art: - Writers began to use vernacular languages to express their ideas. - The arts praised individual achievement. |
List two changes of society during the renaissance period. | Society: - Printing changed society by making more information available and inexpensive enough for society at large. - Printing changed society by making more information available and inexpensive enough for society at large. |
What are the four causes of the Renaissance? | Social, Economic, Political, and Religious. |
What was one of Luther's teachings? | People could win salvation only by faith in God’s gift of forgiveness. The Church taught that faith and “good works” were needed for salvation. |
Was Luther excommunicated or interdicted? | he was excommunicated. |
How many husbands did King Henry have? | 6 |
What was the legacy of the Renaissance? | perspective painting greek and roman knowledge printing press changed society led to questioning of things and how they work |
Who controlled both the economics and politics of the wealthy merchant class | The Medici Family |
what was the great schism? | division in the church |
What was predestination? | It has already been decided where you would go after death. |
T or F, People focused on life rather than religion and looked for a balance in their lives. | t |