Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

WORLD HIST UNIT 5

Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolution

TermDefinition
Renaissance fervent period of cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages
Reformation religious movement marked ultimately by rejection or modification of some Roman Catholic doctrine and establishment of the Protestant churches
Guilds group of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and protection and for the furtherance of their professional interests
Michelangelo Painter, sculptor, and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years including sculptor of David
Da Vinci Versatile genius painter, engineer, musician, and scientist, filled notebooks with engineering and scientific observations that were in some cases centuries ahead of their time
Botticelli painter of mythological and religious paintings throughout the Renaissance period
Realism the accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or of contemporary life, rejects imaginative idealization
Indulgences a distinctive feature of the penitential system of both the Western medieval and the Roman Catholic Church that granted full or partial remission of the punishment of sin
95 Thesis A formal statement attacking the sale of indulgences and the Roman Catholic Church
Henry VIII King of England, formed the Church of England, had 6 wives, beheaded Anne Boelyn
Elizabeth I Protestantism became dominant under the throne intensified the rivalry between England and Spain, encouraged by her English buccaneers swarming out to sea to promote Protestantism
Martin Luther German monk who lead the reformation because he didn't believe sins could be paid off
Copernicus scientist who discovered heliocentric model which is the sun in middle of solar system
Galileo proved Copernicus was correct about heliocentric solar system and improved telescope
Kepler prove that the earth moved in an elliptical, not circular, orbit; Wrote 3 laws of planetary motion based on mechanical relationships and accurately predicted movements of planets
Newton scientist and mathematician who notably discovered gravity
Created by: ddenson80
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards