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Chapter 17
European Renaissance and Reform
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the Medici family? | They were a family that had total control over the banking system and Trade in Italy. |
| The renaissance was the rebirth/rediscovery of... | greek and roman knowledge. |
| The renaissance was the revival of ... | art and learning. |
| What was the philosophy of the renaissance? | Humanism. |
| What is humanism? | A renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements. |
| From when did the Renaissance last from? | 1300 to 1600 |
| What were the advantages Italy had that made it the Birthplace of the Renaissance. | Thriving cities,wealthy merchant class, classical heritage of Greece and Rome. |
| Who were the patron of arts? | The wealthy families and the Church. |
| What was a "universal man"? | A man who excelled in many areas of study. |
| Who were the best known Christian Humanists? | Thomas More and Desiderius Erasmus. |
| What does Utopia mean? | "No place" |
| Who was Wiliam Shakespeare and what did his works examine. | He was the best playwriter of the Elizabethan Age and his wokrs examines human flaws. |
| Who developed the printing press? | Johann Gutenberg. |
| What did the religious movement become? | It became a poilitical/social movement. |
| Why did Henry VIII want to annul his marriage? | He waned his mariage annuled because he thought his wife would not be able to give him a male heir at her age. |
| What happened as the church's power declined? | The monarchs gained more power. |
| Why did Henry VII break from the catholic church? | The Pope would not annul his marriage. |
| What is the concept of predestination? | The idea that God knows from the beginning of time which sould will be saved and souls who aren't going to be saved. |
| What were the followers of John Knox called? | Presbyterians |
| What were the followers of Luther called? | Lutherans. |
| These people Refused to fight in war and shared their possessions. They taught that church and state should be separate. Catholics and protestants persecuted them. | Anabaptists. |
| Theese people mission was to convert Convert non-christian to catholicism.Bring an end to protestantism Convert non-christian to catholicism. Bring an end to protestantism | Jesuits. |