Why did the renaissance begin in Italy?

The Latina cities were crossroads of trade and commerce

Two facts about Florence, Italy

Considered the birthplace of the renaissance and had a successful banking system

City-states like Florence, Genoa, and Venice became wealthy through what

Buying and selling luxury goods such as dyes, silks, and spices

Describe the shift in art that occurred during the renaissance

Renaissance artists wanted to show their subjects as they are in real life: imperfect

Painter, inventor, and scientist: painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper; used a process of thought that became known as the scientific method

Painter, architect, and sculptor; created the famous sculpture of David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; designed walls to project Florence from military attack

Wrote Utopia about an imaginary perfect society and most famous work supports common Renaissance theme of how to make their country better

Wrote poems and plays including histories, tragedies, and comedies; influenced by Ancient Greek themes

Two facts about the Printing Press

Had a huge effect on the spread of development of Christianity in Europe; Helped cultural, scientific, and social changes of the Renaissance spread more easily

Why did some people split the Catholic Church and form Protestant churches

They did not like what the church was doing and did not agree with its rules

How did the Renaissance partly bring about the Protestant Reformation?

As more people read the Bible, more ways to interpret it emerged; New interpretations led people to think differently about Christianity

Why was Martin Luther’s translation of the Bible important?

It was the first Bible written in a language people could read. Previous Bibles were written in Latin so people had to rely on priests to understand it

How did the printing press influence the Scientific Revolution?

It helped more people read and learn about new scientific ideas

From Ancient Greece until the Renaissance, what did most people believe about Earth’s place in the universe?

They believed Earth was at the center of the universe

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Unit 5 SS

Question	Answer
Why did the renaissance begin in Italy?	The Latina cities were crossroads of trade and commerce
Two facts about Florence, Italy	Considered the birthplace of the renaissance and had a successful banking system
Italian city-states of the late 1400s were also called	Trade cities
City-states like Florence, Genoa, and Venice became wealthy through what	Buying and selling luxury goods such as dyes, silks, and spices
Guilds worked together to	Shape their industries
Describe the shift in art that occurred during the renaissance	Renaissance artists wanted to show their subjects as they are in real life: imperfect
Da Vinci-	Painter, inventor, and scientist: painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper; used a process of thought that became known as the scientific method
Michelangelo	Painter, architect, and sculptor; created the famous sculpture of David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; designed walls to project Florence from military attack
Sir Thomas More	Wrote Utopia about an imaginary perfect society and most famous work supports common Renaissance theme of how to make their country better
William Shakespeare	Wrote poems and plays including histories, tragedies, and comedies; influenced by Ancient Greek themes
Two facts about the Printing Press	Had a huge effect on the spread of development of Christianity in Europe; Helped cultural, scientific, and social changes of the Renaissance spread more easily
Why did some people split the Catholic Church and form Protestant churches	They did not like what the church was doing and did not agree with its rules
How did the Renaissance partly bring about the Protestant Reformation?	As more people read the Bible, more ways to interpret it emerged; New interpretations led people to think differently about Christianity
Why was Martin Luther’s translation of the Bible important?	It was the first Bible written in a language people could read. Previous Bibles were written in Latin so people had to rely on priests to understand it
Martin Luther spoke out against the… of the Roman Catholic Church.	Corruption
Martian Luther made a list of 95 points he called…that described where he believed the Roman Catholic Church had gone wrong	95 Theses
Martian Luther…to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany.	nailed his 95 Theses
As punishment the Roman Catholic Church…Martian Luther	Excommunicated
How did the printing press influence the Scientific Revolution?	It helped more people read and learn about new scientific ideas
From Ancient Greece until the Renaissance, what did most people believe about Earth’s place in the universe?	They believed Earth was at the center of the universe
Galileo
	The church tried Galileo for his book on heliocentric theory; he improved the magnification in the microscope.

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