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R.R.E Social Studies Test
renaissance, reformation, exploration test- freshman year
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10/19/2005

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3 'R's of the Renaissance
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rebirth, reawakening, revival
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A person of the renaissance
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1. lived in the renaissance
2. is widely talented
3. made concepts in the renaissnace
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the Renaissance started in the 1300s because...
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1. people recovered from the plague
2. church had some power
3. turn towards individualism
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Why italy?
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1. humanism- rome reawakend
2. guilds- place to study
3. lots of patrons
4. cities survived middle ages
5. wealthy and powerful middle class
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Medici
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a family that was very wealthy, and acheived power through banking
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Patrons
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sponsors to art
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Humanisn
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learning history, literature, and poetry, ethics, acting, art
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Northern Renaissance
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took 100 years for the north to follow with the renaissance, because they were still recovering from the plauge; printing revolution, literature...
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Printing Revolution
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1456, german innovater (guttenberg) found a way to make the moving type
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Guttenberg
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was the german innovator who helped with the development of the printing press
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Impacts of the printing press
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1. makes more books availbale, more people get educated
2. teaches not only the wealthy to read
3. more people can read the bible, so they rebel against the church
4. faster and hceaper to produce books
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Erasmus
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wrote 'the Praise of Folly', church reforms; new greek version of bible
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Sir Thomas More
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wrote 'Utopia'- new themes: peace, religious tolerance, equality
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William Shakespear/e
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wrote 37 plays, comedies and tradegies, also made up 700 more words
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William Harvey
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medical doctor, first correctly discovered how blood pumps
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Copernicus
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discovered that the earth was helicentric,
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Galileo Galilei
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astronomer, 'father of physics', discovered earth was round
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Isaac Newton
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major advancements in physics, newton's first, second, and third laws
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Advancements in medicine
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blood circulation, anatomy...
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Heliocentricity
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earth revolves around the sun
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Scientific Method
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how to approach a problems
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Classical artwork
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to show importance of people; nude/togas, look idealized, bland
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Medieval artwork
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to teach about religion, fully clothed, flat, important-large
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Renaissance artwork
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to show importance of people and nature; figures nude or clothed, facial expression/prespective
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corruption in the church
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selling of indulgences, simmony, paying to see holy relics
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indulgences
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people paid, got a document saying they will go to heaven
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Martin Luther
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a person who rebelled, thought the church's ruling and corruption was not just; wrote 95 theses to pope;
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95 theses
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document written by Martin Luther to the church- corruption, bible is the only true source of religious truth; widely printed
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Reaction to 95 theses
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pope leo- not happy. wants ML to take it back. ML refuses, excommunicated
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Differences between Catholics and Protestants
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protestants believe in ewual access to god, catholics want priests; bible is only true source according to protestants, but catholics think pope and church as well; no heavenly intermidanes are needed for protestants; everyone is predestined according to protestants;
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Specific to Martin Luther
Definition
no church hiearchy; banned corruptions; clergy can marry; all chrisitans with equal access to god and bible
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Specific to John Calvin
Definition
predestination; two kinds of people- sinners and saints; humans are sinful by nature;
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Persecution during the Reformation
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widespread; both catholics and protestant were intolerant
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Henry VIII
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'Defender of Faith', had 6 wives
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Mary I
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tried to get rid of all protestants; bloody mary, because killed so many; feared elizabeth was protestant, so she imprisoned her
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Elizabeth I
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pleased everyone, protestant nation; mass in english, not latin
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Diaz
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first to africa, 1488, cape of good hope- named the new worlds
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Balboa
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found the pacific ocean
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Vasco de Gama
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first to india- wanted to find spices; but stopped the trade monopoly
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Line of Demarcation
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seperated South America- to two places, one where the portoguese could trade, one for the spanish
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Columbus
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1492- made it to the 'west indies', discovered the new world (the americas)
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