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Renaissance
Renaissance
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6th Grade
01/18/2010

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Renaissance
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a time period of new learning in Europe
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Italy
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where the Renaissance began
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Italian merchants became wealthy and powerful because of trade. They had extra time to think, read, and create.
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Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
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Renaissance art was realistic. Artists studied humans to make their work as accurate as possible. They used light, shadow, and perspective to make their paintings realistic.
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Describe Renaissance art.
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perspective
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a way to paint or draw that shows distance accurately
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Leonardo da Vinci
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artist, painter, scientist
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Michelangelo
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painter and sculptor
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Who painted the Last Supper?
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Michelangelo
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Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo
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Who sculpted the Pieta?
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Michelangelo
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Who sculpted David?
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lute
Definition
What was the most popular musical instrument during the Renaissance?
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2D, flat, religious, symbolic
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Describe Medieval art.
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William Shakespeare
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This person was an English writer. He wrote plays and poems, and he made up his own words.
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William Shakespeare
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Who wrote Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet?
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Johannes Gutenberg
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What German inventor is credited with introducing the printing press and moveable type to western Europe?
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More books could be created quickly and cheaply, so more people could afford to buy books. More people learned to read and write.
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How did the printing press cause people to read?
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Galileo
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Who improved the compass and telescope?
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Galileo
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Who said the sun was the center of the solar system at a time when most people believed the Earth was the center of the universe?
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Protestant reformers
Definition
people who wanted to change the Catholic Church
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indulgence
Definition
an official forgiveness of sins sold by the Church
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Martin Luther
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Who nailed the 95 these to the doors of a church in Germany?
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95 theses
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a list of complaints about what the Catholic Church was doing
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no indulgences, no popes and bishops, belief in God was more important than obedience to the Church
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What changes did Martin Luther want?
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John Calvin
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Which French reformer believed in predestination?
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predestination
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This is the idea that God decides before people are born if they will go to Heaven or not.
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Making good choices in life was important, but Mass was not important.
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What changes did John Calvin want?
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King Henry VIII
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Which reformer started his own church when he wasn't allowed to divorce his wife because she didn't give him a son.
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King Henry VIII
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Who took away the Church's power in England and made himself the head of the new church of England?
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They worked to change and improve the Church. They discussed and made decisions about what was really important in the Church.
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What did Catholics do during the Protestant Reformation?
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St. Ignatius Loyola
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Who started a group of priests who were teachers and missionaries called the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits?
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St. Vincent de Paul
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Who helped poor people in Paris, France?
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Catholics worked to improve and strengthen the Church.
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What is the Counter-Reformation?
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Ideas spread quickly. Science and technology changed quickly. People learned about what was going on around them, and they got involved.
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How did more books and more reading change Europe?
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