WORLD HISTORY
STUDY GUIDE: RENAISSANCE, REFORMATION AND SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
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THE RENAISSANCE
Terms and Concepts
What is a definition of the Renaissance?
How did the 14th century Renaissance
differ from prior revivals of classical
learning?
Where did the Renaissance begin?
What is the Northern Renaissance?
Who were the merchants?
What connection exists between the
merchants and the Renaissance?
What is a patron?
Who were the 3 strongest patrons of the
arts during the Renaissance?
Who was the Medici Family?
What is Humanism?
Meaning or significance
What is a Renaissance Man?
While most humanists were devout
Catholics, what was the basic spirit of
humanism?
Who was Francesco Petrarca and what
did he do?
What method of study did Petrarca use
and what did it lead to?
World View During Middle Ages
Man marked by original _____
Happiness only possible after ___
Blind obedience to _____ and ancient traditions (including
even superstitions)
Education reserved for few (monks)
World View During Renaissance
Man has limitless potential to _____
Seek happiness on _______
Engage in ____ thinking – question everything
_________ should seek a well rounded, classical education
and seek to become a “Renaissance Man”
Expand outlook to include ____ components
Religious outlook
Terms and Concepts
What is civic humanism?
Meaning or Significance
What is Christian humanism?
Who was Johann Gutenberg and
what did he do?
With the printing press, how many
books were produced in a month?
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What is the legacy of the printing
press?
Relationship between man’s world
view during the Renaissance and
religion
What roles did the Catholic Church
have during the Renaissance?
The building upon classical
foundations during the Renaissance
resulted in even more ideas and
innovations that continue to
characterize modern Western
society. What are these ideas and
innovations?
What subsequent periods in history
were influenced by the Renaissance?
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RENAISSANCE ART AND LITERATURE
Terms and Concepts
Meaning or Significance
What 3 things did Renaissance art reflect?
How does Pieter Brugel’s work reflect
humanism?
Why is Michelangelo a candidate for a
Renaissance Man?
What is Michelangelo most famous for?
Be able to identify the following works by
Michelangelo:
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The David
Pieta
Holy Family
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s Basilica Dome
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Last Supper
Mona Lisa
Why is Leonardo a candidate for a
Renaissance Man?
What is so special about DaVinci’s
Notebooks?
What are at least 3 inventions that
DaVinci is responsible for?
Be able to identify the following works by
Da Vinci:
What is Machiavelli’s advice on how to be
a good prince?
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REFORMATION
Terms and Concepts
Know chronology of the East West Schism and Protestant
Reformation
What were the persistent criticisms of the Catholic Church
prior to the Reformation?
Meaning and Significance
What does it mean to put something in the vernacular?
What did Martin Luther do to bring about the Protestant
Reformation?
What is an indulgence?
What effect did the printing press have when Martin
Luther posted his 95 Theses?
Roman Catholicism versus Lutheranism: Significant differences
Issue
Leadership
Salvation
Bible
Roman Catholicism
______ is the head of church
Faith and good works
Bible and church traditions are
sources of truth
Terms and Concepts
What did Luther originally want and what
did he want in the end? What happened?
Lutheranism
____ leads congregations; no____
Faith alone
_____ is sole source of truth
Meaning and Significance
What almost immediately starts happening
in Germany that will continue in Europe for
many years to come after the Reformation?
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What is pre-destination under Calvinism?
What do Anabaptists think about baptism?
While Luther broke from the Catholic Church
for religious reasons, what types of reasons
motivated Henry VII to break?
What did Henry need that started his quest
for a divorce?
Who was Sir Thomas More and what
happened to him?
After Henry VIII, what religion finally governs
England?
Who is the moral authority for the Church of
England?
What is the Catholic Reformation?
What was accomplished at the Council of
Trent
Which newly formed religious group became
an important leader in the Catholic
Reformation?
What are the legacies of the Reformation?
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SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
Important Terms or Concepts
What was the Geocentric Theory?
Meaning or Significance
Who supported the Geocentric Theory?
What was the Heliocentric Theory?
Who supported the Heliocentric Theory?
What theory did Galileo support with his telescope ?
What happened to Galileo because of his views?
How did Francis Bacon think we should get at the truth?
How did Rene Descartes think we should get at the truth?
What were old sources of truth prior to the Scientific
Revolution?
1.
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3.
What were new sources of truth as a result of the
Scientific Revolution?
What is this new approach to truth called today?
What are 2 significant advances that resulted because of
this new method was put into practice?
What are the legacies of the Scientific Revolution?
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