Review for Thurs, May 28th Exam on the Renaissance

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Review for Thurs, May 28thExam on the Renaissance
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Intro-the Renaissance

• What are the differences between the Medieval
  times and the Renaissance?

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What was the Renaissance?
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What was the Medici family known for?
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Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
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How did humanism influence the growth of learning?
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How did ideas about piety-religious devotion- and
a simple life change?
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Renaissance Artists and Writing

• What effects did the emphasis on individuals have
  on painters and sculptors?

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How did Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael
transform art or sculpture?

• Michelangelos David and the Sistine Chapel
• Leonardos Last Supper and Mona Lisa
• Raphaels the School of Athens and the wedding of
  the virgin

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How did the writings of Petrarch, Machiavelli,
and Erasmus demonstrate the values of the
Renaissance?
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What factors led to the beginning of the
Renaissance in northern Europe?
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How did the invention of the printing press help
spread learning and Renaissance ideas?
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How were Renaissance women portrayed?
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Protestant Reformation

• Why was Martin Luther upset with the Catholic
  Church?

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How did Luthers 95 theses lead to a religious
revolution in Europe?
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What were the important beliefs of Lutheranism?
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What were the most important beliefs that John
Calvin of Geneva put forth with Calvinism?
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What was the result of Henry VIII challenging the
Church of England?
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Catholic/Counter Reformation

• What took place at the Council of Trent?

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What did the Catholics to counter the
Protestants? What did the Catholics do to reform
their church?

• Counter
• Reform

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Science

• How did Copernicuss heliocentric theory differ
  from Ptolemys theory?
• What did Johannes Kepler prove?

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How did Galileo revolutionize science?
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Encounter and Exploration

• What were the causes of exploration?
• What new technologies made this possible?

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How did Prince Henry and Portugal help shape
exploration?
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What impact did Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, and
Pizarro have?

• Columbus
• Magellan
• Cortez
• Pizarro