Review for Thurs May 28 th Exam on

Review for Thurs, May 28 th Exam on the Renaissance

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

What was the Renaissance?

What was the Medici family known for?

Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

How did humanism influence the growth of learning?

How did ideas about piety-religious devotion- and a simple life change?

Renaissance Artists and Writing What effects did the emphasis on individuals have on painters and sculptors?

How did Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael transform art or sculpture? Michelangelo’s David and the Sistine Chapel Leonardo’s Last Supper and Mona Lisa Raphael’s the School of Athens and the wedding of the virgin

How did the writings of Petrarch, Machiavelli, and Erasmus demonstrate the values of the Renaissance?

What factors led to the beginning of the Renaissance in northern Europe?

How did the invention of the printing press help spread learning and Renaissance ideas?

How were Renaissance women portrayed?

Protestant Reformation Why was Martin Luther upset with the Catholic Church?

How did Luther’s 95 theses lead to a religious revolution in Europe?

What were the important beliefs of Lutheranism?

What were the most important beliefs that John Calvin of Geneva put forth with Calvinism?

What was the result of Henry VIII challenging the Church of England?

Catholic/Counter Reformation What took place at the Council of Trent?

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

Science How did Copernicus’s heliocentric theory differ from Ptolemy’s theory? What did Johannes Kepler prove?

How did Galileo revolutionize science?

Encounter and Exploration What were the causes of exploration? What new technologies made this possible?

How did Prince Henry and Portugal help shape exploration?

What impact did Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, and Pizarro have? Columbus Magellan Cortez Pizarro