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RENAISSANCE, REFORMATION, & EXPLORATION
RENAISSANCE, REFORMATION, & EXPLORATION DC
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History
10th Grade
03/30/2014

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“Rebirth”
Definition
The meaning of RENAISSANCE?
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Leonardo da Vinci
Definition
Painted the Mona Lisa. Studied engineering, painting, architecture, & poetry.
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Michelangelo
Definition
Painted the Sistine Chapel. Studied botany, anatomy, music, architecture, & engineering.
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Greek and Roman
Definition
The Renaissance is a resurgence of learning based on what cultures?
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Perspective
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Technique that gives the art a three-dimensional effect
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Raphael
Definition
Painted the School of Athens
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Machiavelli
Definition
Wrote "The Prince".
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Shakespeare
Definition
English writer. Wrote 37 plays, one of which is Romeo and Juliet.
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Thomas More
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English writer, Wrote “Utopia”- Ideal Society.
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Johann Gutenberg
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German inventor that developed the moveable type for the printing press.
Printed a complete edition of the Bible. Revolutionized book printing, reading, & writing.
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Martin Luther
Definition
German Monk. He declared that the bible was the sole source of religious truth.
He protested the abuses by the church.
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Martin Luther
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Wrote up his 95 THESIS & posted them on the door at the church in Wittenberg protesting the churches' selling of indulgences.
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Martin Luther's "95 thesis"
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A list of arguments against the church protesting the abuses of the church including the selling of indulgences.
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John Calvin
Definition
Published the “Institutes of the Christian Religion”.
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King Henry VIII
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nicknamed “Defender of the Faith”.
He took control of the Catholic Church in England (took the place of the Pope).
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John Calvin
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Taught Predestination: God has already determined who would gain salvation.
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“Cape of Good Hope”
Definition
The southern tip of Africa
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MARINER’S ASTROLABE:
Definition
AN INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE LATITUDE AT SEA.
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CARTOGRAPHERS:
Definition
MAP MAKERS,CREATED MORE ACCURATE MAPS AND SEA CHARTS.
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Dias
Definition
Portuguese Explorer that Sailed to southern Africa “Cape of Good Hope”
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Da Gama
Definition
Portuguese explorer that sailed to India, Traded for spices.
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Columbus
Definition
Italian, sailed for Spain, voyages to Caribbean and Central America
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Vespucci
Definition
Italian, voyaged to Northern South America and Central America. The New World was named after him.
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Balboa
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Spanish explorer who was first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the eastern side. Named it “peaceful”.
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Magellan
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Portuguese, sailed for Spain. Voyage was 1st to circumnavigate the world.
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Magellan
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Whose Voyage was 1st to circumnavigate the world.
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Italians and Muslims
Definition
Controlled most of the trade between Asia and Europe before the age of Exploration
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Presbyterian
Definition
The followers of Calvinism established what protestant church?
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