Lorenzo De’ Medici was a of the Florentine arts.
Patron
2.Rabelais and
Shakespeare wrote in the to appeal to the common people.
Vernacular
3.Calvin’s belief in set him apart from Catholics.
Pre-destination
4.Elizabeth’s
sensible helped keep England unified in the face of the
religious conflict.
Compromise
5.Copernicus’s
theory of the universe challenged the accepted teachings of the
Church.
Heliocentric
6.How did the new
Renaissance worldview shape the work of Italian Renaissance artists and
writers?
They saw it as a time of rebirth, they has
interest in the classics. It was a time when the medieval era had ended.
7.What was the role of the printing press in spreading Renaissance ideas?
The printing press allowed for things to be
copied and published faster and easier. Before the printing press, news
paper’s and books were hard to get around, and they had to be written
out by hand each time. With the printing press, ideas could get around
faster.
8.How did northern
European artists and writers apply Renaissance ideas in their work?
By portraying religious and classical
history; being creative by using newer color shades in paintings.
9.How did the Renaissance open the door to the Protestant Reformation?
Because of the humanists, they questioned
the central force in their lives, they blamed the church. Because of
this, Europeans called for church reform.
10.Why did the church respond with its Catholic Reformation?
Because it was believed that the Catholic Church was corrupt.
11.How were the
scientists of the Scientific Revolution influenced by Renaissance ideas?
There was a breakdown of medieval ideas, the
Renaissance was a time of thinking. The scientific Revolution pointed
toward a future shaped by a new way of thinking about the physical
universe.
12.How did the Renaissance shape European art, thought, and religion?
The Renaissance was thought to be a time of
rebirth, the outlook on life changed, people became smarter, and more
creative. Many ideas arose about things such as religion. Some
questioned it, during the Renaissance reforms occurred in the church.
13.How did Italy’s geography encourage the spread of the Renaissance?
Because Italy was located on the
Mediterranean Sea, ideas of the Renaissance could be passed along to
other countries, and cities. By being on the Mediterranean Sea, Italy
also had a direct route to the Muslims wealth of knowledge.
14.In what ways was
the Renaissance a break with medieval times? In what ways was it a
continuation of medieval times?
They broke away from what they thought as
the disorder and disunity of the medieval world. The people of the
Renaissance saw it as a time of rebirth to start new, with creative
minds. The Renaissance a continuation of Medieval times because they
continued to use Latin, had interest in the classic learning of Greece
and Rome.
15.Under what
circumstances are religious beliefs likely to inspire anger or violence?
If the church is corrupt, if the church is
radical, and in terms of the Renaissance, if the church goes against the
Renaissance beliefs.
16.What Renaissance theme does the bas-relief below express
Perspective.
17.The Renaissance
and Scientific Revolution are often described as eras of human progress.
Evaluate whether this is an accurate description.
Yes, I think it is, because they were both
times in history where we advanced society, and moved forward into the
future.
18.Why did England
escape the kinds of religious wars that tore apart other European
nations?
England did not want to break apart like the other European nations.
19.An English
author wrote, “The Preaching of sermons is speaking to a few of mankind,
but printing books is talking to the whole world.” How does this
statement suggest a relationship between two of the key events discussed
in this chapter?
Because of the Printing Revolution,
religious text could be distributed faster, and sent farther away.
