World History - Midterm Practice

Renaissance

A time of rebirth (Such as art and literature)

Why was Florence Italy so important during the renaissance?

Had a guild system, Wealth supported artists, successfully had a banking system, etc.

What is Humanism

A way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions.

Humanism is based on?

Greek and Roman texts

Which famous scholar is considered the father of humanism?

Thomas Aquinas

What are the four beliefs of humanism

1. People are good and have potential

2. People can solve their problems in life by reason

3. People can do good and make better for themselves in a future generation

4. Greek and Roman Cultures live a moral life.

What did Johannes Gutenberg create?

The Printing Press

How did the Printing Press impact the spread of information throughout early modern Europe?

More books became available and people had become more literate.

What is the Protestant Reformation

When people started criticizing the power and wealth of the Catholic Church so, Martin Luther split or “reformed” from it to create his own church, which created Protestantism.

What are three reasons why the Protestant Reformation Started?

1. Catholic Church disobeyed church rules

2. Pope was involved in politics

3. many priests could not read the Bible and were poorly trained

What is the English Reformation

When Henry split from the Catholic Church and created a new church - The Anglican Church

Who Started the English Reformation? Why did he split from the church?

Henry Vlll started the English Reformation due to the Catholic priest refusing to annul his marriage.

What is the Catholic Reformation?

The improvement of the Catholic Church to gain more members and to better teachings

What was the main goal of the Catholic Church Reformation?

To strengthen the teachings and structures of the Catholic Church - church improved due to protestant Reformation.

What is the Scientific Revolution

When people studied the world around them and got a new perspective of nature.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Heliocentric Theory - The sun was the center of the universe

Johanne Kelper

Elliptical - Planets move around the sun in an ellipse

What did Galileo Galilei contribute to the scientific revolution?

Made his own telescopes and microscopes. He also proved that the sun was the center.

What is the scientific method

To conduct experiments or ideas observe, ask a question, form a hypothesis, experiment, analyze, and conclude

What is the age of enlightenment

When ideas of religious tolerance, optimism and political discourse took place

John Locke wrote

Two Treaties of Government

Thomas Hobbes wrote

Levithan

Montesquieu wrote

The spirit of laws

What is the Manga Carta

A set of documents/ texts written by nobles

Changes made by the Manga Carta

1. Limited monarchs power

2. Established rule of law

3. Right to a trial by jury

What is the Petition of rights?

Forced the King Chares to have Parliaments consideration when imposing taxes