Lesson 1

Greece and Rome collabed, but the Arabic, Byzantine, and Muslim cultures preserved and expanded these ideas.

Lesson 2

The rebirth of classical culture began in Florence, Italy.

Florence - The birthplace of the Renaissance.

The word Renaissance means rebirth.

Classical Culture - culture related to ancient Greece and Rome.

Patrons - Individuals who hired artists to create paintings and sculptures

The Medici family sponsored and trained artists like Donatello and Michelangelo.

Humanism - ideology focusing on human potential.

Perspective - a new painting style in the Renaissance.

Secular - less religious and more focused on the world.

Drama - popular Renaissance entertainment.

Lesson 4

Prior to the reformation money, corruption and discrimination were major problems in the Catholic Church.

The Catholic church began to become more economically and politically prominent in Europe.

Lesson 5

The printing pass allowed for the arguments like Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses to spread.

Latin was used for most books, making knowledge not available to the general public.

Gutenberg set up a printing workshop printing books and indulgences. Eventually, he printed the bible.

The printing press also facilitated the spread of humanism

Lesson 6

Francis Bacon invented the scientific method.

The scientific method allowed for many to test their ideas, furthering the Scientific Revolution.

Galileo Galilei was a mathematics professor and proved that the earth rotated around the sun.

Isaac Newton published the Principia and thought of the laws of motion.

Galileo is known as the father of modern science.