Unit 2: The Renaissance & Age of exploration

Question 1

the Renaissance stretched from _ to _

Answer 1

1350 to 1600

Question 2

it comes from the French word renaitre which means

Answer 2

rebirth

Question 3

today we see the renaissance as the era when modern day _ _ began to develop

Answer 3

western worldview

Question 4

in the western worldview individual _ and _ are valued

Answer 4

rights and freedom

Question 5

we must make the most of our lives on _

Answer 5

earth

Question 6

_ should be available to all

Answer 6

education

Question 7

what does democracy mean

Answer 7

voting for our leaders

Question 8

money/wealth is important to maintain a good _ of _

Answer 8

quality of life

Question 9

humanism was a new way of thinking about life that came from the study of _ texts and contact with other _

Answer 9

classical, cultures

Question 10

humanism is about human beings, their individual _ and improving society

Answer 10

worth

Question 11

humanists believe that: humans have _ skills that set them apart from animals

Answer 11

intellectual

Question 12

humanists believe that: we should use our skills to make society _

Answer 12

better

Question 13

humanists believe that: our lives on earth should be _ and _

Answer 13

rich and fulfilled

Question 14

humanists believe that: people should be surrounded with beautiful _ and _

Answer 14

art, architecture

Question 15

humanists believe that: human _ should not be limited by social _

Answer 15

potential, class

Question 16

humanists believe that: belief in God was _ but life on earth also had _

Answer 16

important, value

Question 17

humanists believe that: people should learn to read _ _ in their own native language

Answer 17

ancient texts

Question 18

why did the renaissance spread slowly in the begining?

Answer 18

geography, feudalism, religion, WAR

Question 19

war in Europe became less frequent allowing the renaissance to spread _

Answer 19

faster

Question 20

feudalism started to weaken in Europe and the new social system was based on _ instead of land ownership

Answer 20

wealth

Question 21

philosophers started traveling to _ to teach _

Answer 21

universities, humanism

Question 22

for artists, _ of _ allowed a more personal reflection of how they saw the world

Answer 22

freedom of subject

Question 23

doctors and scientists were now allowed to _

Answer 23

dissect

Question 24

artists were now able to create more _ images by using new techniques suvh as _ and _

Answer 24

realistic, perspective and realism

Question 25

perspective is the technique used to _ a three dimensional surface

Answer 25

represent

Question 26

realism is making art represent _ _

Answer 26

real life

Question 27

at first science and math developed _

Answer 27

slowly

Question 28

scientific questioning began challenging the beliefs of the _

Answer 28

church

Question 28

europe was very _ (didnt trust science)

Answer 28

superstitious

Question 29

patrons were more interested in _ so they didnt give money to science

Answer 29

art

Question 30

writers started to write in their _

Answer 30

vernacular

Question 31

this made new writings more accessible for all classes which helped spread more _ and _

Answer 31

ideas and knowledge

Question 32

increased a common sense of _

Answer 32

identity

Question 33

the printing press gave people the ability to mechanically print books _ and _

Answer 33

quickly and cheaply

Question 34

allowed different classes to access _ for the first time

Answer 34

books

Question 35

encouraged people to learn to _ and _

Answer 35

read and write

Question 36

education changed because of a rebirth of _ that happened when scholars began to study the ideas of _ islamic or jewish scholars

Answer 36

knowledge, classical

Question 37

education focused on _

Answer 37

humanism

Question 38

people started to ask questions and seek answers rather than blindly accept what was told to them by _

Answer 38

authority

Question 39

the _ had no chance to attend school

Answer 39

poor

Question 40

even though they were capable _ were not allowed to take part in the decision process or be educated

Answer 40

women

Question 41

topics that women writers discussed were:

Answer 41

no difference between sexes, women should be eduscated beyond ornamental purposes

Question 42

what 2 vieews of religion existed in the western worldview:

Answer 42

individuals should follow teachings strictly individuals should study the bible personally

Question 43

the translation of the bible led to the _ _

Answer 43

protestant reformation

Question 44

martin luther beleived that one should seek personal _ of the teachings

Answer 44

understanding

Question 45

his 95 theses publicly _ the church

Answer 45

critisized

Question 46

what happened to luthers books:

Answer 46

they were burned

Question 47

king henry the VIII started the _ church

Answer 47

anglican

Question 48

the rising middle class helped to grow a society based on _ and _

Answer 48

trade, profit

Question 49

in the middle ages people bartered goods rather than using money, in the renaissance _ became widely used

Answer 49

money

Question 50

europeans wanted to cut out the _ _

Answer 50

islamic middlemen

Question 51

how would they cut out the islamic middle man? (control the cost of _ to _)

Answer 51

cost of goods to consumer

Question 52

people saw that they could change their _ and became more succesful than their parents

Answer 52

status

Question 53

new _ _'s increased geographic knowledge

Answer 53

trade routes

Question 54

new sailing technology started the _ of _

Answer 54

age of exploration

Question 55

what is it called when a country gains more land for economic expansion

Answer 55

imperialism

Question 56

who were the leaders in the age of exploration

Answer 56

france, spain, england, portugal