Open Note Flashcard: Renaissance & Reformation

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The terrible disease shown in this image happened to sailors and others on long voyages or trips when they were not eating enough Vitamin C. This disease is called _________ and people would become anemic, their gums would get puffy and bleed, and they would have bruising and blood hemorrhages on their skin.

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Scurvy

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A fantastic invention that helped spread information and help people produce 100 bibles in 1 month as opposed to one illustrated bible manuscript.

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Printing Press

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Art from the Northern Renaissance often showed a different class of people than the work from the Italian Renaissance. What class was it? (Photos is a painting by Brueghel the Elder).

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Peasants/Working Class

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Which powerful banking family used violence to gain their power, yet they were art patrons whose commissions are some of the most famous works of art... EVER.

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The Medici Family

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Who was considered the "Father of Humanism" since he translated the work of Ancient Greece and Roman historians?

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Petrarch

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Where did the Renaissance begin?

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Florence, Italy

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What were Indulgences?

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Pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church

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What was the Protestant Reformation?

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An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

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What was The most immediate cause of the Reformation?

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Martin Luther posting The 95 Theses

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Which English king broke away from the Catholic church because he wanted a divorce and male heir?

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Henry VIII