SSWH9bcde Renaissance_Reformation_Printing

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SSWH9: The student will analyze change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation

Open Ended

Answer Today's Warm Up questions.

Multiple Choice

The period before the Renaissance, or rebirth, of Western Europe is known as the Middle ages/Dark ages. What caused the Middle ages/Dark Ages?

• Chaos and instability following the Fall of Rome

• Chaos and instability following the Fall of Charlemagne's Empire

• Chaos and instability following the Fall of the Mongol Empire

Multiple Choice

The Crusades led to _________ that revived the economies of Western Europe which caused the Renaissance period to begin.

• money exchange

• cultural exchange

• social exchange

Multiple Choice

The Bubonic Plague killed many people and caused a labor shortage. This labor shortage gave power to laborers who survived the plague. How did this lead to the beginning of the Renaissance period.

• Laborers quit working and focused on the arts.

• Laborers opened up their own businesses.

• Laborers earned enough money to focus on personal interests.

Multiple Choice

What new class of people developed as a result of the cultural exchanges between Western Europe and Asia?

• Laborers

• Sailors

• Merchants

Multiple Choice

What did this new merchant class do with their new found wealth?

• Began to give their money to charities.

• Began to dominate politics and government.

• Began to revitalize the Catholic Church.

Multiple Choice

What did many rulers, like the Medici's, begin doing with their money?

• Supporting artists

• Supporting other merchants

• Left government

Open Ended

If you were an artist and you knew rich people were willing to giving you money and supplies to create art would you do more art or focus more on farm work? Briefly explain.

Open Ended

Do you agree with Machiavelli? Explain your answer.

Multiple Choice

The idea of realism was not a new one. Renaissance artists looked to which cultures to create their new art?

• Greek and Persian

• Greek and Roman

• Greek and African

Multiple Select

Which of new techniques in creating art do you see in these paintings/sculptures?

• Shading

• Human Emotion

• Muscle tone

• Bone Structure

Multiple Select

Which of new techniques in creating art do you see in these paintings/sculptures?

• Shading

• Human Emotion

• Muscle tone

• Bone Structure

Open Ended

Would you consider this art or scientific and why?

Multiple Select

Which of new techniques in creating art do you see in these paintings/sculptures?

• Shading

• Human Emotion

• Muscle tone

• Bone Structure

Open Ended

What do you think is most important to know about Humanism? Briefly Explain.

Multiple Choice

Both Petrarch and Erasmus believed that individuals should explore their talents and potential and to study in order to be successful with their talents and potential.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Martin Luther began what is called the Protestant reformation which was inspired by Christian Humanism. How did he begin this movement?

Answer

• 95 Theses

• By nailing a list of complaints about the Catholic church and its abuses on the door of a church.

Open Ended

Compare and contrast the ideas of Luther and the Catholic church concerning Christianity. 1 sim, 1 diff.

Open Ended

Do you agree more with Luther or the Catholic Church and why? Provide 1 piece of evidence that persuaded you,

John Calvin

John Calvin, a key figure in the Protestant Reformation, profoundly impacted Christian theology with his emphasis on predestination. Born in Noyon, France, in 1509, Calvin's theological teachings gained prominence in Geneva, where he played a central role in shaping Reformed Christianity. Calvin's doctrine of predestination posited that God, in His sovereign will, preordained the salvation or damnation of individuals, irrespective of their merits. This concept became a defining feature of Calvinism, distinguishing it from other Protestant denominations. Calvin's magnum opus, "Institutes of the Christian Religion," laid out the theological foundations of his beliefs, influencing the development of Reformed theology for centuries.

Multiple Choice

Which theological concept became a defining feature of Calvinism during the Protestant Reformation?

• Indulgences

• Sola Scriptura

• Predestination

• Indulgences

Multiple Choice

Which represents a political impact of the Reformation?

• Non-Catholic churches flourished

• New Christian groups like Baptists and Lutherans were developed

• Monarchs and states gained power

Open Ended

Where was printing first invented?

Open Ended

Identify one way in which printing changed society.

Open Ended