Renaissance to the Enlightenment Review

Which statement best describes the Renaissance?

• The Renaissance was a rebirth of classical Persian and Russian ideas that led to people turning to pagan practices and away from the Catholic church.

• The Renaissance was a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas that inspired some of the greatest artists, writers, and scientists in history.

• The Renaissance was the part of the Middle Ages when people started to thrive again after the Black Plague killed so many.

What is Humanism?

• a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings.

• a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas that inspired some of the greatest artists, writers, and scientists in history.

• A depiction of God and religious iconography in art, society, and culture.

Who sketched the Mona Lisa and Vitruvian man?

• Michelangelo

• Donatello

• Raphael

• Leonardo Da Vinci

What was the Scientific Revolution

• A time when the world regressed back to the ideas and science of the Middle Ages

• A time when science took a backseat to religion in society.

• a period of drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries advancing science forward.

Who created the idea of Empiricism or Empirical Data?

• Sir Fancis Bacon

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Rene Descartes

Who coined the phrase “Cogito Ergo Sum” or “I think, therefore I am”?

• Sir Fancis Bacon

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Rene Descartes

What is Empiricism?

• Empires ruling Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.

• a standardized process for testing and retesting hypotheses across multiple scientific disciplines

• The theory that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience

What is an absolute monarch

• A king or queen who rules with total or absolute authority

• An emperor and his officials who aid him in making important decisions.

• The idea and desire to overthrow kings and replace them with democratically elected officials.

Which absolute monarch was nicknamed “the Sun King” and built the Palace of Versailles in France?

• Catherine the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

• Louis XIV

Who was the German monk that started the Reformation of the Catholic Church by posting his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral?

• Rene Descartes

• Martin Luther

• Sir Francis Bacon