How Did The Renaissance Change Man’s View Of The World?

What was the Renaissance period known for in European history?

• A time of intellectual excitement, art, literature, and scientific advances

• A period of war and conflict

• The decline of the Roman Empire

• The rise of feudalism

What was the time period before the Renaissance usually called?

• The Middle Ages

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• The Modern Era

What movement developed during the Renaissance that praised the beauty and intelligence of the individual?

• Humanism

• Feudalism

• Monasticism

• Scholasticism

What invention in the mid-1400s gave the Renaissance and humanism even more momentum?

• The printing press

• The steam engine

• The telescope

• The compass

What did the invention of the printing press allow people to do?

• Afford books and articles that discussed new ideas

• Travel faster across Europe

• Build larger cities

• Grow more crops

What did educated people begin to question during the Renaissance?

• The teachings of the Church

• The existence of the Roman Empire

• The importance of farming

• The role of merchants

What did the early Renaissance focus on?

• The arts, literature, the sciences, and medicine

• Military conquests

• Agricultural development

• Political reforms

Who was Claudius Ptolemy?

• A Roman astronomer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt

• A Greek philosopher who lived in Athens

• A French mathematician who lived in Paris

• An Italian artist who lived in Florence

What does "geocentric" mean?

• Earth-centered

• Sun-centered

• Moon-centered

• Star-centered

What does "heliocentric" mean?

• Sun-centered

• Earth-centered

• Moon-centered

• Star-centered