Renaissance and Reformation

Advances during the Renaissance

• Advances in the arts and sciences.

• Decline in artistic expression.

• Increased focus on religious texts.

• Stagnation in scientific inquiry.

Inquisitions

• Courts set up by the Catholic Church to question and punish those with different opinions.

• A series of military campaigns against heretics.

• A type of religious festival held by the Catholic Church.

• A method of public speaking used by church leaders.

Compound sentences combine two related sentences using words like "and," "but," or "or."

• A semicolon can also be used to join two related sentences.

• Compound sentences can only be formed with conjunctions.

• A period is required to separate two related sentences.

• Compound sentences cannot express complex ideas.

Scientific Revolution

• The period between 1500 and 1700 when Europeans helped begin the period of modern science.

• A time when scientific discoveries were rejected by the church.

• The era of technological advancements in the 20th century.

• A movement focused solely on the arts and humanities.

In the late 1300s and early 1400s, multiple popes were elected at the same time.

• This led to a period of religious unity.

• This caused confusion and accusations of corruption.

• This strengthened the authority of the papacy.

• This resulted in the establishment of a new church.

Galileo and the Inquisition

• In 1633, Galileo was sentenced to life in prison but allowed to stay at home due to his age.

• Galileo was executed for heresy in 1633.

• Galileo was exiled to France for his beliefs in 1633.

• Galileo was acquitted of all charges in 1633.

Illustrations of Renaissance art and Reformation activities

• Visual representations of key concepts from the Renaissance and Reformation.

• Paintings depicting only Renaissance art styles.

• Sculptures that represent only Reformation activities.

• Drawings that illustrate medieval concepts.

Counter Reformation

• A movement to reform the Catholic Church in response to internal corruption.

• The Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation.

• A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants.

• The establishment of new Protestant denominations.

Vocabulary: Reform

• To change.

• To maintain.

• To ignore.

• To complicate.

Historical painting

• A painting that likely took a long time to create, showing people in a grand setting.

• A modern artwork that focuses on abstract forms and colors.

• A quick sketch made in a casual setting.

• A digital artwork created using software tools.