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Prologue Section 1 and 2
Section 1
1. Define Government and its role
2. Define Democracy
3. What does democracy mean in Greek?
4. Define Aristocracy
5. Know the difference between a direct democracy and a republic
6. Know who the famous Greek philosopher’s are and what they accomplished
7. Explain Natural Law
8. Know Cleisthenes contributions to Greek democracy
Section 2
9. Know the type of government that ruled the Roman Empire
10. How did the Roman Empire influence law and legal codes?
11. Know the terms monotheist and polytheist
12. Why were the Ten Commandments important
13. Know the three types of religions that influenced democracy and basic facts about
them
14. Why did the Romans adopt the Judeo Christian Beliefs
15. What manuscripts sparked the Renaissance?
16. In what ways did the Renaissance and the Reformation focus on individualism?
Chapter 1 Sections 1-4
Section 1
1. Why did the Middle Ages or the Medieval times lead to the birth of the
Renaissance? ( find in Setting the Stage)
2. What does the word Renaissance mean?
3. Why did the Italy become the birth place of the Renaissance?
4. How did the Crusades lead to Italy becoming the first country with urban cities?
5. Define Humanism
6. Define Secular
7. Define Patrons
8. What attributes were needed to be considered a Renaissance/Universal man or
woman?
9. Describe art that uses perspective as a technique
10. Who was considered a true Renaissance man and why?
11. What was Machiavelli’s definition on power?
Section 2
1. What group was the first to sponsor the artists during the Renaissance?
2. What group in France and England supported the artists during the Renaissance?
3. Why did the Italian artists and writers leave their country for Northern Europe?
4. Who was the first to use oil based paints?
5. Who were the Christian Humanists and what did they believe in?
6. Define Utopia
7. Why is William Shakespeare considered the greatest English playwright?
8. Why was the Renaissance in England called the Elizabethan Age?
9. Why is Johann Gutenberg an important person in history?
10. What was the name of the first full sized book printed called?
Section 3
1. Why did the power of the Catholic Church begin to lose power?
2. What are indulgences?
3. What were the 95 Theses?
4. What were Martin Luther’s main beliefs about religion and God?
5. Why was Martin Luther excommunicated?
6. What did the Edict of Worms dictate to all that came in contact with Martin
Luther?
7. Who and why did England create their own Christian religion?
Section 4
1. What did John Calvin believe about women and men?
2. What is predestination?
3. Define theocracy
4. What type of relationship did protestants feel one should have with God?
5. What were the followers of John Knox called in Scotland?
6. What were Ignatius of Loyola’s 3 goals for his Jesuit priests?
7. What is the legacy of the Reformation?