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Renaissance Study Guide
Part 1: Unit Vocabulary
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Crusades – a series of military expeditions by Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslims
Black Death – a deadly plague which killed about 1/3rd of Europe’s population
Renaissance – means “rebirth” and refers to the period that followed Europe’s Middle Ages
Humanism – a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions
Aristocrats – wealthy business men who rose in political power on the Italian Peninsula
Patrons – supporters of the Renaissance artists
City-States – how the Italian Peninsula was politically organized in the Renaissance
Medici Family – the family who gained great wealth and political power in Florence
Pope – the leader of the Roman Catholic Church; also a Patron of the Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci – Italian master and genius who was a: painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, engineer, etc.
Michelangelo – Italian master who sculpted, painted, wrote poetry and designed buildings
Dante – Italian politician and poet who wrote in Italian, not Latin, which was the common language
Machiavelli – Italian writer and politician who wrote The Prince, which gave leaders advice on how to rule
Northern Renaissance – humanism ideas spread into northern Europe; it took on a more religious form
Bacon – English scientist who is considered the father of the Scientific Method
Gutenberg – a German blacksmith who developed a printing press that used moveable type
Erasmus – a Dutch priest and philosopher who spoke out against the Catholic Church
Durer – German painter who studied anatomy ( the body) so that he could paint people more realistically
Cervantes – Spanish writer of Don Quixote; a story which makes fun at the romantic tales of the Middle Ages
Shakespeare – English playwright and poet; considered the greatest writer in the English language
Copernicus – Polish astronomer who proved the sun was the center of the universe; The Church said No!!
Galileo – Italian astronomer who proved Copernicus was correct; used a telescope to study Jupiter’s moons
Reformation – a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church
Martin Luther – German priest who protested against the Roman Catholic Church
95 Theses – the list of complaints about practices and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
Protestants – those who protested against the Roman Catholic Church
Excommunication – to be kicked out of the Roman Catholic Church
Indulgences – items purchased which shortened punishment from sinning; “get out of Hell cards”
John Calvin – a French priest and philosopher who believed in predestination, or that God already knew everything and had already
planned events
Counter Reformation – the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation
Christopher Columbus – an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain attempting to find a new trade route to Asia; discovered the “New
World”
Ferdinand and Isabella – king and queen of Spain; united Spain, kicked out Jews & Muslims, funded Columbus’s voyage
Inquisition – Church court set up to find heretics; used greatly in Spain to find: Muslims, Jews and Protestants
Henry VIII - king of England who took control of religion and made the monarch the head of the Church in England
Elizabeth I – Queen of England, daughter of King Henry VIII, ruled England for 40 years proving women could be powerful leaders
Part 2: Unit Essential Questions
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How did global contact create social and cultural change during the Renaissance?
How did innovations of the Renaissance influence the development of Western Society?
How did the Renaissance impact Europe and the world?
Part 3: Review Vocabulary
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Democracy-
17. Hinduism 11. Dynasties
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Direct democracy-
18. Judaism-
12. Confucianism
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Polytheism-
19. Irrigation-
13. Roman Republic
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Monotheism-
20. Scribe-
14. Roman Empire
34. Christianity
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Division of labor-
21. Delta-
15. Julius Caesar
35. Judaism
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Republic
Hinduism Feudalism
16. Octavian/Augustus
23. Hieroglyphs- 27. Buddhism
Roman Catholic Church
32. Monarchy
33. Latin
36. Islam
37. Muslim
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25. Ten Commandments- 29. Jesus
24. Sanskrit-
28. Daoism
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Hammurabi’s Code
30. Pax Romana
Part 4: Review Map Questions: You must be able to identify the below geographic features on a world map.
1. North America 2. South America 3. Europe
4. Africa
5. Asia
6. Australia
8. Atlantic Ocean
9. Pacific Ocean
10. Indian Ocean 11. Arctic Ocean
7. Antarctica
12. Southern Ocean
13. Gulf of Mexico 14. Caribbean Sea 15. Rocky Mountains
16. Andes Mountains
17. Appalachian Mountains
18. Amazon River 19. Mississippi River
20. Tigris River
21. Euphrates River
23. Mesopotamia 24. Egypt
28. Arabian Sea
25. Nile River
29. Indus River
35. Himalayan Mountains
38. South China Sea
22. Persian Gulf
26. Red Sea
30. Ganges River
31. Bay of Bengal
36. India
37. China
27. Mediterranean Sea
39. East China Sea 40. Philippine Sea 41. Yellow Sea
42. Sea of Japan
43. Yellow River 44. Yangtze River
46. Greece
47. Aegean Sea
51. France/Gaul
52. Britain/England
48. Alps
45. Israel
49. Italy/Italian Peninsula
53. Pyrenees Mountains
50. Spain/Iberian Peninsula
54. English Channel
Part 5: Absolute Location: You must be able to accurately plot a place on the Earth’s surfaces using latitude and longitude
Part 6: Review Essential Questions:
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How did early humans improve their lives?
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In what ways did agriculture change human lives?
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Why do humans form civilizations?
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What geographic features are beneficial to the formation of a civilization?
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How did Geography impact life in the ancient world? And the Middle Ages?
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How did religion, gender, power and social class influence society in the ancient world? And the Middle Ages?
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How did technology and culture influence future civilizations? And the Middle Ages?