Hannah Smith - Western Civ Blog

TERMS & NAMES  1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. • indulgence - pardon for sins beloved to buy your way into heaven • Reformation - formation of several Protestant church reforms • Lutheran - the region Luther and his follows believed in • Protestant - Christians that belong to non Catholic Churches • Peace of Augsburg - a famous religious settlement who decided the religion of the state • annul - to sent aside  • Anglican - Church of England with Elizabeth as head  2. Which action of Martin Luther do you think had the most permanent impact in reforming the practice of Christianity? Explain. An action that I think had the most permanent impact in reforming the practice of Christianity was the Anglican Church because after they got a new head of the Church many Protestant were killed. MAIN IDEAS 3. What political, economic, and social factors helped bring about the Reformation? Political, economic, and social...

TERMS & NAMES  1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. • utopia - a book about an imaginary land with no war, written in 1516 • William Shakespeare - a famous writer in the Elizabethan Era  • Johann Gutenberg - a crafts man  2. Which of the events listed in the readings relating to the Northern Renaissance do you think was most important? Explain. The events listed in the readings that relate to the Northern Renaissance that I think was most important was the Gutenberg press because it could produce and release much faster and at a low coast.  MAIN IDEAS 3. How did Albrecht Dürer’s work reflect the influence of the Italian Renaissance? Albrecht Durer's work reflect the influenced the Italian Renaissance by drawing things as they really were and he could draw living things.  4. What was one way the Renaissance changed society? One way the Renaissance changed society was through art; many artists started to dr...

TERMS & NAMES 1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. • Renaissance - a period of rebirth that changed history • humanism - a movement that focused on human achievements • secular - conceded with world rather than spiritually  • patron - finically supports artists  • perspective - artistic technique that creates a 3-d affect  • vernacular - everyday language for people in a region or country 2. Discuss which of Italy’s advantages was most important for creating the Renaissance. Why? Italy's advantage that was most important for creating the Renaissance was their wealthy merchant class, since the merchant class had a lot of money it allowed them to support others. MAIN IDEAS 3. What are some of the characteristics of the “Renaissance man” and “Renaissance woman”? Some characteristic of the "Renaissance man" are charming, well educated, and should know how to sing dance, and write poetry. Some characteristics of th...