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History Test 3
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- 1Renaissance- The French rebirth in Italy
- Rebirth of interest in the ideas of Ancient Greece and Rome - 2Reformation- Martin Luther: German Monk
- Started the Reformation by posting (according to his tradition) his " 95 THESES" on the door of the Church ( Germany) - 3" 95 THESES"- List of statements that expressed Luther's concerns about certain Church practices.
- For Example: Transubstantiation
* Transubstantiation: When the priest administers the bread and wine, they change their substance into the body and blood of Christ.
- 4Counter- Reformation- Catholic's Church attempts to region control
- 5The Scientific Revolution- Discoveries in Europe
* Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that the sun (not the Earth) was the centre of the universe.
* A century later... the telescope was invented
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Epistemology
- Maths and logic
- 6The Telescope- Showed that the force of gravity exists in all material objects
- Universal law of gravity
- 7Why did the Renaissance began in Italy?Technical advances:
- Better ships
- Better maps
- New navigation
- 8Religion- Believing in another God was considered evil
- Henry, the navigator wanted to spread Chrisitian beliefs - 9Why did Europeans go exploring?~ Desire to find the unknown:
- Wanted to prove the Earth was round
- You can reach the Indies by sailing West
~ Desire for wealth and power:
- Most men were poor
- Fame
- Explorers had to obtain funds for the trips
~ Desire for trade:
- People wanted lutary and spices
- As the Torks were blocking the way of the East...
~ Adventure - 10Voyages of discovery- Advances in the design and construction of ships, and growing curiosity about the world, led to long distance voyages.
- In the 15th century, Europeans started to explore the world around them and took Christianity to other regions.
* Christopher Colombus - 11Printing Press (before)- Books were copied out by hand
- Long and expensive process
- Every book was different= the more times a book was copied, the more mistakes were made
- Not everyone could afford a book
- 12Printing Press (after)- A book could be reproduced thousands of time
- Cheaper and faster
- More people could afford books
- Paper replaced expensive parchment
- 13Effect on the Printing Press- You could afford a Bible and read the scriptures for yourself
- Education increased: better way of learning
- Knowledge was spread by books and ideas made contact with other people - 14City- StatesMost important areas in Italy:
- Florence (1st city of Renaissance):
1st ruler: Cosimo (+)
2nd ruler: Piero (-)
3rd ruler: Lorenzo (+)
- Milan
- Venice
- Naples: poor (-)
* Lorenzo the Magnificent: ( best ruler)
- Patron of the art
- Many talents
- Good banker
- Poet
- Athlete - 15Galileo- Galilei- Discovered Jupiter's moons
- Gave proof to Copernicus idea
EUROPE GREATEST ASTRONOMER
- 16Middle Ages ( art and paintings)- Flat and lifeless
- Usually dealt with religious subjects
- Simple techniques
- 17Renaissance ( art and paintings)- Perspective
- Human body
- Had ready- made colours
- Elaborated, colourful, detailed and expenssive - 18Middle Ages ( science)- Believed world was flat
- Earth= centre of universe
- Deseases were God's punishment - 19Renaissance ( science)- Discovered world round
- Proved SUN: centre of the universe and Earth revolves around it
- Medicine developed - 20Middle Ages ( in general)- Faith rules
- No doubt
- " OLD TIMES" - 21Renaissance ( in general)- Doubt rules
- Questions and logic
- Many things discovered