Monday, June 2, 2008

Day 2 - Renaissance and Reformation

Homework Questions for Tuesday 6/16. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Wednesday 6/17.

Vocabulary Map Vocab
Renaissance
Roman Catholic Church
Reformation
printing press
humanism
secularism
individualism
Protestantism
Martin Luther
Tetzel
95 Theses
indulgence
John Calvin
predestination
theocracy
Presbyterian
Anabaptist
Catholic Reformation
Jesuits
Leonardo DaVinci
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Johann Gutenberg
Gutenberg Bible
William Shakespeare
Thomas More
utopia
vernacular

Reading Questions
1. Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
2. How does the work of Michelangelo show that he was influenced by Renaissance values?
3. Define the term "Renaissance Man" and describe how Leonardo DaVinci is a true "Renaissance Man".
4. How are the ideals of democracy and the Renaissance similar?
5. How did the Reformation promote the idea of individualism?
6. How did the Reformation indirectly contribute to the growth of democracy?
7. How did the printing press help promote the ideals of democracy?
8. What were the major effects of the invention of the printing press?
9. What is the Reformation?
10. How did Martin Luther start the Reformation?
11. Did the Reformation strengthen or weaken the Roman Catholic Church? Explain your answer.
12. Explain the idea of predestination in relation to Calvinism.
13. List the Reformers discussed in class and in readings and explain their ideas.

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