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Renaissance - 2

Renaissance - 2. Quiz. The study of humanities involves grammar, _______, poetry and history. What was Leonardo da Vinci’s style for his paintings? How long did it take for Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel in Rome?

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Renaissance - 2

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  1. Renaissance - 2

  2. Quiz The study of humanities involves grammar, _______, poetry and history. What was Leonardo da Vinci’s style for his paintings? How long did it take for Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel in Rome? The Renaissance was a transitional period between the _________ ages and the modern world. State one (1) reason why the Renaissance began in Italy.

  3. Niccolo Machiavelli • Wrote a guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power • The Prince • Any means necessary to gain power

  4. Machiavelli Page 417

  5. Printing Revolution • 1455 • Johann Gutenberg • In Germany • Printing Press with movable type • Books were cheaper and easier to produce

  6. Background to Reformation • Scary time for northern Europeans • Widening gap between rich and poor • Printing Press • Humanist ideals were spreading • More people could read

  7. Church Abuses • Lavish lifestyles • Beautiful churches • Selling of indulgences • Lessen the time a soul spent in purgatory • Use to be granted for good deeds • Now were being sold to raise money

  8. Martin Luther • German monk • Professor of Theology • Saw Church corruption and worldliness

  9. Wittenberg, Germany • Johann Tetzel offered indulgences to any Christian who contributed money for the rebuilding of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome • Assured entrance to heaven

  10. 95 Theses • Could peasants not get into heaven? • Martin Luther construct 95 Theses (arguments) against indulgences • Posted on the door of Wittenberg’s All Saints Church

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