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Renaissance & Reformation Review

Renaissance & Reformation Review

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Social Studies

7th Grade

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Dan Witherspoon

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12 Slides • 8 Questions

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Renaissance & Reformation Refresher

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Poll

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Who is the best ninja turtle?

Donatello

Michelangelo

Leonardo

Raphael

What are the ninja turtles?

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The Middle Ages aka Dark Ages

  • Social structure was feudalism

  • The rich owned large tracts of land

  • People were very religious and didn't question much about the world around them

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And then, the Black Plague!

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Multiple Choice

What was another name for the Black Plague?

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Bubonic Plague

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Chicken Pox

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Spanish Flu

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Witch's Hex

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Then, The Renaissance

  • People moved from farm to city

  • Instead of land-owning nobles, we now have merchants owning buying and selling goods in cities

  • People are so happy to be alive that they begin to educate and improve themselves

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Italy

It becomes the epicentre of trade because of its location near the Mediterranean Sea

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Multiple Select

Choose the characteristics of the Renaissance.

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emphasis on art and education

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a decline in education

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the importance of art decreased

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people began to think more for themselves

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Italian city-states became very powerful

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Humanism

The achievements of the individual human became more important than ever during the Renaissance

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Art

  • During the Renaissance, art become more 3D and realistic

  • Artists begin to experiment with new techniques

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Multiple Choice

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Art during the Renaissance was much more life like.

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True

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False

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Reformation

A movement to reform the corrupt Roman Catholic Church

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Martin Luther & 95 Theses

  • The church was selling indulgences, saying these would take away people's sings

  • Luther said they were wrong and that oly God could grant salvation to people

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Open Ended

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What is a synonym for the word "reform"?

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Church Response

  • Accuses Luther of heresy

  • Excommunicates him and removes him from church

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Reformation Results

  • Christianity splits into two main groups

  • Protestants and Catholics

  • Catholic Church loses authority

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Multiple Choice

What new group of Christians was created after the Reformation?

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Catholics

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Boomers

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Protestants

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Muslims

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How did all of this information spread?

  • The invention of the printing press caused books to be cheaper and printed in common languages

  • People became more educated as they read more

  • It revolutionized the way information was circulated

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Open Ended

What would you compare the invention of the printing press to?

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following describes how the Renaissance and Reformation were similar?

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Both were eras in which education became less important.

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Both were eras in which people didn't question traditions and authority.

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Both were eras in which people sought out new ideas and improved society.

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Both were eras when aliens took over the world.

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