Renaissance: What was it? When and where did it occur? What
were some of its causes?
Explain the key values of Renaissance Humanism (RIMS) and be
able to show how they have evolved into the core values of the 21st
Century.
Explain how Michelangelo’s painting of “The Creation of Adam”
on the Sistine Chapel ceiling reflects key values of Renaissance Humanism.
Why is Leonardo da Vinci often considered the ideal
Renaissance Man? How does Visari’s description of da Vinci reflect key values
of Renaissance Humanism?
Why did Machiavelli say that Cesare Borgia was worthy of
note and imitation? According to Machiavelli, is it better to be loved or
feared as a leader? Explain. (Do NOT give a simplistic response. Be prepared to
examine the nuances of how he answers this question.)
What is Christian Humanism? Who was Erasmus?
In the debate on Free Will between Erasmus and Luther, what
point was Erasmus making with the anecdote of the child and the apple? Why did
Luther argue that Erasmus had proved his point?
Why might someone argue that Luther’s beliefs make God
responsible for evil? How would Luther respond to this argument?
What were the 95 Theses? When were they posted? Where? Why
then and there?
How would a Catholic explain indulgences, sacraments, and
praying to saints?
How did Renaissance Humanism influence the Protestant
Reformation?
Name and explain key doctrines of Luther: faith alone, grace
alone, word alone, universal priesthood.
Name and explain key doctrines of Calvin: predestination,
natural depravity.
How did the Reformation impact European politics and the
social order in the 16th and 17th Centuries?
What was the Diet of Worms? What was the outcome?
Draw a chart showing the origins of the major branches of
Christianity (Orthodox, Catholicism, Protestantism, Anglicanism, and Latter-day
Saints). Be able to explain from where each branch claims to have authority.
Tell the story of how the Anglican Church was created. How
did Henry VIII justify breaking away from the Catholic Church?
Explain the dysfunctional family of Henry VIII and how it
affected the royal line. Make sure to include family relationships of the following:
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Arthur
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Henry VIII
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Catherine
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Isabella & Ferdinand
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Charles V
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Anne Boleyn
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Jane Seymour
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Edward VI
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Mary I
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Elizabeth I
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James I
When did the Age of Exploration take place?
Be able to mark the following on a world map. (For
explorers, be able to mark the areas explored.)
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Prince Henry
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Columbus
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Bartolomeu Dias
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Vasco da Gama
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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Spice Islands
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Cortés
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Tenochtitlán
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Inca Empire
How did Columbus believe that his discovery would prepare
the way for the Second Coming of Christ? How would you respond to Columbus’s
critics who point out the way he mistreated natives and misused his power as
governor of American territories? (Remember to look at the experience he had
when the Lord called him to repentance.)
How do Columbus and Cortés fulfill the prophesy of Nephi?
Where would you find this in the Book of Mormon?
How did the accounts of the conquest of the Aztecs by Cortes
and de las Casas differ? Why did they differ? (Note—They were both describing
the same event: the conquest of the Aztecs by Cortés.)
Distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning. Which
did Bacon prefer for scientists and why?
Explain the Copernican Revolution. Know the following:
Ptolemaic Model, Copernican Model, geocentric, heliocentric, epicycles,
Galileo.
Explain Bacon’s idols of the mind. What are they and why
does he call them idols? Be able to identify examples of each type of idol.
What is science? How does it differ from other ways of
learning about the truth? How is all knowledge based in faith?
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