World History II SOL Review

1. World History II SOL Review Use these slides like flash cards to study for the SOL test WHII.2 – WHII.3

2. World in 1500 AD • Where are these empires?? • Ottoman • Mughal • Persian • Songhai

3. The Renaissance • What does “Renaissance” mean? • Rebirth • What knowledge comes back into fashion during this time? • Greek and Roman – Classical • The Renaissance marks the beginning of the ___________ __________. • Modern World

4. Renaissance Artists WHO painted this? Michelangelo WHERE is it? Sistine Chapel, Vatican WHAT else is he known for? David

5. Renaissance Artists • Who is the original Renaissance Man? • Leonardo da Vinci • What did he create? • Mona Lisa • Last Supper

6. Renaissance Authors • WHO is the English author of plays and sonnets from the Northern Renaissance? • William Shakespeare • WHO is called the “father of Humanism”? • Erasmus, wrote In Praise of Folly, criticizing the Catholic Church. • WHAT is recognized as the first true novel and WHO wrote it? • Don Quixote – by Miguel Cervantes

7. World Religions • Judaism • Christianity • Islam • Hinduism • Buddhism

8. Trade Routes • What route did traders use to get from Asia to the Mediterranean? • Silk Road • Traders used Maritime routes across: • The Indian Ocean • What desert did traders cross in North Africa? • Sahara • What sea was used for Northern European trade? • Black Sea

9. Technological and Scientific Advancements • China • Paper, compass, silk, porcelain • India and the Middle East • Textiles, numeral system • Through the Arab World there was a transfer of: • Medicine, astronomy, mathematics

10. Reformation WHII.3What were some of the conflicts that challenged the Church in Rome? • Usury (high rate of interest) • German and English nobles disliked Italian domination of the church • The Church was too rich and powerful • Church corruption – sale of indulgences

11. Who’s who in the Reformation? • Dismissed the Authority of the Pope • Divorced • Created and led the Church of England (Anglican Church) • Took lands and wealth from the Roman Catholic church

12. Who’s who in the Reformation? • Salvation by FAITH ALONE • Bible is ULTIMATE authority (not Pope) • All humans equal before God • 95 Theses

13. Who’s who in the Reformation? • PREDESTINATION • Faith revealed by living a righteous life • Work Ethic • Expansion of Protestant Movement - Geneva

14. Reformation WHERE??? • Princes converted to Protestantism (wanted to keep land and wealth) • The Hapsburg family (Holy Roman Empire) support Catholic Church • Conflict between Protestants and Catholics = 30 Years War • GERMANY

15. Reformation WHERE??? • Under Elizabeth I, Anglican Church becomes national church • Reformation contributes to capitalism (think coming industrial revolution) • When Anglican Church travels to US it becomes the Episcopal Church • ENGLAND

16. Reformation WHERE??? • Catholic Huguenots granted freedom of worship by EDICT OF NANTES • Cardinal Richelieu changed focus of 30 Years War from religious to political • Almost 100 years later, the Edict is repealed – Protestantism is illegal • FRANCE

17. What was the Catholic response to the Reformation? • The Church mounted a series of reforms and reasserted its authority • Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded to spread doctrine through schools • Doctrine enforced through Inquisition • COUNTER REFORMATION

18. What impact did the Printing Press have on Europe & the Reformation? • Growth of literacy • More people could read the Bible – it was printed in French, German and English • Lead to the spread of NOT just the Reformation but ideas of the Renaissance • WHO is responsible for the printing press? • GUTENBERG

19. What impact did the Reformation have on Europe? • Growth of literacy • Growth of individualism • Growth of religious tolerance • WHAT word means political or social philosophy that is NOT religious? • secular