Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Questions for the Map

1. Which European country controlled the sea routes heading Eastword from Europe to Aisa?
A: Portugal.

2. What might have been their motivations to find a sea route to Aisa?
A: Well it could be the fact that most ppl could get robbed or beat up on their way to Aisa so they wanted to find a safer way. Not to mention the fact that it might've been a little bit shorter of a trip.

3. If one of Spain's motivation for exploration was to find sea routes to Aisa why might Christopher Columbus have sailed west instead of East?
A: Well, there was sort of land in the way if they went East so...

4. What was Spain's reward for sending explorers to North America?
A: They found a new country and got to name it and claim it! HAHA that rhyms!

5. Why might countries like England, France, and the Netherlands have sent Explorers to North America?
A: Probably to claim new land, new riches, and new get aways

6. What might have been some of the effects of this exploration on people living in these areas?
A: Well they probably went over to build new houses and have a new chance at life

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

L.O.D.s 30:

Reformation: a histroric movement from the early 1500s to the 1600s that led to the start of many new Christian churches.

Protestants: originally people who broke away from (“protested against”) the Catholic Church

Indulgences: a grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins

Simony: The buying and selling of spiritual or holy things

Papacy: The office, or position, of pope as head of the Catholic Church

Heresy: beliefs that contradict the official teachings of a religion or church; one who holds such beliefs is called heretic

Doctrine: the official teachings of a religion or church

Mystic: a person who is devoted to a religion and has spiritual experiences

Denomination: a particular religious grouping with a larger; for example, the Lutheran church is a denomination of Christianity

New Testament: the second part of the Christian Bible, which includes the Gospels and other writings of the early Christian church

Old Testament: The first part of the Christian Bible, corresponding to the Jewish Bible

Calvinism: a Protestant sect of the Chiristian faith

John Wycliffe: a scholar in Egland and one of the first of the early reformers

Jan Hus: a priest in Bohemia who critized the vast wealth of the Roman Catholic Church

Catherine of Siena: an Italian mystic

Desiderius Erasmus: a humanist from Holland

Atlas Activite:

1a. Martin Luther was a Catholic monk.

1b. In 1517 Martin Luther began a movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church that became known as the Reformation.

1c. Protestant is the name for most non-Catholic and non-Orthodox Christian church.

1d. The only book title visible in picture A is the Bible.

2a. London: Anglican Church is founded

2b. Rome: Roman Inquisition is created.

2c. Wittenberg: Reformation Begins

2d. Geneva: Calvinism is founded

3a. Geneva: Calvinist

3b. France: Calvinist, Mix of Christians, and Roman Catholic

3c. Dublin: Anglican

3d. Norway: Lutheran

3e. Bucharest: Eastern Orthodox

4a. France, Scottland, Ottoman Empire

4b. Calvinists

4c. France

5 cites: Amsterdam, Pragu, Breitenfeild, White Mountain, Lutter,

4d. Trent

4e. England

4f. St. Bartholmew’s Day Massacre

4g. Thirty Year’s of War?

5. They didn’t want anymore protestants than their already were and they did not want any opposing power against the Church. So they probably burned the books to keep it from spreading all across Rome and Germany along with France

6a. Eastern Orthodox: Patriarchs and Bishops

6b. Roman Catholic: Pope, Cardinals, Bishops

6c. Lutheran: Pastors

6d. Anglican: King of England

6e. Calvinist: Elected Council

Thank you Dr. Phil!

Homework: Wrkbk pgs. : 222

Catholicism:

Origins of Religions: Rome

Beliefs About Sin and Salvation: You must go to Confession to receive Salvation and Redemption

Beliefs about the Ultimate Source of Authority: Head of the Catholic Church

Rituals and Worship: Praise, prayer, and other religious ceremonies

Protestantism:

Origins of religion: Martin Luther

Beliefs about Sin and Salvation: You only have to pray to God yourself and you shall be forgiven for it is God’s gift to give and not the church’s

Beliefs about the Ultimate Source of Authortiy: God

Rituals and Worship: Same as Roman Catholic

Icons Worksheet Florence:

L. O. D. s

1. Hoist: a mechanical device used to lift people or heavy objects.
2. Secular: relating to earthly life rather than religion or spiritual matters.
3. Circulation: the movement of blood through the body.
4. Architecture: the art of designing buildings
5. Engineering: the science of building structures and the like
6. Painting: artwork created with paint on a flat surface such as paper or canvas.
7. Sculpture: the art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone, and clay.
8. Literature: writing in prose or verse that is excellent in form and expresses ideas of interest to a wide range of people; an aspect of culture.
9. Science: knowledge of the physical world
10. Mathematics: the science of numbers
11. Politics: the science of government
12. Commerce: the buying and selling of goods
13. Trade: The business of buying and selling or exchanging items.
14. Duomo: Cathedral right above Casa Di Dante
15. Palazzi: Palaces

Details

1. The Renaissance was especially fond of Roman art and architecture.
2. Florence, Italy, and Spain were well trained in the performing arts.
a. Their Science and Mathematical skills were very great.
b. They all made advances in literature.
c. Everyone was very political.
3. The Empire took government incredibly seriously.
4. Florence was a key trade route.
5. Florence adapted Humanism, and then it quickly spread out all across to neighboring continents.
6. The power was held by the Medicos
7. Humanists cared a little less about religion and more about living for the “now.”
8. All the city-states were very highly educated in art, Science, Mathematics, and Performing Arts.
9. All of the city-states were right above Afica which gave them a key trade route.
10. The continent was very well known and had many contacts with foreign natives.

Cross- Disciplines

1. Italy was very intelligent with art.
2. Florence extremely educated in Science and Mathematics.

Relate- Over- Time

1. Rome, Spain, Italy, France, and other neighboring city-states made many domes and buildings that are still used today.
2. Leonardo Da Vinci made many steps in Science and Math that help many scientists and scholars to this very day,