Describe three aspects of life during the medieval period as discussed in Manchester's book. Include in your discussion the role the Catholic Church played during the time period. - answer-1. The Catholic Church acted as a "State"
2. The medieval mindset limited progress
3. Strict hierarchy, wi...
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Describe three aspects of life during the medieval period as discussed in Manchester's book. Include in
your discussion the role the Catholic Church played during the time period. - answer-1. The Catholic
Church acted as a "State"
2. The medieval mindset limited progress
3. Strict hierarchy, with the pope holding the most power
Describe the role of five individuals in the creation of a new understanding of the world. - answer-1.
Martin Luther 2. John Calvin 3. Ferdinand Magellan 4. Coperninicus
Identify the set of characteristics that define the Renaissance. - answer-Renaissance means "rebirth,"
which defines the culture of classical antiquity (culture of ancient greece and rome) in Italy during the
14-16 centuries. There is a reborn intellectual, social, artistic culture.
How was the medieval world "shattered," according to Manchester, during the 1400s? - answer-The
medieval world was "shattered" according to Manchester, due to influential individuals which inspired
the Renaissance era. These ideas invoked a search and desire for knowledge, a draw back from the
Catholic Church and its hypocrisy, and the established value for the individual.
Copernicus - answer-Polish physician and astronomer who established that the earth rotates on its own
axis and orbits around the sun every year. The earth is not the center of the universe and is round.
DaVinci - answer-Artistic genius: master of engineering, biology, sculpture, linguistics, botany, music,
philosophy, architecture, and science. He challenged the belief that knowledge had forever been
fixed/created by God. He is most famous for his paintings, namely the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Guttenberg - answer-Introduces movable type through his invention of printing
Humanists - answer-Born out of professors in many universities that were challenging the notion that
theology is the most important area of study. Rather, humanists believed the study of humanities was
most important to knowledge, and valued little theology.
Erasmus - answer-Devout catholic who challenges the hypocrisy of the clergy; wanted to keep
christendom intact while still calling out the Catholic church's abuses
Martin Luther - answer-Monk; did not believe in the catholic church's abuses. Ultimately, he wrote his
95 theses which acknowledges the bombastic catholic church; believed catholic church was the work of
the Devil. He founded Lutheranism, which aligned better with commoners and humanists.
John Calvin - answer-Creator of Calvinism; did not believe in the hypocrisy of the catholic church, namely
its usage of indulgences.
Henry VIII - answer-King of England; rejects the supremacy of Rome because of political reasons, creates
the national church of England - Anglicanism. Henry leads the reformation with Luther and believed that
religion should involve politics. He limits clerical power in Anglicanism and increases taxes on the church.
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