1. Chapter 10 Section 3 Notes From Renaissance to Revolution

2. I. The Renaissance

3. A. The growth of cities and trade and the gradual breakup of feudalism let to the end of the Middle Ages.

4. B. The Renaissance—sparked by on interest in education, art, and science—began around 1350 in cities of northern Italy and spread to other cities of Europe.

5. C. Renaissance scholars were call humanists because they were interested more in the world and humans around them than in religious ideas. Two artists were Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

6. D. The printing press with moveable type was invented around 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg. It made books more numerous and less expensive, which encouraged more people to learn to read and write.

7. E. Western European rulers became more powerful, uniting people and creating nations based on a common language and culture.

8. II. The Protestant Reformation

9. A. Some people during the Renaissance believed that Church leaders were more interested in wealth than religion. Others disagreed with corrupt practices of the Church, such as the selling of indulgences, or documents that freed the buyers from punishment for their sins.

10. B. Protestants were Christians who “protested” corrupt Church practices. This movement to reform the Catholic Church was called the Protestant Reformation.

11. C. Two Protestant leaders were Martin Luther and John Calvin.

12. III. The Age of Exploration

13. A. By the mid-1400’s, Europe began to reach out beyond its boundaries in a great age of discovery and exploration.

14. B. The Dutch, English, French, and Portuguese explored, settled and traded with the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Some of these explorers included Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus.

15. C. In addition to trading goods, people, diseases, and ideas were distributed around the world in a process called the Columbian Exchange.

16. IV. The Age of Revolution

17. A. A revolution is a great and often violent change
A. A revolution is a great and often violent change. In the Americas, the colonies won freedom from their European countries. In Europe, people fought for freedom from their kings, queens, and nobles.

18. B. Toward the end of the 1700’s, the belief in the divine right of kings was fading. People believed government should serve the people and protect them and their freedom.

19. C. In the 1770’s, the American Revolution became a model for many others. The French Revolution stimulated other people to demand more personal and political control over their lives.