C100 - Module 3 Questions with Verified
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Humanism
The study of the creative and intellectual contributions of all human cultures.
Rationalism
A point of view that emphasizes the role of reason, over the senses, in gaining knowledge.
Individualism
Individualism is that which separates one unique person from another, as well as the social
and philosophical viewpoint that celebrates that difference.
Self-fashioning
The process of fashioning one's individual sense of self and public persona according to a set
of socially acceptable standards.
Protestant Reformation
A religious movement of the 16th century to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted
in the creation of Protestant churches.
Epistemology
The study of thinking.
Martin Luther
German theologian who initiated the Protestant Reformation; argued that salvation is granted
on the basis of faith rather than deeds or works.
Renaissance
, A period in Western history, from the 14th through the 16th centuries, marked by a revival of
interest in the culture of the Greco-Roman antiquity and a flourishing of artistic and
intellectual achievement.
Chiaroscuro
The creation of the illusion of depth through gradations of light and shade.
Age of Exploration
Time period between the early fifteenth to the early seventeenth centuries when Europeans
sailed around the globe and transferred goods, food, plants, and people (form of slaves)
transforming the countries they reached.
Maritime
Having to do with a seafaring population.
Silk Road
An overland route from Constantinople to Beijing used in the trade of silks and spices
between Europe and the Far East; it was eventually blocked by the Ottoman Empire and
travel by sea became more popular.
Heresy
A challenge to or rejection of the orthodox doctrines of a religion or church.
In Praise of Folly
A satirical essay written by Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) in which he criticizes the abuses
and corruption of Catholic doctrine in parts of the Catholic Church.
Papal Infallibility
Correct Answers
Humanism
The study of the creative and intellectual contributions of all human cultures.
Rationalism
A point of view that emphasizes the role of reason, over the senses, in gaining knowledge.
Individualism
Individualism is that which separates one unique person from another, as well as the social
and philosophical viewpoint that celebrates that difference.
Self-fashioning
The process of fashioning one's individual sense of self and public persona according to a set
of socially acceptable standards.
Protestant Reformation
A religious movement of the 16th century to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted
in the creation of Protestant churches.
Epistemology
The study of thinking.
Martin Luther
German theologian who initiated the Protestant Reformation; argued that salvation is granted
on the basis of faith rather than deeds or works.
Renaissance
, A period in Western history, from the 14th through the 16th centuries, marked by a revival of
interest in the culture of the Greco-Roman antiquity and a flourishing of artistic and
intellectual achievement.
Chiaroscuro
The creation of the illusion of depth through gradations of light and shade.
Age of Exploration
Time period between the early fifteenth to the early seventeenth centuries when Europeans
sailed around the globe and transferred goods, food, plants, and people (form of slaves)
transforming the countries they reached.
Maritime
Having to do with a seafaring population.
Silk Road
An overland route from Constantinople to Beijing used in the trade of silks and spices
between Europe and the Far East; it was eventually blocked by the Ottoman Empire and
travel by sea became more popular.
Heresy
A challenge to or rejection of the orthodox doctrines of a religion or church.
In Praise of Folly
A satirical essay written by Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) in which he criticizes the abuses
and corruption of Catholic doctrine in parts of the Catholic Church.
Papal Infallibility
