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In 1309, Pope Clement V moved the Catholic church headquarters to Avignon, France. He just didn't want to move to Rome, so he moved the whole thing. Martin Luther and Reformation Notes.
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The Papel Schism is when the people didn't believe the church had power. They thought the french governament had more power over it. Martin Luther and Reformation Notes
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After six popes lived in Avignon, the Papel Schism began. Many people believed that the French king had to much power over the church, so it was moved back to Rome. Martin Luther and Reformation Notes.
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The Harpsichord is a piano-like instrument. Unlike a piano, you don't hit a key for it to be played, a string is plucked for a note to be made. Life During the Renaissance Notes
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The Printing Press was invented to make books and copy people's writings. The Printing press was used to spread Luther's word in the 95 theses. http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/press.html
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In 1464, Lorenzo's wealth began to grow and so did his interest in art. During this year, he began to seek out artists. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lorenzo-de-Medici
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"The Annunciation" was the first public painting done by Leonardo da Vinco. He was commissioned to paint it by Lorenzo de Medici. http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/Annunciation.html
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Lorenzo de Medici was a big fan of da Vinci's work. He commissioned de Vinci first public painting, called "The Annunciation". http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/Annunciation.html
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The Last Supper is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci on a wall inside the Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan. The painting portrays the last meal Jesus had with his disciples before he was betrayed and then crucified. http://mentalfloss.com/article/64372/15-things-you-should-know-about-last-supper
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Michelangelo's first statue was called "Pietá". His statue portrays the virgin Mary holding Jesus. This statue is currently at St. Peters Basilica in Rome. http://mentalfloss.com/article/63602/15-things-you-should-know-about-michelangelos-pieta
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In the late 1400s and early 1500s, trade with the Americas became very popular. They started to trade major items like sweet potatoes and turkey.
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This was painted by Leonardo de Vinci. This painting has quite a bit of mystery behind it because no one actually knows who this woman is in the portrait. https://www.google.com/search?q=mona+lisa&rlz=1CADEAC_enUS707US710&oq=mona&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.1760j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on
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The Statue of David is a sculpture by Michelangelo. This statue shows David from the biblical story "David and Goliath". http://www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/
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This was originally an essay about a god's daughter named Folly.
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The 95 Theses were 95 things Luter believed the Catholic church was doing wrong. He posted these theses on the doors of a church in Wittenburg so that many commoners would be able to read and see it.
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Luther believed that the only way to live a good life was to be able to read the bible. At the time, the New Testament was only in Latin so not many people could read it, so Luther translated it into German so that more people had the ability to read it too.
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Due to Luther's beliefs and posting the 95 Theses, he was told to either recant his teachings or be excommunicated from the church. He had to go on trial and after days of thought, Luther didn't recant his beliefs. He was then excommunicated from the church.
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Hamlet was and still is one of Shakespear's most famous plays. It is based on a Norse legend from 1200 A.D.
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The telescope was invented in 1608. After it was invented, it's first discovery was Venus.
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Originally, the microscope was only a hollow, round cylinder.
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Galileo's theory about the heliocentric solar system is the same as Copernicus's, but he was the first to publish his theory.
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Kepler's theory dealt with three different laws of gravity and motion. He also proved Sir Isacc Newton's laws correct in the process.
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The Lute is a guitar-like instrument. Unlike a guitar, the back of a Lute is curved.
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