Renaissance
What is rebirth?
This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
This German religious reformer challenged practices of the Catholic Church.
Who is Martin Luther?
In this form of government, a king or queen usually inherits political power.
What is a monarchy?
This leader led the Mongols during their greatest period of expansion.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Renaissance thinkers looked back to the writings, art, and ideas of these two ancient civilizations.
What are Greece & Rome?
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michaelangelo?
Luther strongly criticized the Church's sale of these.
What are indulgences?
This word describes a family line that rules a country for an extended period.
What is a dynasty?
True or False: The Mongols created the largest land empire the world had ever seen.
True
This intellectual movement focused on classical learning and increased attention to human life and achievement.
What is humanism?
This English Playwright wrote Romeo & Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Luther organized his criticism into this famous document.
What are the 95 Thesis?
In this form of government, political power belongs to a small group of people.
What is an oligarchy
Mongol control over China led to this Dynasty descended through Genghis Khan.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
Florence, Venice, and Milan were not united under one king. Instead, they operated as these independent political units.
What are city-states?
This English humanist wrote Utopia.
Who is Thomas More?
Luther wanted ordinary Germans to be able to read the Bible, so he translated it into this type of language.
What is the vernacular?
Religious leaders rule, or religious law forms the foundation of government in this system.
What is a theocracy?
This Chinese dynasty became known for political power and a brilliant culture of art and craftsmanship.
Name two reasons Italy was well positioned to become the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What are thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and/or the classical heritage of Greece and Rome?
His printing technology helped Renaissance & Reformation ideas reach a much larger audience.
Who is Johann Gutenberg?
This Catholic reform movement attempted to correct abuses and respond to the Protestant Reformation.
What is the Counter-Reformation?
Renaissance artists used this technique to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth on a flat surface.
What is perspective?
Explain why Mongol control of a huge territory could make long-distance trade easier.
Bringing many regions under a single empire connected conquered territories and made movement and exchange across that enormous area easier.