Vocab words
A sum of money given by the wife's family to the husband upon marriage.
What is a dowry?
Considered the ideal "Renaissance Man" because he was so well-rounded (painter, inventor, scientist, engineer, exc).
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Painted the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo?
What Martin Luther called his arguments against the Catholic Church
What are the 95 Theses?
These two ancient cultures were "reborn" during the Renaissance
What are Greek and Roman?
Hired soldier
What is a mercenary?
This is the study of cultural classics and can also include foreign language, history, music appreciation and philosophy.
What are humanities?
Known for religious paintings including the Virgin Mary and School of Athens
What is Raphael?
Paying to a church cause to receive a pardon rather than doing missionary work
What is an indulgence?
She championed women's right's - Christine __ ____
Who is de Pizan?
Means "worldly"
What is secular?
Allowed the spread of education by making books cheaper and more widespread
What is the printing press?
City in Italy which became the cultural center of art during the high Renaissance
What is Florence?
These group of Protestants believes in the idea of Predestination - the idea that God has already decided who would be saved
What is Calvinist or Calvinism?
Wrote the book the Prince on politics
Who is Machiavelli?
Acceptance into heaven is known as this
What is salvation?
Goffrey Chaucer wrote the classic book, The ______ Tales during the Renaissance.
What is the Canterbury?
Painting done on fresh, wet plaster with a water-based paint
What is a fresco?
An agreements which formally accepted the division of Christianity in Germany
What is the Peace of Augsburg?
He described the perfect noble as someone physically fit and knowledgeable in several areas
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
Someone who educates about the catholic faith
What is a Jesuit?
The name of the committee of the Catholic Church that tried to end church corruption among other things
What is the Council of Trent?
Family that was known for supporting the arts and building libraries to Italy into a cultural center. Lorenzo and Cosimo were two of the families leaders.
What is Medici?
Catholic priest who urged "teach don't preach" - meaning show people how to be good Christians instead of telling them what happens if they don't.
Who is Erasmus?
Ruler of England that wanted a divorce from his wife leading to the Act of Supremacy - making him the authority of religion rather than the Pope
Who is King Henry VIII?