Renaissance
During the Renaissance, art and culture from these two previous civilizations were revived and imitated
What are Greece and Rome?
Term for an individual who has many talents and skills
Who is a Renaissance person?
Name for the payments people would make to the Catholic Church in order to decrease their time in purgatory
What are indulgences?
This absolute monarch of France was known as "The Sun King" because it was believed the Earth revolved around him - built the Palace of Versailles
Who is King Louis XIV?
Greater emphasis was placed on this during the Renaissance
Human potential
intellect and artistic creativity
humanism
This English Renaissance man was renowned for his sonnets and plays, which are still enjoyed today.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Prior to the Reformation, which religion was criticized for being too concerned with worldly power and riches?
What is the Catholic Church?
This absolute Monarch of Russia was known for westernizing Russia and for spending money on educating his citizens
Who is Peter the Great?
Name of the philosophy that was developed during the Renaissance, associated with a shift in focus away from religious subjects toward more secular subjects
What is humanism?
This Renaissance person was not only an artist, but an inventor as well who drew concepts of futuristic machines
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
Who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses, with the intent to reform corrupt practices of the clergy?
Who is Martin Luther?
This English document was written to ensure rights for all citizens to to limit the power of the monarch
What is the Magna Carta?
What type of people lived in Italy that enabled the Renaissance to flourish there
Who were the wealthy class that invested in the arts?
This Renaissance painter's works include the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the statue of David
Who is Michelangelo?
The emphasis during the Renaissance on this type of attitude led to the Reformation
What is a questioning attitude?
The term for the absolute monarch being given power to rule over everyone by God
What is Divine Right?
What created a vast amount of wealth in the Italian city-states that led to the development of the Renaissance?
What is trade between Europe and the East?
This Renaissance think wrote "The Prince" which described how an absolute monarch should rule
Who is Machiavelli?
This event was started to reinstate the power of the Catholic Church
What is the Counter-Reformation?
This revolution changed the government in England, causing the king to have to share power with Parliament
What is the Glorious Revolution?
The term for non-religious
What is secular?