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BEFORE & AND AFTER
16TH CENTURY ART AND SOCIETY
POLITICS AND POWER
100

John Calvin’s doctrine emphasized this idea that God has already determined who will be saved(part of the “elect”)

predestination

100

This treaty, signed in 1648, officially ended the Thirty Years' War and marked a victory for religious pluralism.

Peace of Westphalia

100

A machine that spread ideas far & wide.

Now literacy was no longer denied.

Created by Gutenberg to change the game.

It spread Reformation–its claim to fame.

PRINTING PRESS

100

In poker: 2 of the same card & 3 of another card or a sitcom featuring the olsen twins + the part of parliament comprised of the upper class

Full house of lords

100

This artistic style that followed the Renaissance, associated with 

El Greco & others, was characterized by exaggerated motion and emotion.

MANNERISM

100

This 1598 decree granted French Huguenots religious tolerance as henry IV declared that Paris was worth a mass.

EDICT OF NANTES

200

The sale of these, which supposedly reduced time in purgatory, was a key reason for Luther’s protest.

indulgences

200

During this 1572 event in France, Catherine de' Medici ordered thousands of Huguenots in town for a wedding to be killed.

St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

200

An Unmarried ruler with a heart so bold,

whose reign brought England to power untold.

faced the Armada with courage and might,

A lion’s heart in the face of the fight.

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

200

a teenager-led organization within schools that represents their peers + a series of meetings by the Catholic Church to address issues raised by the Reformation, reform church practices, and clarify Catholic doctrine

Student Council of Trent

200

This monumental Baroque palace in France was a symbol of absolute power.

VERSAILLES
200

This 1534 English law declared the monarch the supreme head of the Church of England, officially breaking ties with the Catholic Church.

ACT OF SUPREMACY

300

This 1521 event forced Luther to stand trial for his beliefs before Charles V.

Diet of Worms

300
This Spanish King launched the failed Armada against England in 1588 

Phillip II

300

In Zurich, this man broke with Rome.

Denied the Eucharist as Christ’s own.

He led reforms with Scripture’s guide,

And fought in religious wars where he died.

ZWINGLI

300

A fancy-sounding way to excuse your swearing that sounds like a presidential power + the final part of the thirty years war 

Pardon my French Phase

300

No clowns here, but this popular festival (celebrated before Lent) was a time of feasting, gender role reversal, and excess. it was criticized by many Protestant reformers for its perceived immorality.

CARNIVAL
300

This English monarch briefly restored Catholicism in England before being succeeded by her Protestant half-sister.

MARY I (MARY TUDOR)

400

This radical Protestant group believed in adult baptism and separation from secular authorities.

Anabaptists

400

Rebels from here deliberately flooded their own country against the Spanish by breaching dikes and seawalls to create strategic inundations. This tactic, used as a defensive measure, hindered the movement of the Spanish army and relieved besieged cities like Leiden in 1574

Netherlands (Dutch Rebels)

400

this preacher sold indulgences with flair.

He promised salvation, an offer quite rare.

Martin Luther thought it funny

That the church should trade salvation for money.

JOHANN TETZEL

400

a fragmented and decentralized collection of German-speaking states + second film in the Star Wars saga, released in 1980.

Holy Roman Empire Strikes Back

400

(1598-1680), the most famous Italian Baroque architect and sculptor, transformed Rome’s cityscape. An example of their work is the 100-foot-high gilded bronze Baldacchino in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which marks the tomb of St. Peter and serves as the papal altar. 

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

400

This term refers to political leaders who prioritized national stability over religious conflict during the Wars of Religion, often advocating for compromise between Catholics and Protestants.

politiques

500

This Spanish founder of the Jesuits led a movement to strengthen Catholic education and missionary work.

Ignatius of Loyola

500

This Swedish king intervened in the Thirty Years’ War to support Protestant forces.

Gustavus Adolphus

500

In 1524, the lowly took a stand,

Against nobles’ power & they demanded land.

they thought Luther was on their side,

But they were crushed, and many died.

GERMAN PEASANTS WAR / REVOLT

500

A measure of how hot it feels outside when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature + established by the Catholic Church in 1559, this was a list of publications deemed heretical or dangerous

Heat Index of Prohibited (or forbidden) Books

500

(1593- 1653), a follower of Caravaggio, became the first widely known female painter of the era.

Below is an example of her work , Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1610-1615

Artemisia Gentileschi

500
A SERIES OF WARS FOUGHT BETWEEN THE HAPSBURGS AND THIS DYNASTY OVER CONTROL OF ITALY WERE A KEY ASPECT OF EUROPEAN POWER STRUGGLES IN THE 16TH CENTURY

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