Medieval Europe
What is the iron plow and horse harness?
Term used to describe the revival in Greek and Roman architecture, learning, and art during the Renaissance.
Reformer that wrote the "95 Theses" to protests corruption in the Church.
Who is Martin Luther?
Theory of earth's location in the universe developed by Nicolaus Copernicus that was taught at universities and supported by the Church as a valid theory.
What is the Heliocentric Theory?
The event in 1588 where Catholic King Philipp II of Spain sent the Spanish navy to invade Protestant England, but was destroyed by a storm.
What is the Spanish Armada?
What are towns?
Renaissance cultural movement focused on the study of humans rather than religious topics.
What is Humanism?
Reformer that believed in predestination and helped to reform the church in Switzerland.
Who is John Calvin?
Scientist who developed laws of planetary motion, including stating that the planets have elliptical orbits.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
What are Patrons of the Arts?
This institution invented the modern university, highly encouraged education in science, and trained priests and others in astronomy, economics, and the sciences.
What is the Catholic Church?
Renaissance artist, engineer, and architect responsible for painting the Mona Lisa and Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The Anglican Church, or Church of England, was created in 1535 by which English monarch because of the issue of divorce?
Who is King Henry VIII?
Scientist who came into conflict with the Church not because he supported the Heliocentric Theory, but because he insulted the pope.
The Black Death led to social tensions between peasants and manors, leading peasants to migrate to towns for jobs and weakening this medieval political system.
What is Feudalism?
What is the Magna Carta?
Renaissance architects used these three Greek and Roman aspects of architecture in many buildings and churches.
What are semicircle arches, columns, and domes.
Latin phrase of Protestant belief that only the Bible is the religious authority for Christians.
What is Sola Scriptura?
Priest scientist who developed the first theories on atoms.
Who is Fr. Roger Boscovich?
Saint and professor who believed that both faith and reason should be used in education.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
Major war between England and France from 1337 and 1453 where St. Joan of Arc was able to motivate French soldiers to defeat England.
What is the Hundred Years' War?
This machine was invented by Johann Gutenberg to mass produce printed materials like the Bible, manuals, and newspapers.
What is the Printing Press?
Institution used to enforce the decisions of the Council of Trent, and used tactics like torture and trials to accuse Protestants and Catholic leaders of heresy.
What is the Inquisition?
Philosopher that believed in questioning everything and that the universe works like a machine.
Who is Rene Descartes?
Renaissance idea that religion and the Church did not always have to be at the center of one's daily life.
What is Secularism?