Vocab
Renaissance
a rebirth of classical knowledge, and cultural awakening in Europe and began in Italy around 1350.
Reformation
when people demand changes
Leonardo da vinci
ultimate renaissance man, Mona Lisa & last supper
Erasmus
Philosopher, Christian humanist & greatest scholar of the northern renaissance, Influential in the protestant reformation
Henry VIII
In 1534 he broke from the catholic church and declared himself head of the Church of England.
Secularism
focus on worldly themes instead of religion.
predestination
God chooses who gets to go to heaven, you don't get there by good works.
Michelangelo
artist, Ceiling of the Sistine chapel and David
Machiavelli
writer, author of the Prince & he supported absolute power
Queen Elizabeth I
Combined catholic styles with protestant teaching to please both religions.
Humanism
emphasis on a person as an individual rather than part of a larger group.
Catholic church heirarchy
pope, cardinal, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons, the people
Botticelli
painter, Portraits & mythological subjects. Most famous was the birth of venus
John wycliffe
John calvin
Came up with the idea of predestination - God chooses who goes to heaven, you don't get there by good works.
Patrons
wealthy people who sponsored artists and commissioned works showed high social status.
What were the causes of the renaissance
Lasting trade links from the crusades, trade flourished with the mamluks, ottomans, and Safavids. Merchants grow wealthy in the trading ports of Genoa, Pisa, and Venice.
Dante
writer, Author of Divine comedy & first to use an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme of the terza rima
Jan huss
Church services in the vernacular, taught that the bible had more authority than church leaders.
John knox
Returned to native Scotland after visiting Calvin in Geneva and liking his teachings, his followers were called Presbyterians.
Protestant
someone who protested against the catholic church .
In what city did the Renaissance start? Who was the most influential family from this city
Florence, Italy, and the most influential was the Medid family.
Petrarch
Scholar & Poet “father of humanism”, Traveled europe & collected classical writings
Martin Luther
Left the catholic church and started new teaching called Lutherans.