Calamitous 14th C.
Italian Renaissance
Northern Renaissance
Protestant Reformation
Potpourri
100
Perhaps the most devastating feature of the 14th century that wiped out people and culture; brought from Asia by rats
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
100
The sculptor of David.
Michelangelo
100
A type of humanism that blended an emphasis on human achievement in the here and now with a personal relationship with God.
Christian Humanism
100
The chief architect of the Protestant Reformation; wrote the 95 Theses
Martin Luther
100
A celebration of the human mind, body, and earthly accomplishments is known as...
Humanism
200
While the Black Death raged on, crippling Europeans' immune systems, a climatic phenomenon known as this also occurred.
The Little Ice Age
200
A celebration of all things human; a contrast to the Middle Ages Catholicism that stressed enjoyment of the afterlife; heavy emphasis on enjoying life as you live; emphasis on individualism
Humanism
200
_______ laid the egg that Luther hatched.
Erasmus
200
Luther's ideas were quickly spread throughout central Europe (Germanic lands) by the advent of what invention by Johannes Gutenberg?
The printing press
200
As a result of the printing press, the amount of books available increased. Consequently, what happened to the price of books?
The price of books decreased.
300
This conflict also caused mass death in Europe and featured fighting between England and France; Joan of Arc saved the day for France in this conflict that lasted a long time.
Hundred Years War
300
The proliferation, or rapid spread, of art was mostly caused by economics - wealthy families commissioning artists to work for them. These people were known as...
Patrons (of the arts)
300
Northern Renaissance artists focused less on religious and wealthy subjects and more on what types of people?
Everyday people; peasants; middle class
300
Luther's main beef with Catholics and the Pope in 1517 was this practice.
The sale of indulgences.
300
What type of humanism believed that modern societal problems could be solved by looking to examples passed down by Greece and Rome?
Civic humanists
400
This split in the Catholic Church caused some Catholics to question the nature of their faith in church hierarchy.
Great Schism
400
The Renaissance Man himself:
Da Vinci
400
Most famous of the Northern Renaissance artists we looked at in class; Hunters in the Snow
Peter Bruegel
400
The Catholic Church's doctrinal beliefs were ultimately upheld at what meeting?
The Council of Trent
400
The Renaissance ultimately transformed literature in that books were published to be read by as many people as possible. This occured since the books were written in common languages, known as *blank* languages.
Vernacular
500
The combination of the Little Ice Age and the bubonic plague led to a decrease in workers, leading to "strikes" and demands for higher wages. In response, England had many of these people killed.
Peasants, poor sweet little ham peasants.
500
Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy.
Multiple port cities that connected trade between Europe and Asia; geographical connection to ancient Greece and Rome; merchants and leaders had great wealth to patronize arts and culture.
500
Explain why the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe.
Correct responses include: spread of trade from Italy, new wealth allowed patrons to invite artists from Italy to come north, invasion of Italy by France caused some artists to flee north
500
What strand of Protestantism featured a belief in predestination and the establishment of a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland?
Calvinism
500
Which European monarch was excommunicated from the Catholic Church after deciding to leave it over marital affairs?
Henry VIII of England