Roman Era
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Reformation
1700's to 20th Century
100
The Romans ousted this group of people in 509BCE
Who were the Etruscans?
100
The architectural style of the Middle Ages. Its characteristic features included the pointed arch the ribbed vault and the flying buttress.
What is Gothic?
100
He is considered by the Italians as their most important artist. He is a Renaissance man. He painted "The Last Judgment" in the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
100
this great astronomer was often in trouble with the Catholic Church. He was forced to deny that the Earth and planets moved around the sun.
Who was Galileo?
100
This newly excavated city became one of Europe's first tourist destinations
What is Pompeii?
200
The Roman Empire stretched from Britain to......
What is the Red Sea?
200
This Frankish king was crowned emperor by the pope in 800 CE
Who was Charlemagne?
200
He is described as the archtype of the Renaissance Man. He painted the Last Supper.
Who was Leonardo?
200
this is an institution charged with trying and convicting heretics
What is the Inquisition?
200
This fascist leader was named prime minister of Italy by the King in 1922
Who was Mussolini?
300
This emperor was the first to convert to Christianity
Who was Constantine?
300
He wrote the Divine Comedy and is considered to be the father of the Italian language
Who was Dante?
300
this artist was famous for his Madonnas and portraits. He may have died as a result of a shall we say "decadent" lifestyle
Who was Raphael?
300
this was an attempt to reform the Catholic Church. Luther started this movement.
What is Protestantism?
300
this composer's operas inspired the Risorgimento
who was Verdi?
400
The emperor who split the Empire into East and West
Who was Diocletian?
400
He was the father of humanism and the writer of many beautiful sonnets
Who was Petrarch?
400
The father of Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia
Who was Rodrigo Borgia or Pope Alexander VI?
400
This was a list of books prohibited by the Catholic Church.
What is the Index?
400
French ruler who drove out the Austrians in the 1700's
Who was Napoleon?
500
The last emperor os the Western Roman Empire
Who was Romulus Augustulus?
500
This was the period from 1305 to 1378 during which seven popes resided in Avignon
What is the Babylonian Captivity or the Avignon Papacy?
500
fanatical Dominican monk and leader of Florence. He was famous for his book burning.
Who was Savonarola?
500
This was the Catholic Church's response to Protestantism
What is the Counter-Reformation?
500
the present day prime minister
Who is Berlusconi?
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