Vocab
A paper that was sold that was said to have power over forgiveness of sins.
indulgence
granddaughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Henry VIII 1st wife
Catherine of Aragon
moveable metal type printing that changed the way books were made, this helped fuel the spread of information and literacy as more books were printed.
The Printing Revolution
English playwright who wrote 37 major plays in 24 years and added 1700 words/phrases to the English language, often performed for Queen Elizabeth
William Shakespeare
The Renaissance officially began in the northern part of this country.
Italy
A kind of divorce that makes it as if the couple never married in the first place
annulment
Ruled England during a golden age of prosperity
Queen Elizabeth I
It started as a theological movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church and ended as a full separation from the Catholic church
The Protestant Reformation
a true renaissance man: an artist, inventor, scientist
Leonardo Da Vinci
This small island country defeated the Spanish Armada
England
A helper to the Queen
Lady in Waiting
Henry’s second wife, mother to Elizabeth, accused of betrayal and beheaded
Anne Boleyn
King Phillip II of Spain launches the Spanish
Armada against England, starting this war.
Anglo-Spanish War
German priest who wrote the 95 Thesis, criticizing the Catholic church
Martin Luther
Country that held the Diet of Worms to put Martin Luther on trial
Germany
A formal statement, to be defended with a debate or argument
Thesis
Ended the War of the Roses by uniting the house of Lancaster and house of York
Henry VII
Henry VIII broke from the Catholic church and created the Church of England, his son Edward VI pushed England to become fully Protestant
English Reformation
invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
The city of Constantinople received this new name after it was taken over by Muslims.
Istanbul
A paper granting someone permission to do things in the Queens name
royal charter
Queen of England for 9 days in a plan to prevent Queen Mary from taking the throne.
Lady Jane Gray
Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to found the first permanent English colony in North America in 1585, but it was unsuccessful
Roanoke Colony
“father of the scientific method” and believed in a heliocentric model of the world
Galileo
King Philip II ruled over Spain and also the Low Countries west of Germany. They fought back during this.
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg -- Dutch Revolt