Renaissance Figures
Famous playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Othello, and over 100 sonnets.
William Shakespeare
Subjects such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history
Humanities
__________ and his 95 Theses started the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
This event was the catalyst of the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Define vernacular
everyday language
The "Leonardo of the North” who invented engraving.
Albrecht Durer
Intellectual movement that focused on education and the classics
Humanism
Who is Henry VIII and what did he do?
______________ is when your salvation is already determined by God.
Predestination
____________ was the birthplace of the Renaissance
Italy
This Dutch priest called for the translation of the Bible into vernacular.
Name at least one characteristic of Renaissance art
Humanism
Religious themes
Portraits of well-known figures
____________ is the founder of Calvinism and strong believer in predestination.
John Calvin
List at least two sects of Protestantism
Anabaptists
Calvinists
Lutherans
What is painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Biblical history from Creation to the flood
This Renaissance Man is known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpting the 17 foot statue of David.
Michelangelo
What was the impact of the printing press?
Bibles were printed
Cheaper to have "print" information
Raised literacy rate
Ideas spread quickly
Who was Mary Tudor and what did she do?
Daughter of King Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon
Efforts to return England to Catholic faith, executes Protestants
Nicknamed “Bloody Mary”
What did the Anabaptists believe in regards to baptism?
That infants should not be baptized because they are too young to understand the Christian faith.
What were indulgences and why were they problematic?
Indulgences were the exchange of money or goods for forgiveness, salvation, or less punishment.
They were problematic because it diminished the sanctity of God. Meaning man would determine who enters heaven and whether someone is forgiven.
____________ was dubbed as the ultimate Renaissance Man. He was not only a painter, but a mathematician, inventor, engineer, sculptor, architect, etc...
Leonardo DaVinci
What is the theme of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince.
Guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power
Use whatever methods necessary to achieve goals
____________ defended and spread Catholic faith during the 1540's.
Ignatius of Loyola
What happens to the Catholic Church after the Protestant Reformation ends?
Catholic Church made efforts to revive moral authority & end corruption
Renaissance means _________________
Rebirth