Renaissance
A time period that means "rebirth" in learning
What is the Renaissance
This English poet and playwright emphasized the experience of humans rather than biblical topics.
Who is Shakespeare?
An idea of Calvinism where God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned
What is predestination
A religious order known as the Society of Jesus that tried to stop corruption within the Catholic Church and were missionaries.
Who were the Jesuits?
An intellectual movement that emphasized the beauty of humans.
What is humanism
An Italian artist that was the model for the Renaissance man. His most famous work is the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
The Queen who brought Catholicism back to England for a time?
Who is Queen Mary I?
Brutal Catholic court set up in the Middle-ages to combat heresy.
the Inquisition
The reason why King Henry the VIII broke away from the Catholic Church
What is divorce?
Wealthy people who supported the arts
Who are the Patrons
Wrote a book about the layers of hell.
Dante
Release from all or part of the punishment for a sin, usually paid with money
What is indulgence
During this time period superstition and skepticism led to thousands being accused of....
practicing witchcraft
A worldly viewpoint, Moving away from religion
What is secularism?
The inventor of the printing press
What is Johannes Gutenberg
What did Martin Luther nail to a church door to tell the Catholic church what he thought about their practices.
What is the 95 Thesis
Ignatius Loyola
Writing something in some ones native language
What is the Vernacular
Wrote the famous book about how rulers should rule. Said you should be feared rather than loved.
Machiavelli
What group of people used martin Luther's Ideas as a basis for their revolt against their feudal lords.
Who are German Peasants.
A meeting of Catholic officials that did not abolish the sale of indulgences but rejected the protestants' emphasis on self-discipline and faith, which resulted in many European countries returning to Catholicism.
What is the Council of Trent?
This war was the result of protestant nations breaking away in Germany. It ended up becoming a European war involving - France, Spain, England, Sweden, and more....
30 years war