Renaissance
What region of the world was the center for the beginning of the Renaissance?
Northern Italy
What was the focus of the Renaissance? (hint: moved away from religion/God, focused changed to....)
Humanism / Humans
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper and created the parachute
Leonardo da Vinci
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What term means, 'a rebirth in learning'?
Renaissance
What two classical civilizations was the Renaissance modeled after?
Greece and Rome
Pax Romana, the Golden Age of Islam and the Renaissance were all time periods of (list three)
peace, wealth, innovation, artistic advancements, intellectual advancements
This man believed that rulers should lie to their people, that it is better to be feared than loved.
Machiavelli
How many problems did the leader of the Reformation identify? (___ theses)
95
What is the word for something that is non-religious? Usually a way of thinking.
Secular
The Renaissance began where it did because
Italy had wealthy families, close proximity to Mediterranean Sea which allowed for trade, travel and communication with the Middle East and the Ottomans
List three ways Europe changed because of the Renaissance
people become more educated, trade and travel increase, economies become stronger, Church loses relevance and importance, art becomes more refined and lifelike, new inventions are made, more art/poetry/writing is done, bigger and more beautiful churches are made
Who was the wealthy family who helped fund artists, writers and architects to help start the Renaissance?
The Medici Family
Where did the leader of the Reformation post his information?
What was the invention that helped Martin Luther spread his translated bible to many people?
Printing Press
What did people study that led to the revival in learning?
Traditional Greek and Roman writing
What is the name for the biggest problem Martin Luther had with the Roman Catholic church?
Selling Indulgences /"tickets" to heaven
Who wrote, "The Prince" ?
What were the effects of the Protestant Reformation?
Power shifted from the Catholic Church to more secular/political rulers
What is humanism?
When you turn focus to humans, to the "here and now", people importance on human beings, more focus on reason, less on God or church
The Renaissance followed what era in Western Europe?
The Middle Ages, Medieval times, Dark Ages
What happened because of Martin Luther's translation of the Bible?
more people were able to read it for themselves, leading to people leaving the Catholic church
more people became literate
people started to question life, people in power and the world
Pointed out the corruption in the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
How did the Catholic Church respond to Martin Luther's actions against them?
They put him on trial, found him guilty of heresy, excommunicated him
What is a Renaissance Man?
100 Bonus points*** Who is the best Renaissance era example of one?
Someone who is good at many things, highly skilled, particularly in the arts and sciences
Leonardo da Vinci