The Renaissance in Italy
This term means "rebirth" and describes the period from 1350 to 1650.
What is the Renaissance?
He painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper."
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This Flemish painter is known for "The Arnolfini Portrait."
Who is Jan van Eyck?
He nailed 95 theses to a church door, starting the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
This naval fleet was sent by Spain to invade England in 1588.
What is the Spanish Armada?
The wealthy city-state known for its banking and the Medici family.
What is Florence?
This artist is famous for the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
Albrecht Dürer is known for this type of printmaking.
What is engraving?
This Spanish court was established to enforce Catholic orthodoxy.
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
The Edict of Nantes granted rights to this group in France.
Who are the Huguenots?
This famous Venetian city is built on a series of islands and canals.
What is Venice?
Known for the "School of Athens," he was a master of perspective.
Who is Raphael?
This English playwright wrote tragedies such as "Hamlet" and "Macbeth."
Who is William Shakespeare?
This king and queen unified Spain in the late 15th century.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
This 30-year conflict involved various European powers and was primarily about religion.
What is the Thirty Years' War?
This explorer traveled to China and wrote about his adventures, inspiring trade.
Who is Marco Polo?
She was one of the first female painters to gain recognition in the Renaissance.
Who is Artemisia Gentileschi?
The spread of humanist ideas in Northern Europe was aided by this invention.
What is the printing press?
This novel by Miguel de Cervantes satirizes chivalric traditions.
What is Don Quixote?
This Protestant reformer’s ideas influenced the Huguenots in France.
Who is John Calvin?
This movement emphasized individualism and the study of classical texts.
What is humanism?
This technique uses light and shadow to create a sense of depth in painting.
What is chiaroscuro?
This painting style is among the most popular in Northern Renaissance art.
What is oil painting?
This term refers to beliefs that contradict established church teachings.
What is heresy?
This treaty ended the Thirty Years' War and redrew the political map of Europe.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?