Protestant Reformation
Renaissance
Vocabulary Terms
Famous Figures
Religion and Art
100
King of England from 1509 to 1547; his desire to annul his marriage led to a conflict with the pope
King Henry Vlll
100
A period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world
Renaissance
100
A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
Humanism
100
Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist; his interests and talents spanned numerous disciplines. He painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
100
Mona Lisa
200
German monk whose protests against the Catholic Church in 1517 (the Ninety-Five Theses) led to calls for reform and to the movement known as the Reformation
Martin Luther
200
A man of many talents specific to this time period
Renaissance Man
200
A person who supports artists, especially financially
Patron
200
Famous Italian Artist who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel
Michaelangelo
200
A member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation
Protestant
300
A pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin
Indulgences
300
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface
Perspective
300
Machine that utilizes movable type that is able to produce literature at a 500 to 1 pace compared to handwriting
Printing Press
300
German inventor and printer; he invented movable type. His first printed publication was a 1,282-page Bible
Johan Gutenberg
300
A body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin
Calvinism
400
The doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved
Predestination
400
An artistic style where the artist attempts to bring the art to life
Realism
400
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
Secular
400
French Protestant theologian of the Reformation; he founded Calvinism, which was associated with the doctrine of predestination
John Calvin
400
School of Athens
500
A government controlled by religious leaders
Theocracy
500
The author of the book "The Prince" during the Renaissance time period
Niccolo Machiavelli
500
the taking away of a person’s right of membership in a Christian church
Excommunication
500
A famous poet and philosopher who wrote "Rules for the Ruler"
Francesco Petrarch
500
Religion relating to the church of England
Anglican