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marked a cultural shift from medieval focus on religion to achievements in thinking and the arts
What is the Renaissance?
The meaning of the word Renaissance
What is rebirth?
Famous for writing the 95 Theses in 1517, which started the Protestant Reformation
Who is Martin Luther?
Famous Renaissance figure/artist was born in 1452
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This person invented the movable type
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
The most famous writer during Renaissance times
Who is William Shakespeare?
2 cultures heavily influenced Renaissance art and architecture
Who are the Greeks and Romans?
This invention revolutionized printing and the spread of knowledge
What is the movable type?
the everyday, native language or dialect spoken by ordinary people in a specific region or community
What is vernacular?
The 4 major Renaissance artists
Who are Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello?
the practice of selling "pardons" to reduce a soul's time in purgatory
What are indulgences?
Petrarch was the father of
What is humanism?
English king broke away from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England so he could divorce his wife
Who is King Henry VIII?
A focus on human potential, value, and individual achievement
What is humanism?
Many humanists worked as
What are secretaries?
This is known as the "Society of Jesus"
Who are the Jesuits?
Humanists popularized ____ literature
What is vernacular?
This family used their wealth to support the arts
Who is the Medici family?
This fueled scholarly research and stimulated the reading public's desire for knowledge
What was the printing of books?
16th-17th-century movement w/in the Roman Catholic Church that launched in direct response to the Protestant Reformation
What is the Counter-Reformation?
This subject complimented the studies of Renaissance humanism
What is Physical Education?
These people dominated humanists schools
What are Males from aristocratic families?
The year did Gutenberg's Bible become the earliest book printed using movable type in Europe
What is 1455?
Core subjects studied by Renaissance humanists
What are grammar, rhetoric, poetry, philosophy, art, and history?
Shaped education by emphasizing secular subjects such as the liberal arts, skills that were considered essential
What is Renaissance Humanism?