Renaissance Art and Culture
What does the term Renaissance mean?
"Rebirth"
What did the word Utopia mean in the title of Sir Thomas More’s book?
nowhere
Who was the British reformer who translated the Bible into English and challenged the Pope’s authority?
John Wycliffe
What language did Martin Luther use for his Bible translation so people in his homeland could read it?
German
What did the Catholic Church’s Council of Trent address
Church corruption
What was the name of the church in Rome whose ceiling Michelangelo painted?
The Sistine Chapel
Who wrote The Prince, a book about gaining and holding political power?
Niccolò Machiavelli
What happened to John Huss after he was tried for heresy?
He was burned at the stake
What did Martin Luther argue in his teaching of Sola Fide?
Salvation is a free gift from God received through faith, not earned through good works.
What was the Index of Prohibited Books
It was a list of prohibited writings and Bible translations that the Catholic Church wanted people not to read
What did Renaissance artists use to make distant objects appear smaller and create an impression of depth?
Linear Perspective
What was the name of the Christian scholar who printed the Greek New Testament and criticized church corruption?
Desiderius Erasmus
Why did Henry VIII break ties with the Catholic Church?
So he could divorce his wife and remarry
What did Luther protest by posting the Ninety-Five Theses?
He protested the sale of indulgences.
Which war began in Bohemia and became a major conflict between Catholics and Protestants?
The Thirty Years War
Who was known as the “Father of Humanism”
Francesco Petrarch
Who invented the movable-type printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg.
What was the name of the Protestant leader in Geneva who taught predestination?
What did Anabaptists believe about who should be baptized?
They believed baptism should be for adult believers, not babies.
What was the name of the attack in which thousands of French Protestants were killed in 1572?
The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
What did the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 lead Greek scholars to bring to Italy?
Ancient Greek manuscripts
What type of document is written after the event took place
Secondary Source
Who was the Swiss reformer in Zurich who wrote 67 Theses criticizing Catholic beliefs?
Ulrich Zwingli
What was the official statement of Lutheran beliefs called?
The Augsburg Confession
What did the Catholic belief in transubstantiation say about communion bread and wine?
Catholics believed the communion bread and wine became the actual body and blood of Christ