Characteristics of the Renaissance
renewed focus on man's capabilities
humanism
The greatest playwright of all time
Shakespeare
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenburg Church in Germany
Martin Luther
Henry VIII
The word “renaissance” is French for this word
rebirth
Published the first Greek New Testament
Erasmus
Probably the best example of the Renaissance man
Leonardo da Vinci
Known as the "Morning Star of the Reformation"
John Wycliffe
Means "rebaptize" or "baptize again"
Anabaptist
liberal arts
Niccolo Machiavelli
Painted The School of Athens
Raphael
Pope who raised money to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica.
Leo X
Huguenots
Purpose of liberal arts education
develop well-rounded individuals
The most famous patrons of Renaissance art
Medici family
Artist that added movement to Renaissance art
Sandro Botticelli
Martin Luther given the chance to defend his beliefs here
Diet of Worms
Spanish king and one of the strongest defenders of the Catholic Church
Philip II
the movement that spread across Europe from 14th-16th centuries
Renaissance
Miguel de Cervantes
The most famous painter of the early Italian Renaissance
Giotto di Bondone
Wrote the Augsburg Confession
Philipp Melanchthon
Established the Bourbon line of kings
Henry of Navarre (Henry IV)