Vocab
Soldier for Hire
Mercenary
Which group made up the majority of the European population?
Peasants
What is the term for a local spoken language?
T/F, Luther's 95 theses attacked abuses of the church
True
The Revival of arts & humanities in the 14th & 15th Centuries
Renaissance
Machiavelli wrote this work about the power of rulers & it was titled what?
The Prince
What was the new artistic technique that involved giving the effect of three-dimensional depth?
T/F, Calvinism was the first Protestant Faith
False, It was Lutheranism
A state in which the supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected nominated president rather than a monarch.
Republic
Which of the Italian City-States was ruled by a Monarch?
Kingdom of Naples
The humanists' purpose for educating people was to
Create well-rounded citizens
What caused Luther's call for the Catholic Church to reform?
The widespread selling of indulgences, among other abuses, angered him.
A citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie.
Burgher
Which of the city-states was ruled as a republic and was one of the major trade destinations in the world?
Venice
History, moral philosophy, rhetoric, grammar & logic, poetry, mathematics, astronomy, and music are all examples of
The Humanities (liberal studies)
What treaty officially recognized the division of Christianity into Catholic & Lutheran states?
The Peace of Augsburg
painting done on fresh wet plaster with water-based paints
Fresco
What were the 5 major Italian City-States?
Milan, Venice, Florence, Papal States of Rome, & Kingdom of Naples
Who were the two people who made vernacular famous during the 14th & 15th centuries?
Alighieri & de Pizza
Who was the best known Christian Humanist?
Desiderius Erasmus