Late Middle Ages
As travel and trade with the East increased in the years following the First Crusade, Western Europe began to experience an increase in _____ along its most well-travelled roads and waterways.
New Towns
The cultural reawakening of Western Europe that occurred between 1350 - 1600, known as ‘The Renaissance,’ began in ____.
Italy
18. As humanism and the ideas of the Renaissance spread northward out of Italy and into other parts of Europe, people adapted those ideas in their own way to meet their own needs and cultural traditions. For example, unlike Italy, the Renaissance in Northern Europe focused more heavily on ____.*
Religion
Which individual is recognized as the one that started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Why did the Protestant Reformation happen in England?
the pope would not grant Henry VIII a divorce from his wife.
Directly linked to the increase in trade and travel, between 1348 - 1350 ____ wiped out approximately 1/3 of the population of Europe.
Bubonic Plague
The revival of Greek and Roman texts led to a new intellectual movement that valued the study of the humanities and emphasized being well rounded
Humanism
What impact did Christian humanist ideas, have on Europeans' views on religion in the early 1500's?
they inspired people to take a more critical view of the Church and call for a Reformation
What action was taken by the "founder" of the protestant reformation? What did he write?
Wrote the 95 Theses
In 1534, Henry persuaded Parliament to pass ____, which made the king the leader of the new Church of England.
Act of Supremacy
An economic system in which individuals trade currency in exchange for goods is called ____.
Money Economy
Perhaps the greatest master of the Renaissance was ____. He was the true embodiment of a ‘Renaissance Man,’ as he was a painter, sculptor, writer, scientist, astronomer, mathematician, and inventor. Some of his most famous works include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Leonardo da Vinci
During the Renaissance, humanist ideas led artists to _____.*
Create realistic artworks following the example of Greece and Rome
Which new action taken by the Catholic Church deeply angered the "founder" of the protestant reformation?
The selling of indulgences
_____ was an English statesman and Christian Humanist who wrote the book Utopia, about what an ideal state would look like if all people were equal.*1 point (hint: Executed by Henry VIII
Thomas More
Merchants, bankers, artisans, lawyers, and doctors were part of which social class?
Middle Class
The ideas of the Renaissance spread through war, trade, travel, and most importantly through a new invention. What new invention played a major role in the spread of Renaissance ideas?
Printing Press
The Italian Renaissance writer Niccolo Machiavelli wrote a book in which he analyzed the history and politics of Renaissance-era Italy. In this book he showed that many great leaders who gained power had done so using any means necessary, often using lies, stealing, and murder. What was the title of Machiavelli’s book?
The Prince
Which new protestant denomination isolated themselves, did not recognize the authority of governments, and were seen as extreme by governments and other religious groups.
Anabaptists
How did the Protestant Reformation in England later influence the United States?
The United States created an amendment to guarantee freedom of religion
During the Middle Ages, art was flat, unrealistic, and largely focused on ____.
Religion and the Afterlife
Surprise! Late Middle Ages Question
The growth of towns and the continued economic revival of Europe led to an increase in the demand for literate, educated people. As a result of this new demand for educated people, ____ were established all over the continent by the 1200’s.
Universities
One Christian Humanist from the Netherlands, Desiderius Erasmus, heavily criticized the Church and argued that one could only find religious truth through study of the Bible. He wrote a book called:
Praise of Folly
Name at least outcome of the Protestant Reformation
Europe was religiously divided between Catholics and the many new Protestant denominations
The Catholic Church had its own reformation
Many Protestants left Europe and migrated to North America
List Henry VIII's wives in order: Name and fate
Not on the test, just a challenge
Catherine of Aragon: Divorced
Anne Boleyn: Beheaded
Jane Seymour: Died
Anne of Cleves: Divorced
Catherine Howard: Beheaded
Catherine Parr: Survived