Renaissance Ideas
This intellectual movement focused on human potential and achievements.
What is "Humanism"?
This artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who is "Leonardo Da Vinci"?
Selling these certificates of forgiveness was one major abuse criticized by reformers.
What are "Indulgences"?
He broke from the Catholic Church because the Pope refused to grant him a divorce.
Who is "King Henry VIII of England"?
This 1618 event, where Protestant nobles threw Catholic officials out of a window in Prague, sparked the war.
What is the "Defenestration of Prague"?
Renaissance artists and scholars looked back to these two ancient civilizations for inspiration.
What are "Greece" and "Rome"?
This artist sculpted the Statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Who is "Michelangelo"?
This corrupt practice involved buying and selling church offices.
What is "Simony"?
This reformer translated the Bible into German so ordinary people could read it.
Who is "Martin Luther"?
These four countries invaded the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War.
What is "Bohemia, Denmark, Sweden & France"?
This invention helped spread new ideas by making the production of books faster & cheaper.
What is the "Guttenberg Printing Press"?
This technique gave Renaissance art depth and three-dimensional perspective.
What is "Perspective"?
This practice involved church officials giving high-paying positions to family members
What is "Nepotism"?
This religious order, founded by Ignatius of Loyola, spread Catholic education and missionary work.
Who are "The Jesuits"?
This powerful Catholic dynasty led the Holy Roman Empire and fought to maintain control during the war.
Who are the "Habsburgs"?
The Renaissance began in this Italian city-state known for banking and trade.
What is "Florence"?
This English playwright’s works, like Romeo and Juliet, reflected Renaissance themes of humanism.
Who is "William Shakespeare"?
Church officials lived very ________ lifestyles and ruled like ___________ leaders rather than spiritual leaders.
1st Answer: Wealthy
2nd Answer: Political
This movement within the Catholic Church sought to reform abuses and strengthen the church.
What is the "Catholic Counter-Reformation" / "Council of Trent"?
Double Jeopardy!
Name one long-term political effect of the Protestant Reformation:
What is the "growth of nation-states" / "stronger monarchs" / "decline of papal authority"?
This Renaissance writer authored The Prince, advising rulers to be feared rather than loved.
Who is "Niccolò Machiavelli"?
This wealthy family were great patrons of the arts in Florence.
Who are the "Medici Family"?
This document nailed on the church doors in Wittenberg, Germany started the Protestant Reformation.
What are the "95 Theses"?
This Swiss reformer believed in a theocracy in Geneva and promoted predestination.
Who is "John Calvin"?
This 1648 peace agreement ended the Thirty Years' War, weakened the Holy Roman Empire, and allowed rulers to choose Catholicism, Lutheranism, or Calvinism.
What is the "Treaty of Westphalia"?