Vocab
beliefs and customs handed down from parents to children over generations
tradition
an idea presented for a debate
thesis
1453
Sack of Constantinople by Turks
Author and Playwright; wrote Hamlet and Macbeth and invented many English words
William Shakespeare
This German monk is known for nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517
Martin Luther
the structure of a plant or animal
anatomy
an amusing play or story that has a happy ending
comedy
Gutenberg publishes first printed book, the Latin Bible
1455
Spanish novelist, wrote Don Quixote
Miguel Cervantes
This Protestant leader taught that there were no sacraments
John Calvin
a painting created on fresh, moist plaster
fresco
a defense or protection
bulwark
1508-1512
Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel
First proposed the theory that the planets revolved in circles around the sun
Nicolaus Copernicus
A council of bishops was called in this Italian city in 1545 in response to the Protestant uprising.
the study of what makes things move and how they move
mechanics
Producing much or many things
prolific
King Henry VIII is excommunicated from the Catholic Church
1538
Corrected Copernicus, stating the planets revolve in ellipses
Johannes Kepler
Luther disagreed with the Catholic Church on:
The papacy
The Eucharist
Purgatory
Indulgences
etc.
the scientific study of weather
meteorology
a word meaning rebirth, generally referring to a rebirth of artistic and intellectual activity
renaissance
1492 (2 dates)
-Columbus sails to New World
-End of Reconquest
Invented the first telescope
Galileo Galilei
What was the impact of the Council of Trent?
Church teaching was made clear and concise in the Catechism of the Council of Trent; errors were condemned; problems in the Church were addressed. Yet the Protestant split remained in many parts of Europe