Renaissance
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
Humanism was what kind of movement?
Who did the artists look back to for reference?
The Greeks and Romans
Who was the only church in Europe?
Catholic
What faith would John Calvin end up finding?
Calvinism
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
The subjects that humanists believed were necessary to study are called what?
Name one famous artist from the Renaissance.
What document did Martin Luther post on the church door?
95 Theses
Who broke away from the Church in England?
King Henry VIII
How many major city states were there?
5
What invention helped push scholarly research?
The printing press
What skill was something that the Ancient Greeks and Romans knew, that the Renaissance painters brought back?
Linear perspective
Indulgences
What is predestination?
The belief that God has already chosen who is saved and who is not
What city state was the center of Renaissance art and culture?
Florence
What language did some writers believe they should write in so that not only scholars could read their works?
vernacular
What were Renaissance artists trying to imitate?
nature and the human form
The German Princes
What formal order would save the Catholic Church?
The Jesuits
Name one of the major city states.
Florence, Venice, Milan, Naples, Papal States
What made Christian Humanist different than Italian Humanists?
They wanted to take humanist ideas and apply them to religious teachings to reform the church
Frescos were to Italian Renaissance artists as ______ were to Northern Renaissance artists
Altarpieces
Who would proclaim Luther an outlaw?
Charles V
What Council meeting would help reaffirm Catholic teachings and beliefs?
The Council of Trent