People
Person famous for painting the Mona Lisa
What is Leonardo da Vinci
The development of this in the 1500s led to increased literacy rates in Europe.
What is the printing press
When a famous German monk posted a list of grievances on a church door, he basically began this event.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
An individual seen as being interested in education in a wide variety of subjects.
What is a Renaissance man?
Person tried for heresy after claiming the sun is the center of the universe.
What is Galileo Galilei
What are the 95 Theses
Through this event, the Catholic Church confirmed its stance on the theory that the sun was the center of the universe.
What is the trial of Galileo Galilei?
This disease caused 1/3 of Western Europe's population to die in the mid-1300s.
What is the bubonic plague?
Person famous for stating, "I think, therefore I am."
What is Rene Descartes
New discipline developed along science that emphasized the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
What is philosophy?
The King of England created this in 1534 when he wanted to get a divorce.
What is the Church of England (or Anglican Church)?
What is excommunication?
Person who wanted a divorce and ended up creating his own church so he could get it.
The spoken language of a region.
What is the vernacular?
One of the actions taken by the Catholic Church in response to growing Protestantism was the formation of this group.
What are the Jesuits?
An invention that was being improved during the Scientific Revolution to help astronomers better view the universe.
What is the telescope?
Person who is considered by many to be the most influential and writer in the English language.
What is William Shakespeare
New system of thought that emphasized the potential of individuals and worldly subjects.
What is humanism
This was organized by the Catholic Church and lasted about 20 years. It served to clarify the doctrines of the Church.
What is the Council of Trent?
This famous book explained what the author saw as the ideal form of leadership/government.
What is The Prince?