Books & Authors
Terms
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Misc 2
100
He wrote the Prince
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
100
This means a rebirth of the Greek and Roman civilizations
What is Renaissance
100
Individual Authority, Urban Society, Period of Recovery from the Middle Ages
What are the 3 Characteristics of the Renaissance
100
A monk who taught the bible at the University of Wittenburg in Germany. He studied the bible thoroughly and came to the conclusion that the Catholic Church was wrong. He believed a personal relationship with God was of the utmost important. Faith and faith alone will save your soul from damnation.
Who is Martin Luther?
100
King of England who had six wives and formed the Anglican Church
Who is King Henry VIII?
200
He wrote the Book of the Courtier
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
200
Worldly
What is Secular
200
This man hid Martin Luther for two years while the Catholic Church was trying to bring him to trial.
Who is Frederic of Saxony?
200
He started the reformation in Switzerland; however, he was injured in battle and then tortured by the Catholic army.
Who is Ulrich Zwingli?
200
An emphasis on the individual, was a key intellectual movement during the Renaissance.
What is Humanism?
300
This book is still used today. It teaches a politician (nobleman) how to keep and acquire power. It is based on the needs of the states, not Christendom.
What is the Prince?
300
Spiritual
What is Sacred
300
A subject that taught people inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations
What is Rhetoric
300
Took over for Ulrich Zwingli in Switzerland; started a branch of the Protestant faith known as Calvinism.
Who is John Calvin
300
Everyday language
What is Vernacular
400
Who wrote the Praise of the Folly?
Who is Desiderus Erasmus?
400
Soldier for Hire
What is a Mercanary?
400
Mary, Elizabeth, Edward
Who are King Henry VIII children?
400
the best known Christian Humanist. He believed that Christianity should show people how to live good lives on a daily basis rather than provide a system of beliefs the people have to practice to be saved. He stressed that religion was an inner feeling not an outer feeling.
Who is Desiderus Erasmus?
400
Purchase of freedom from sins
What is an indulgence?
500
This book is a summary of the Protestant Beliefs, written by a Frenchman who had moved to Switzerland.
What is the Institutes of the Catholic Religion?
500
Duke
What is Doge?
500
Treaty between Martin Luther and the Holy Roman Empire. Split religion into Catholic and Protestant (Lutheranism)
What is the Peace of Augsburg?
500
He was the protector of the Holy Roman Empire, and the King of Spain. He wanted to squash the Protestant Reformation. However, he was too busy fighting a war with France to focus on the reformation. By the time he was finally able to send troops to the German states it was too late.
Who is Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor?
500
Petrarch
Who is the father of Humanism
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