Vocab
means rebirth
What is the Renaissance?
Known as the Renaissance Man
Who is Da Vinci?
name of the most famous painting by Da Vinci.
What is the Mona Lisa?
A German monk whose actions began the Reformation
Who is Martin Luther?
a collection of values and beliefs common to a group of people.
What is worldview?
a city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
What is a city state?
painted the fresco on ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,
Who is Michelangelo?
A human like sculpture based on a biblical story.
What is the David?
The Protestant Reformation began in this century
What was the 16th?
Gutenberg invention that spread the Renaissance worldview to northern Europe.
What is the printing press?
disease brought to Europe killed 1/3 of the population
What is the Plague?
Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars
Who is Galileo ?
Florence family known for being patrons of the arts
Who is the Medici family?
This ended 1500 years of Catholic Church dominance over European religion and government.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
focus on individual values, potential, and worth
What is humanism?
The language commonly spoken by the people
What is vernacular?
considered the "Father of Humanism
Who is Petrarch?
the artistic technique of showing depth and three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
What is Perspective?
a pamphlet written by Luther that listed 95 Church reforms
What is the 95 theses?
the Reformation led to people having a strong sense of unity
What is nationalism?
means worldly
What is Secularism?
wrote The Prince, a work on ethics and government.
Who is Machiavelli?
He designed the octagonal dome of the Florence Cathedral,called the Duomo
Who is Filippo Brunelleschi?
Selling of forgiveness/sins by the Catholic Church
What are indulgences?
hierarchy system that determined the Middle Ages worldview
What is feudalism?