Vocabulary 1
a person who provides financial support of the arts
Who is a patron?
creator of the printing press
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
the aim to represent the world as it is in art
Hint: characteristic of Renaissance art
What is Realism?
John Wycliffe and Desiderius Erasmus believe the bible should be in people's ___________.
What is vernacular?
Excels in many fields (UNIVERSAL)
Who is a renaissance man or woman?
writer of the 95 Theses (a list of complaints addressed to the Roman Catholic Church)
Who is Martin Luther?
one of the most urbanized areas in Europe with cities that stood among the ruins of ancient Roman buildings
What is Italy?
the Calvinist belief that God long ago determined who would gain Salvation
What is Predestination?
everyday language of ordinary people
What is vernacular?
this writer wrote Utopia criticizing English society by comparing it to a perfect society
Who is Thomas More?
the development of this class resulted in the expansion of trade during the Renaissance in the Italian city-states
Who is the merchant class?
a religious punishment that excludes a person from a church or religious community
What is excommunication?
an intellectual movement focused on human achievements.
What is Humanism?
writer of The Prince, and known for the quote “The end justifies the means”
Who is Niccolò Machiavelli?
this Italian city-state is home to the Medici family
What is Florence?
he becomes Protestant so that he can divorce his wife and makes himself the head of the church
Who is King Henry VIII?
in the Roman Catholic Church, a pardon for the sins committed during a person's lifetime.
What are indulgences?
He's known for formalizing Protestant ideas. His major reforms are Predestination and Theocracy.
Who is John Calvin?
an Italian banking family that gave support to artist, poets, scientist, and scholars
Who is the Medici Family?
a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation
Who are Protestants?