Reformation
Martin Luther
What event within the Catholic Church involved imprisoning, torturing, and sometimes killing heretics?
The Inquisition
What social, economic, and political system defined life for most people during the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
Who painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the statue of Mary and Jesus called the Pieta?
Michelangelo
Who invented the printing press with movable type?
Vernacular speech
1054 A.D.
Niccolo Machiavelli
What wealthy city helped begin the Renaissance in Northern Europe?
Flanders
King Henry VIII
This meeting of Catholic church leaders was a response to the Reformation, and it was intended to make the church stronger.
The Council of Trent
Kings gave land to lords through the feudal system, but what did lords provide to the king?
They provided knights and common soldiers to fight for the king.
What profession or activities was Lorenzo de Medici associated with?
He was a banker and a patron of the arts.
How does Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, reflect common literary themes from the Renaissance?
It deals with complex human interactions and it it set in ancient Greece.
John Calvin and his followers believed you should work hard and have discipline because of their belief in what idea?
Predestination
What type of letter could you buy to reduce your time in purgatory after death?
A letter of indulgence
What disease did Europe have to recover from before the Renaissance occurred?
The Black Death
How did the sacking of Constantinople help the Italian renaissance begin?
Scholars from Constantinople resettled in Italy, bringing ideas that had been better preserved by the Byzantine Empire than by feudal Europe.
What techniques did Albrecht Durer borrow from Italian artists?
He used realistic human forms in his religious paintings.
Martin Luther was declared an outlaw after what meeting held in 1521?
The Diet of Worms
Who asked for forgiveness from Pope Gregory VII?
Henry IV
What was a common architectural style during the Middle Ages?
Gothic
How does Petrarch's Sonnets to Laura demonstrate themes from the Renaissance period?
It focuses on love and human relationships. Humanism stressed the importance of human relationships and understanding the past to help guide us in the future.
What kind of scenes did Pieter Bruegel paint?
He was also called Peasant Bruegel because he painted scenes of normal peasant life.