Renaissance Art
This family of merchants funded many artworks in Florence and held great power and influence.
What is the Medici Family?
This invention assisted the spread of Renaissance thought throughout Europe.
What is the printing press?
Martin Luther nailed these to the door of Wittenburg Church in Germany.
What are the 95 Theses?
A historical period defined by challenging traditional thought and a new appreciation for answering questions through observation and experimentation.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
This man was known as the Sun King, and built the grand Palace of Versailles.
Who is King Louis XIV?
Renaissance Art takes inspiration from these two ancient civilizations.
Who are the Greeks and Romans?
This man said that it is better to be feared than loved.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
These certificates, sold by the Catholic Church, could reportedly reduce punishment for your sins.
What are indulgences?
The name of the model of the universe believed by the church AND the name of the model that replaced it.
What are the geocentric model and the heliocentric model?
The new capital of Russia, built on the coast to acommodate trade.
What is St. Petersburg?
These Empires were responsible for preserving the culture that inspired the Renaissance.
What are the Islamic Caliphates?
These wars connected Europe and the Middle East and revitalized trade between them.
What are the Crusades?
This man created his own church because the pope would not grant him a divorce.
Who is King Henry VIII?
The first man to suggest that everything revolved around the Sun, not the Earth.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
Before the Age of Absolutism, this man was traditionally the most powerful person in Europe.
Who is the pope?
During the Renaissance, Italy was made up of these, which varied in their wealth and influence. One example is Florence.
What are city-states?
A form of government where citizens elect representatives to govern them.
What is a Republic?
The Reformation split the church into these two main groups.
Who are Catholics and Protestants?
A process for answering questions that involves forming a hypothesis, conducting experiments, collecting data, and forming a conclusion.
What is the scientific method?
A term for Peter the Great's ideas to modernize Russia.
What is Westernization?
The idea that separates Renaissance Art from Medieval art.
What is humanism or realism
This word describes things or ideas which are not spiritual or religious.
What is secular?
A group within the Catholic Church established during the Catholic Revival. Their job was to investigate and punish heretics.
What is the Inquisition?
Galileo used this tool to observe dark spots on the sun and the moons of Jupiter.
What is a telescope?
Louis XIV and Peter the Great both did this to strengthen their states against others.
What is building up the military?