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This 14th-century Florentine is considered the "father" of Humanism in Renaissance Italy.
Who is Petrach?
100

Deeply religious person who challenged the practices of the Roman Catholic Church

Who is Martin Luther?

100
This sculptor created in the 15th century the first bronze statue since antiquity.
Who is Donatello?
100
This northern humanist wrote a powerful critique of Catholic Church abuses in In Praise of Folly.
Who is Erasmus?
100
This Portuguese explorer was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa.
Who is Bartholomeu Dias?
200
This philosopher wrote on the Dignity of Man and believed humans were capable of achieving great things.
Who is Pico Della Mirandola?
200

These believers emphasized spiritual rebirth, adult baptism, and running the Church in a democratic fashion.

Who were the Anabaptists?

200

Patron to many artists; driving financial force behind the Renaissance

Who is Cosimo de Medici?

200
This 15th century invention revolutionized communication and made new ideas much more widely available during the Renaissance.
What is the printing press (movable type)?
200
This conquistador subdued the Aztecs in 1521.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
300
This Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII wrote Utopia, a view of an ideal society based on Renaissance ideals.
Who is Thomas More?
300

This Church official sought an annulment for the marriage between Henry VIII and his queen, Catherine.

Who was Cardinal Wolsey?

300
This humanistic Renaissance painting by Raphael has Plato and Aristotle at its center.
What is The School of Athens (1510-1511)?
300
This term refers to the flow of resources and goods between the New World and Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.
What is the Colombian Exchange?
300
This Portuguese explorer was the first European to find an all-water route to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
400
The Courtier, written by this diplomat, was the most important work on courtly behavior and the ideal of the quintessential Renaissance man.
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
400

This theologian emphasized the absolute sovereignty of God, predestination, and influenced the adoption of the Ecclesiastical Ordinances in Geneva.

Who was John Calvin?

400
This German was the foremost Northern Renaissance artist, a master of the woodcut.
What is Albrecht Durer?
400
Fleas on black rats caused this period of relative unhealthiness.
What is the Black Death?
400
This Portuguese royal invested large sums of money in the mid-fifteenth century to fund expeditions down the western coast of Africa.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
500
This Frenchman's development of the essay form and ideas of skepticism made him an important figure in the late Renaissance.
Who is Michel de Montaigne?
500

This meeting, headed by Pope Paul III, affirmed Catholic teachings, opposed Protestant beliefs, ordained 7 sacraments, and affirmed Purgatory and the use of indulgences.

What was the Council of Trent?

500
The Pieta, perhaps the most perfect sculpture of the Renaissance, was created by this Renaissance artist.
Who is Michelangelo?
500
This academy was not a formal school, but an informal gathering of influential Florentine humanists devoted to the works of Plato and Neoplatonists
What is the Florence Academy?
500
The edict issued by the Pope in 1494 divided the world between Spain and Portugal by drawing a line down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is Treaty of Tordesillas
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