The term Renaissance can be best translated as this word _____.
Rebirth (or variants).
Name one part of life that was improved during the Renaissance.
Art
Literacy Rate
Technology (both medical and otherwise)
Many historians claim that the Protestant Reformation began when the _____ Thesis were placed on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral on October 31st, 1517.
95
The name given to someone who "protested" against the Catholic Church or its teachings.
Protestant
Because of his brutality many people called Vlad III, Vlad the _______
Impaler/ Son or Spawn of the Devil
The Black Plague
100 years' war
Poor technology
Over reliance on Church practices.
Famous inventor, scientist, painter, and sculptor, this man went on to create masterpieces such as the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Many who broke away from the Catholic Church believed that the Church had become too what?
Corrupt
The most famous Protestant Reformer whose famous Thesis was thought to have started the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
List two reasons Vlad the III is remembered positively and two reasons he is remembered negatively.
Good:
Fought for country
Protect Religion/People
Great General
Bad:
Started war
Cruel to people
Lost War
Which group or entity was responsible for much of the art during the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church
Considered one of the greatest artists of all time this man would go on to paint the celling of Sistine Chapel and sculpted the David.
Michelangelo
List two complaints Protestant Reformers had with the Catholic Church?
Sale of Indulgences
Priest breaking vows
The political power of the CC
Catholic Church had its own private army.
This robust King of England began two hundred years of religious turmoil in UK following his decision to break away from the Catholic Church so he could marry Anne Boleyn.
Henry VIII
Many credit King Henry VIII with the start of this event when he converted his country form Catholic to Protestant.
The English Reformation
What is the name of the Renaissance theory that states that humans are naturally good and capable of great things?
Humanism
The name for someone who is considered skilled in many areas and who has many achievements.
Renaissance Man
Which invention made it possible for information to be distributed much faster than it had in the past?
The Printing Press
This other famous protestant reformer created his own denomination which bears his name. His most famous concept was his belief in predestination, or that God had already chosen who would be going to heaven or hell prior to one's birth.
John Calvin
Famous author, and Andrew Tate stan, Nicco Machiavelli believed that it was better for a ruler to be _______ than _______ if he could not be both
Feared than Loved
The name of the Italian family that became rich through banking. This family became important patrons of several well-known artists and supported the Church in the hope that their sins would be forgiven.
Medici
In the art world _____ refers to an artist's ability to make objects appear further away than others.
Perspective
The Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation in which many members were asked to rejoin the Catholic Church and others punished for their religious crimes.
The Counter Reformation/ The Catholic Reformation
Many people believe that the Catholic Church's decision to sell Indulgences was the tipping point for the Protestant Reformation. Define Indulgences.
Pardons that could be bought by people to release them from the punishments of their sins.
Vlad III or Vlad the Impaler was from this nation, a forerunner of what is now called Romania
Wallachia