The renaissance began in
Italy
This term is used to describe the political, religious, and art movement that was meant to revive Greco-Roman culture and knowledge it occurred during 15-16th century.
Renaissance
This is the creator of the protestant religion Calvinism
John Calvin
Martin Luther posted these on a church door in Wittenberg, an action that would start the reformation.
95 Theses
This is a Reason for exploration: European explorers wanted make money from the newly discovered lands
Gold
This is a Reason for exploration: European explorers would spread Christianity to native peoples
God
Trade links from the Crusades and Greco-Roman remains were some the main causes that this movement started in Italy
The Renaissance
This Renaissance philosophy put a greater influence and importance on the individual human
Humanism
According to Martin Luthor, the ultimate authority came from
The Bible
The Anglican Church was founded after this king was unable to have a male heir and petitioned the Catholic Church (and lost) for a divorce
Henry VIII
This is a Reason for exploration: Explorers wanted gain fame for discovering new lands and wealth
Glory
“The colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country.” — Jean-Baptiste Colbert
This phrase describes what economic system
Mercantilism
This was the largest colony in the Portuguese Empire
Brazil
This city of the banking center of southern Europe
Florence
This Renaissance Painter created the famous work, Birth of Venus
Botticelli
These were the driving reason for the refomration, they were payments for the forgiveness of sin
Indulgences
During the reformation a Protestant was someone who protested the ...
Catholic Church
These three factors allowed Spain to easily conquer large amounts of territory in the new world.
Guns, Germs, Steel
This was the first country to begin exploring outside of Europe. The first European to sail around Africa was also from this country.
Portugal
This disease was the largest killer of native peoples in the Americas.
Smallpox

This Renaissance painter is responsible for painting the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Michelangelo
Byzantine scholars fled to Italy after the fall of this Roman Capital... It's not Istanbul
Constantinople
Salvation cam through faith alone is a core part of Lutheranism. This Reformer created this church and believed that statement
Martin Luther
This person translated the Bible from Latin to English
John Wycliffe
In 1453 this former Byzantine Capital fell to the Muslim Turks
Constantinople
This was the forced labor system of the Spanish. The initially used native Americans as slave labor but would transition to enslaved Africans.
The Encomienda System
This was the second leg of triangular trade where enslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the Americas.
The Middle Passage
This family were wealthy bankers and patrons of the art in the city of Florence
Medici Family
He was know as the renaissance man being an incredible painter, sculptor, and inventor. His most know work is the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
This Peace named after a city in southern Germany allowed German princes to choose their own religion (Catholic or Protestant)
Peace of Augsburg
This protestant group believed that only adults could be baptized
Anabaptists
This Country pursued large scale colonization in north, central, and south America. one of their first colonies was on the Island of Hispaniola
Spain
This Portuguese prince opened a navigational school and funded many explorers
Henry the Navigator
This was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe
Ferdinand Magellan