English playwright who wrote tragedies & comedies.
William Shakespeare.
100
There were many great Italian artists. This fellow was a great artist AND a great scientist.
Leonardo da Vinci.
100
What do we call the study of questions about God?
Theology.
100
What were streets in Venice made of?
Water. They were canals.
200
What humanist clergyman wanted all people to be able to read the Bible?
Desiderius Erasmus.
200
What religious leader thought that God decides who gets into heaven and that good deeds while alive have no effect?
John Calvin. He believed in "predestination."
200
What vocab word from this chapter means when people begin to focus more on THIS WORLD than HEAVEN?
Secular.
200
Which Reanaissance city grew wealthy through banking?
Florence.
200
Who wrote "The Prince?"
Niccolo Machiavelli.
300
Famous medieval scholar of ancient Roman writers.
Petrarch.
300
Became Holy Roman Emperor in 1519.
Charles V (the fifth).
300
What do we call the art of making deals with other governments & countries?
Diplomacy.
300
In what country was the Catholic "Inquisition" based, where they executed 2000 of their own countrymen?
Spain.
300
What did they call the gold coin currency of Florence?
A florin.
400
This priest founded the Jesuits (Catholic denomination).
Ignatius of Loyloa.
400
Queen who tried to make England a Catholic country.
Mary I (the first). Also known as "Bloody Mary" for her execution of Protestants ("heretics").
400
What do we call the Catholic attempt to convince people to return to the Catholic Church?
The Counter-Reformation.
400
During the Renaissance & Reformation (also known as the Enlightenment), was Catholicism stronger in:
A) Scandanavia.
B) Western Europe
C) Eastern Europe.
In Western Europe (Spain, France, Italy, etc.).
400
How was Renaissance art different from what came before? You need at least 3 differences to get this question correct.
Realism, perspective, oil painting, chiaroscurro, & emotions in the characters.
500
This queen outlawed freedom of religion in France.
Catherine de' Medici.
500
What king beheaded two of his queens?
Henry VIII (the 8th) of England.
500
What did they call the Puritans from France who were persecuted and forced to travel elsewhere?
Huguenots.
500
Italian city-states became wealthy though war, trade, or farming?
Trade.
500
Michelangelo painted which of the following?
Mona Lisa
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The Last Supper