A renewal or rebirth of interest in Greek and Roman arts
What is Renaissance?
Great Renaissance playwright. Most famous works are "Hamlet", "Macbeth", and "Romeo and Juliet".
Who is William Shakespeare?
A religious movement that produced a new form of Christianity called Protestantism
What is Reformation?
Order that stated Catholicism was the official religion of France. However, French Protestants could still worship freely.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
Spread the idea of Protestantism across Northern Europe
The practice of conducting negotiations between countries
What is diplomacy?
Great Italian Renaissance scientist, inventor, and artist.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Certificate issued by the church meant to pardon, or forgive, a person of their sins
What is indulgence?
A school for religious training
What is seminary?
Tried to end conflict between Catholics and Protestants after becoming king of France
Who is Henry of Navarre?
City in Italy that was the first major center of the Renaissance
What is Florence?
Inventor of the printing press
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
A religious belief that God has already decided who will go to heaven and who will not
What is predestination?
Group known as the pope's agents throughout Europe
What are Jesuits?
The Protestant queen who became one of the greatest rulers in English history
Italian city that was a leading center of the Renaissance. Known for its canals.
What is Venice?
A way of showing people and things as they appear at different distances
What is perspective?
The first leader of the Christian humanism movement. Believed people should use reason to become better Christians
Who is Erasmus?
Considered to be the most destructive conflict of the Reformation era
What is Thirty Year's War???????
Willing to do whatever it takes to succeed
What is Machiavellian?
During the Renaissance, this became the main source of wealth for most Italian city-states
What is trade?
Belief in the worth of the individual and that reason is the path to knowledge
What is humanism?
The young monk who challenged the Roman Catholic Church, eventually starting a new religion
Wealthy French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
What are Huguenots?
Religious court that tried and punished people for heresy
What is Spanish Inquisition?