The Byzantine Empire
This emperor moved the Roman capital to Constantinople in 330 AD.
Constantine
The Renaissance began in this Italian city.
Florence
The Renaissance spread north due to trade, travel, and this printing technology.
printing press
Selling these “get into heaven faster” papers angered Martin Luther.
indulgences
This English king created his own church to obtain a divorce.
Henry VIII
The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, but this part continued for 1,000 more years.
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire
This intellectual movement emphasized reason, logic, and human potential.
Humanism
This Flemish painter mastered oil painting and extreme realism.
Jan van Eyck
Luther posted this document criticizing the Catholic Church in 1517.
Ninety-Five Theses
This Calvinist belief said God had already chosen who would be saved.
predestination
This Byzantine emperor created a famous legal code and built the Hagia Sophia.
Justinian I
He is known as the “Father of Humanism.”
Petrarch
Northern Renaissance humanists blended humanism with this.
Christianity (Christian Humanism)
Martin Luther believed salvation could be achieved through this alone.
faith
The Catholic Church responded to the Reformation with this major meeting (1545–1563).
Council of Trent
In 1054, Christianity split into two branches in an event known as this.
Great Schism
This invention helped spread Renaissance ideas quickly across Europe.
printing press
This German artist was called the “Leonardo of the North.”
Albrecht Dürer
The Holy Roman Emperor who put Luther on trial at the Diet of Worms.
Charles V
This new Catholic order, founded by Ignatius Loyola, focused on education and missionary work.
Jesuits
These invaders conquered Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire.
Ottoman Turks
Name two characteristics of Italian Renaissance art.
realism, perspective, classical influence, or use of light & shadow
This English writer explored human nature and is considered the greatest playwright.
William Shakespeare
This 1555 peace allowed German princes to choose Catholicism or Lutheranism.
Peace of Augsbur
Name one major outcome of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
A: Possible answers:
Reaffirmed Catholic doctrine
Ended sale of indulgences
Improved discipline and education
Revived missionary activity
Strengthened Inquisition