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Thomas Kempis wrote this Christian devotional book first composed in Medieval Latin.
"Imitation of Christ"
The Italian word for "heaven" in Dante's "The Divine Comedy".
Paradiso
Peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years' War
Joan of Arc
The unknown author of "Cloud of Unknowing" said that God can only be known by ______.
. . . loving God.
"In Praise of Folly" was written by this Dutch philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance.
Desiderius Erasmus
This Renaissance cultural movement attached prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
Humanism
This saint produced the earliest surviving English language work by a woman; she also declared that praying in the bathroom is OK.
St. Julian of Norwich
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Thomas More wrote this work depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs.
Utopia
The English word for "Purgatorio" from Dante's "The Divine Comedy".
Purgatory
Spain was united when these two people were married.
Ferdinand and Isabella
This was the first work printed by Gutenberg's printing press.
The Bible
"The Prince" was written by this Italian diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Renaissance.
Niccolò Machiavelli
The name for this time period after the Middle Ages means "rebirth" and saw significant cultural, artistic, political and economic growth in Europe.
Renaissance
This legendary Spanish knight fought with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime.
El Cid
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Dante Alighieri wrote this epic poem about a man's journey which leads him to visit the souls in Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise (Heaven).
"The Divine Comedy" or "La divina commedia"
The Italian word for "hell" in Dante's "The Divine Comedy".
Inferno
This ruler of Russia chose Eastern Orthodox Christianity to be his country's religion.
Ivan the Great
The famous artist, Giotto, drew this to win an art contest sponsored by The Church.
A perfect circle.