Vocabulary
The definition of renaissance.
What is Rebirth?
This is the name for the Holy book of Judaism.
What is the Torah?
He is the founder of Judaism.
Who was Abraham?
The famous renaissance artist, painter, sculpter, and architect who painted the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
Martin Luther’s statement of complaints against the Catholic church.
What is the 95 Thesis?
The belief that there is only one God.
What is Monotheism?
The spoken or written language naturally used by people ordinarily, everyday.
What is vernacular?
The ultimate goal of Buddhism. This is the state of freedom from all suffering.
What is Nirvana?
This individual invented the printing press.
Who was Gutenberg?
These were certificates sold by the Catholic Church that reduced time in purgatory and punishment for sins.
What are indulgences?
The painting technique that is used to make objects look far and near.
What is Perspective?
Ideas and works concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
What is secular?
The practice in Buddhism that describes the right ways to live in order to overcome suffering. It is represented by a wheel.
What is the Eightfold Path?
Give two reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy.
-Italy was the center of the Roman empire
-It was located near important trade routes
-It was a wealthy area due to banking, trade and capitalism
-There were multiple city-states competing for profit
This invention led to the mass distribution of Martin Luther's ideas, fueling ideas of the Reformation throughout Europe.
What is the Printing Press?
The Holy book of Islam. Written in Arabic.
What is the Quran?
The wealthy people who sponsored art and literature were called this.
What are Patrons?
The Hindu god of creation.
Who is Brahma?
The famous Renaissance artist, sculpture, engineer, painter, inventor, mathematician, and author who wrote using Mirror Writing.
Who was Da Vinci?
This individual left the Catholic church and claimed to be Head of the Church of England in order to divorce Catherine of Aragon. He wanted a male heir.
Who was King Henry VIII?
An intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.
What is Humanism?
He was the founder of Buddhism.
Who was Saddhartha Gautama?
The two branches or sects of Islam.
What are the Sunni and Shia?
The monarch in England during the Northern Renaissance.
Who was Queen Elizabeth I?
The Latin phrase used by Martin Luther meaning "by faith alone".
What is "Sola fide"?