artists
The Renaissance peaked in this century.
What are the 1500s?
This is defined as an intellectual movement concerned with what it means to be human.
What is humanism?
This merchant family had close ties with the Pope and Catholic church.
Who are the Medicis?
Who is Henry VIII?
This artist dissected corpses to draw so his anatomical skills could be improved.
Who is Da Vinci?
This person translated the Bible into vernacular.
Who is Erasmus?
This man was widely hated for his political opinions, with some even suggesting he was inspired by the Devil.
Who is Machiavelli?
This man was beheaded and became a saint due to his oppositions towards the Church of England.
Who is Sir Thomas More?
This artist was nicknamed "Peasant" for his peasant life paintings.
Who is Pieter Bruegel?
Who is Shakespeare?
This man led the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
This Catholic council was organized to discuss Church corruption and the rising conversions to Protestantism.
What is the Council of Trent?
Name 2 new art techniques developed in the Renaissance.
What are perspective, shading, realism, columns, arches, and domes?
This author wrote a famous book mocking medieval chivalry.
Who is Cervantes?
This document was an argument against the selling of indulgences.
What is the 95 theses?
During the Reformation, this group of people were forced to live in ghettos or flee to Eastern Europe.
Who are the Jews?
This artist designed the Duomo and invented the machines to construct it.
Who is Brunelleschi?
This "Revolution" further improved literacy in Europe.
What is the printing revolution?
Who is Martin Luther?
What was the list of banned books by the Catholic Church called?
What is the Index of Forbidden Books?