Renaissance
The word "Renaissance" means this
What is "rebirth"?
The most influential family in Florence during the Renaissance
What is the Medici family?
A famous Renaissance playwright, best known for writing Romeo and Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
German priest who wrote 95 Theses to criticize practices in the Catholic Church
Who is Martin Luther?
Part of the Counter-Reformation, this was a meeting of important Catholic leaders which aimed to reform, or fix, issues within the church and fight the spread of Protestantism
What is the Council of Trent?
The Renaissance was inspired by a rediscovery of this period of Ancient Roman and Greek society
What is the Classical Period?
An architectural and engineering advancement that is a symbol of the Renaissance in Florence
What is Florence Cathedral?
Italian Renaissance artist, inventor, and sculptor best known for painting the Mona Lisa and Last Supper
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The reason that Henry VIII wanted to break away from the Catholic church and form the Church of England
What is he wanted to divorce his wife?
The King and Queen of Spain established this to persecute Jews and Muslims during the time of the Counter-Reformation
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
The invention that allowed for the quick spread of information through Renaissance Europe
What is the printing press?
A famous person from Florence who wrote The Prince after observing the rule of the Medici Family in his city
Who is Macchiaveli?
Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor, best known for his David sculpture and for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo?
According to Martin Luther, this is the true source of authority about religion
What is the Bible?
The new order of Catholicism that emphasized service, education, preaching, and missionary work
Who are the Jesuits?
This artistic technique was developed during the Renaissance as a way to show 3-D objects on a 2-D surface
What is perspective?
The architect who designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral
Who is Filippo Brunelleschi?
Polish scientist who introduced the idea that the Earth and other planets orbit the sun
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
For Anglicans, this was the person who had religious authority and was able to interpret the Bible's meaning
Who is the English monarch?
A nun who started a new religious order in Spain and helped to reform the lives of priests and nuns
Who is Teresa of Avila?
A philosophy that tries to balance religious faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and an interest in nature and human society
What is Humanism?
The main source of wealth in the city-state of Florence
What is banking?
Belgian scientist best known for his studies of anatomy and how the human body works
Who is Andreas Vesalius?
John Calvin thought each community should be this (a state governed by God through religious leaders)
What is a theocracy?
After the Council of Trent, the Catholic church determined that this was the only official scripture (holy book) for Christians
What is the Latin Bible?