The Renaissance
The Reformation
Anglican and Catholic
Scientific Revolution
Miscellaneous
100
The intellectual movement focused on the world, secular topics, and individual achievement.
What is humanism?
100
A German priest who displayed his 95 Theses to protest against abuses of the Catholic Church
Who was Martin Luther?
100
The English monarch who established the Church of England
Who was Henry VIII?
100
The sun-centered model of the universe
What is heliocentrism?
100
The name of a famous artist of the European Renaissance
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci, Donatello, Raphael, Shakespeare, etc?
200
An example of a subject considered part of the humanities
What is history, grammar, rhetoric, philosophy, or poetry?
200
People could buy these to lessen their time in Purgatory
What are indulgences?
200
The reason why the monarch wanted to split from the Catholic Church
What is Henry wanted a divorce but the pope said no?
200
Inventor of the telescope who observed mountains on the moon and the moons of Jupiter?
Who was Galileo Galilei?
200
"Renaissance" comes from the French word meaning _______
What is "rebirth"?
300
A term meaning everyday language, which Renaissance thinkers began to use for their work
What is vernacular?
300
An example of an abuse of the Catholic Church protested by reformers
What is the lavish life of church officials, clergy not even educated in Scripture, corruption, etc.
300
One example of reform enacted by the Catholic church in response to the Protestant Reformation and the Anglican split
What is eliminating corruption or educating clergy?
300
English mathematician who proposed gravity and invented calculus
Who was Sir Isaac Newton?
300
A way in which Renaissance art reflected humanism?
What is perspective, Roman backgrounds to Biblical stories, realism, non-religious subjects, or contemporary people placed in scenes?
400
The two reasons (historical and geographical) why the Renaissance began in Itlay
What are: access to remnants of Rome and being a trade center for Europe at the time?
400
An example of a key idea proposed by Protestant reformers
What is: indulgences are not biblical, the pope does not have authority to save souls, salvation through faith alone, or the Bible is the ultimate authority?
400
An order of priests focused on discipline, scholarship, and good deeds founded to represent the reformed Catholic church
Who are the Jesuits?
400
Two examples of advances in medicine or chemistry made during the Scientific Revolution?
What are accurate books on anatomy, ointments against infection, improved surgery techniques, gas laws, understanding of elements vs compounds, and the microscope?
400
Helped drive the Protestant Reformation by making the Bible and reformers' thoughts accessible to more people
What was the printing press?
500
The book (title and author) written about gaining and maintaining power
What is The Prince by Machiavelli?
500
Another important Protestant Reformer
Who was John Calvin?
500
The name and year of the legislature used to sever English ecclesiastical ties with Rome
What is the Act of Supremacy of 1534?
500
The three scientists who proposed and/or supported a sun-centered view of space
Who were Copernicus, Brahe, and Kepler?
500
The wealthy merchant family from Florence who sponsored many artists
Who were the Medicis?