Renaissance
A time period that means "rebirth" in learning
What is the Renaissance
This English poet and playwright emphasized the experience of humans rather than biblical topics, such as Romeo and Juliet.
Who is Shakespeare?
An idea of Calvinism where God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned
What is predestination
A religious order known as the Society of Jesus that tried to stop corruption within the Catholic Church and were missionaries.
Who were the Jesuits?
An intellectual movement that emphasized the beauty of humans.
What is humanism
An Italian artist that dissected cadavers to study the human body so that he would be able to make his art more life-like.
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
This man translated the Bible into English.
Who is William Tyndale?
Brutal Catholic court set up in the Middle-ages to combat heresy.
the Inquisition
The reason why King Henry the VIII broke away from the Catholic Church
What is divorce?
Type of art that mimics life
What is realism?
A technique that creates a 3-D effect in paintings and drawings
What is linear perspective?
Release from all or part of the punishment for a sin, usually paid with money
What is indulgence
Many people during the Inquisition were accused of this, which can be defined as having an opposing view to the Catholic Church.
What is Heresy?
A worldly viewpoint
What is secularism?
"Moveable Type" is another word for this invention that helped increase literacy during the European Renaissance.
What is the Printing Press?
Martin Luther thought this would bring salvation.
What is Faith?
This group developed during the Counter-Reformation in order to help stop corruption within the Catholic church and spread Catholicism.
Who were the Jesuits?
a shift from community to individual interest.
What is Individualism?
This Northern European artist created a new style of art using wood engravings.
Albrecht Durer
A government in which church and state are join and officials who are considered to be divinely inspired. Used by Calvin during the Reformation in his "City of God"
What is theocracy
A meeting of Catholic officials that abolished the sale of indulgences but rejected the protestants' emphasis on self-discipline and faith, which resulted in many European countries returning to Catholicism.
What is the Council of Trent?
The document that Martin Luther nailed to the wall. This pointed out corruption within the Catholic Church.
What are the 95 Theses?