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.
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. (Hint: Ultimate Renaissance Man)
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
The Queen who brought Catholicism back to England for a time?
Who is Queen Mary I?
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?
Family who was known for patronages of artists and musicians
Who are the Medici
Type of painting that included all different types of individuals, everyday life, and religious
What is realistic painting?
Release from all or part of the punishment for a sin, usually paid with money
What is indulgence
Translation of the bible lead to people being....
persecuted (burned killed etc.)
A worldly viewpoint
What is secularism?
The inventor of the printing press
What is Johannes Gutenberg
What did Martin Luther think was the way into Heaven?
What is Faith?
Latin for "to the sources"
Ad fontes
a shift from community to individual interest.
What is Individualism?
Book written by Niccol Machiavelli to show a ruler or would-be ruler how he could uphold a safe and prosperous state in the midst of the political turmoil of early 16th century in Italy. (Power must be maintained at all costs, example: dictator)
What was The Prince?
What was the one belief that both Luther and Calvin shared?
What is indulgences do not get a person into heaven?
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?