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?
a religious movement to change the Catholic Church
Reformation
An intellectual movement that emphasized the beauty of humans.
What is humanism
An Italian artist that was the model for the Renaissance man. His most famous work is the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
Brutal Catholic court set up in the Middle-ages to combat heresy.
the Inquisition
A person accused of going against the church
heretic
Wealthy people who supported the arts
Who are the Patrons
Wealthy family who controlled Florence during the Renaissance
Medici
Release from all or part of the punishment for a sin, usually paid with money
What is indulgence
How did people become wealthy during the Renaissance time?
Trading
An artists from the Netherlands that used oil paints to show landscapes and scenes from everyday life
Rembrandt Van Rijn
What did Martin Luther nail to a church door to tell the Catholic church what he thought about their practices.
What is the 95 Thesis
The reason why King Henry the VIII broke away from the Catholic Church
What is divorce?
How did art change during the Renaissance?
A technique use by artists to create the illusion of distance and depth in a painting
Perspective
What group of people used martin Luther's Ideas as a basis for their revolt against their feudal lords.
Who are German Peasants.
What are 3 complaints made against the church during the Reformation
Selling Indulgences
Good Deeds to get to heaven
Too much power in Politics