Vocabulary
To change or reshape something
Reform
This artist is famous for creating the marble statue of David and for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Brunelleschi built the world's largest dome in this city
Florence, Italy
Leaders of the Catholic Church
Popes
Artists and scientists studied ideas from these ancient cultures
The Greeks and The Romans
Changed to a different religion
Converted
This author wrote Hamlet along with many other plays
William Shakespeare
Growing knowledge of nature led to this period during the renaissance.
The Scientific Revolution
Protestants accused the Catholic Church of this type of dishonest behavior
Corruption
The missionary religious group founded by St. Ignatius in Spain
The Jesuits
Spoke out against something
Protested
This author wrote a book about politics called "The Prince"
Machiavelli
A tool that makes far away objects look nearer
Telescope
This man became the leader of the movement to reform the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
The activities of governments
Politics
A movement emphasizing the study of literature, the arts, and history
Humanism
This artist painted The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Leonardo Davinci
This man created a printing press with moveable type that could print books quickly
Johannes Gutenberg
Catholic leaders' effort to bring back church members who had become Protestants
The Counter Reformation
Martin Luther's ideas about reforming the church
The Ninety-Five Theses
A painting done on plaster on a wall or ceiling
Fresco
This Italian author wrote The Divine Comedy
Dante
This astronomer proved that the Earth revolved around the Sun
Galileo
Church courts where people were questioned and tortured
Inquisitions
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
A plague