Protestant Reformation
Renaissance
Vocabulary Terms
Famous Figures
Religion and Art
100

King of England from 1509 to 1547; his desire to annul his marriage led to a conflict with the pope

King Henry Vlll

100


A period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world

Renaissance

100

A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements

Humanism

100

Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist; his interests and talents spanned numerous disciplines. He painted the Mona Lisa

Leonardo Da Vinci

100


Mona Lisa

200

German monk whose protests against the Catholic Church in 1517 (the Ninety-Five Theses) led to calls for reform and to the movement known as the Reformation

Martin Luther

200

A man of many talents specific to this time period

Renaissance Man

200

A person who supports artists, especially financially

Patron

200

Famous Italian Artist who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel

Michaelangelo

200

A member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation

Protestant

300

A pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin

Indulgences

300

An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface

Perspective

300

Machine that utilizes movable type that is able to produce literature at a 500 to 1 pace compared to handwriting

Printing Press

300

German inventor and printer; he invented movable type. His first printed publication was a 1,282-page Bible

Johan Gutenberg

300

A body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin

Calvinism

400

The doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved

Predestination

400

An artistic style where the artist attempts to bring the art to life

Realism

400

Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

Secular

400

French Protestant theologian of the Reformation; he founded Calvinism, which was associated with the doctrine of predestination

John Calvin

400


School of Athens

500

A government controlled by religious leaders

Theocracy

500

The author of the book "The Prince" during the Renaissance time period

Niccolo Machiavelli

500

the taking away of a person’s right of membership in a Christian church

Excommunication

500

A famous poet and philosopher who wrote "Rules for the Ruler"

Francesco Petrarch

500

Religion relating to the church of England

Anglican