Renaissance and Reformation Review

Renaissance

100

Leonardo da Vinci was a famed painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientists earning him this title given to someone who is skilled in many fields

Renaissance Man

200

A person who provides financial support for the arts.

Patron

300

These 4 famous Renaissance artists share their names with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael      

400

Born in England in 1564, this writer became known as the greatest playwright of all time.

William Shakespeare

500

The intellectual and cultural movement that arose from the classical Greek and Roman culture

Humanism

Reformation

100

These two religions were at war during the Reformation

Catholicism and Protestantism

200

This German monk successfully challenged the abuses of the Church through his 95 Theses, his ideas helped to shape the Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther

300

Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, this machine was revolutionary to the way information is spread and greatly contributed to the spread of Reformation ideas.

The Printing Press

400

In the Roman Catholic Church, this is a pardon for sins committed during one's lifetime

An Indulgence

500

This is the main belief of Calvinism

Predestination

Reformation Spread

100

This English King broke with the Roman Catholic Church over his desires for a male heir

King Henry VIII

200

The last of Henry VIII's children to rule England, this queen is known for restoring unity in England and founding the Anglican Church

Elizabeth I

300

Queen Mary led a campaign of persecution against Protestants earning her this nickname

Bloody Mary

400

Founded by Ignatius of Loyola, one of the principal goals of this order of religious men was the education of children and missionaries

The Jesuits

500

This radical sect of Protestantism rejected the idea of infant baptism, believing that only adult baptism was vaild

Anabaptists

Scientific Revolution

100

This scientist helped to kick off the Scientific Revolution with his revolutionary Heliocentric theory

Nicolaus Copernicus

200

This scientist and mathematician studied the works of leading scientists of the time to establish the laws of motion and gravity

Sir Isaac Newton

300

This scientists discoveries further weakened the Church's authority leading to him being tried before the Inquisition

Galileo Galilei

400

Shifting ideas in science that focused on observation and experimentation led to the development of this method

The Scientific Method

500

Prior to the 1500s doctor's relied on the incorrect works of this ancient Greek physician

Galen