Important People
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
Renaissance
Reformation
100

This person traveled to China, and brought back goods and stories

Who is Marco Polo?

100

This means rebirth

What is Renaissance?

100

He was an early Italian Renaissance scholar, he wrote about the importance of knowing history

Who is Petrarch?

100

Renaissance invention; made possible the mass production of printed books and other texts,; increased literacy

What is a printing press?

100

What was another name for the church of England?

What is the Anglican Church?
200

This person created the statue of David

Who is Michelangelo?

200

Members of a catholic religions order created to serve the pope and the church

Who are the Jesuits?
200

This is how Italy became wealthy during the Renaissance

What is trade?

200

This is where the Renaissance started

Where is Florence?

200

This person was another influential reformer who taught predestination or the idea that God knew who would be saved even before they were born. 

Who is John Calvin?

300

This person created the printing press

Who is Johann Gutenberg? 

300

This person supports or assists artists with money or influence

What is a patron?

300

The study of history, literature, public speaking, and art led to a new way of thinking in Europe in the 1300's

What is Humanism?

300

The Renaissance revisited the work of these 2 groups of people

Who are the Greeks and Romans?

300

Martin Luther believes _________ was the supreme power of the church

What is the bible?

400
This person painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Who is Michaelangelo?

400

This is the sharing of power between local governments and a stron central government.

What is federalism?

400

This person created the first flying machine

Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?

400

This person was the greatest writer in the English language

Who is William Shakespeare?

400

Martin Luther had 95 problems with the _____ Church.

What is Catholic?

500

This person posted the 95 Thesis on the church door in Wittenberg Germany

Who is Martin Luther?

500

The church sold these to help people 'pay off' their sins - and get out of purgatory earlier.

What is an indulgence?

500

This institution had immense power in Europe in the Middle Ages. Owned land, charged taxes, and was involved in everyone's lives

What is the Catholic Church?

500

A program ordered by the Spanish monarchy to investigate and eliminate heresy in the kingdom.

What is the Spanish Inquisition?

500

This person excommunicated Martin Luther

Who is Leo X (Leo the 10th)