The Italian Renaissance
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
Indulgences were
A way for Catholics to actually pay their sins away
Who established the Society of Jesus?
Ignatius of Loyola
What is the heliocentric model ?
Model of the universe with the sun in the center and the planets revolving around it.
What is the name of the intellectual movement that came to represent the Renaissance?
Humanism
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What is a theocracy?
A government ran by church officials
What is the name of the Council that was made to reform the Catholic Church from within?
Council of Trent
A hypothesis is
A possible answer to a scientific question/ an educated guess
Who painted The School of Athens?
Raphael
Where did the Northern Renaissance originate/thrive?
Flanders
What is predestination?
God alone predetermines who is granted salvation
What was the purpose of the Catholic Reformation?
Revive moral authority of the Church and root out corruption within the Church
Who explained that all matter is made up of tiny particles that behave in knowable ways?
Robert Boyle
What is the name of the handbook written by Niccolo Machiavelli?
The Prince
What was the name of the humanist priest who felt the Bible should be translated into the vernacular?
Desiderius Erasmus
Who wrote the 95 theses?
Martin Luther
Who were Jesuits?
Catholic missionaries who spread Catholicism while also educating people on classical studies.
In order to calculate gravity Isaac Newton had to create a new system of math known as
Calculus
What city best represented the Renaissance in Italy?
Florence
What was the name of the English humanist who wrote about an ideal utopia where men and women live in peace and harmony?
Sir Thomas More
Why did King Henry VIII create the Anglican Church (also known as the Church of England)?
He wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon
What was the name of the systematic religious persecution carried out by Spain in the 1500's?
The Inquisition
What were some advancements made by Ambroise Pare during the Scientific Revolution?
More effective ointment for preventing infections on wounds as well as the use of artificial limbs