Renaissance
How did the Italian city-states become so wealthy?
Trade
This German priest is responsible for starting the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
Factors that helped Venice to grow during the Renaissance
intellectual and cultural movement that shifted focus from strict medieval scholasticism to the study of human potential, individual dignity, and classical antiquity
Humanism
Who was the best example of the ideal Renaissance man?
Leonardo da Vinci
What were 2 of Martin Luther's complaints about the Church?
The sale of Indulgences
Corruption
Greed
What authors used to help people read?
Use of common language.
Henry made himself the head of the Church of England ____________
The Act of Supremacy
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Martin Luther believed that salvation (going to heaven) could be achieved through faith and ______________________
reading the bible
Niccolo Machiavelli
What was the Catholic Counter-Reformation
The Catholic Church's response to the growth of Protestantism
This new invention allowed new ideas to spread rapidly
The printing press
This king of England started the Anglican Church...all because he wanted a divorce
Henry VIII
One of the greatest queens of England
Elisabeth I
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
______________
To divorce Catherine
How was Humanism depicted in Renaissance art?
Realistic humans, Emotions, beauty, nature
What effect does the Reformation have on European politics?
Power of the Church declines
Worst kings of England
Henry VIII
What was the importance of Gutenberg's printing press?
Print more books and make them available to everyone