The Renaissance
The Northern Renaissance
The Reformation
The Catholic Reformation
French Wars of Religion
100

Traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance

Florence

100

Known as the 'Prince of Humanists'. Widely regarded as the greatest scholar of the age

Desiderius Erasmus

100

This man's aggressive tactics in the sale of indulgences appalled Luther

Johan Tetzel

100

The Church rejected Luther's doctrines at this series of meetings

The Council of Trent

100

Name given to French protestants, predominantly Calvinists

Huguenots

200

This stressed the importance of personality, the development of unique talents, and the pursuit of fame and glory

Individualism

200
Artists of the Northern Renaissance were the first to use this new medium

Oil on canvas

200

Luther's THREE principle tenets?

Through Faith Alone (sole fide)

Through the Bible  (sole scriptura)

Through God's Grace (sole gracia)

200

In 1540 this organization was formed under the leadership of Ignatius of Loyola

The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)

200

Catholic attack on Huguenots gathered in Paris to celebrate the wedding of Henry of Navarre

The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

300

This new school of thought encouraged the study of classical texts to understand human nature

Humanism

300

Author of 'Utopia'

Thomas More

300

The interpretation of Luther's message as one of freedom from the clergy and the nobility led to this.

The German Peasant's Revolt

300

Beginning with this Pope, in 1534, the Church committed themselves to reform

Pope Paul III

300

The ruling Valois family recognized the supremacy of the church with this agreement

The Concordat of Bologne

400

Machiavelli wrote 'The Prince' in response to this conflict.

The Hapsburg-Valois Wars

400

Artist. Creator of 'The Arnolfini Wedding'

Jan van Eyck

400

The religious civil war within the Holy Roman Empire was ended by this.

The Peace of Augsburg

400

Bernini and Caravaggio are two of the the leading artists of this movement that evolved as part of the Church's rejection of Protestantism

Baroque

400

Small group of moderate Catholics and Huguenots who realized that France would collapse without compromise

The Politiques

500

Author of 'Oration on the Dignity of Man'

Pico della Mirandola

500

The first full work to be printed by Gutenberg's moveable type machine, the Mazarin Bible, was printed in this year.

1456

500

Luther was inspired by this Biblical text

St. Paul's Letter to the Romans

500

Philip II became the champion of the Church after defeating a Turkish fleet off the coast of Greece in this battle.

The Battle of Lepanto

500

Proclaimed the toleration of Calvinism and recognized the right's of all French Protestants.

The Edict of Nantes