Beliefs
Means "rebirth" and is used to describe rebirth of classical antiquity during the 14th and 16th centuries.
What was the Renaissance?
Author of the 95 Theses. Angered the Holy Roman Emperor and was called to the Diet of Worms
Who is Martin Luther?
Famous inventor, artist, and scientist. Famous works included Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli. Includes of how a monarch should rule and what they should avoid.
What is The Prince?
A document issued by the Catholic Church lessening penance or time in purgatory, wildly believed to bring forgiveness of all sins.
What is an indulgence?
What is Calvinism?
Creator of the printing press, and helped spread Protestantism which made Bibles more available to peasants.
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
Painting by Raphael. Shows gathering of philosophers and humanists and use art techniques such as perspective.
What is School of Athens?
Written by Thomas More and describes a community on as island where all children receive a good education.
What is Utopia?
The official Roman Catholic agency founded in 1592 to combat international doctrinal heresy.
What is the Holy Office?
Created by Martin Luther and used to describe his followers and non-Catholic Western Christian group.
Father of humanism.
Who was Petrarch?
The use of the light and dark areas in paintings during the Renaissance.
What is chiaroscuro?
Written by Erasmus. It is full of deception and foolishness and attacks the Catholic Church.
What is Praise of Folly?
The most powerful family in Italy during the Renaissance and were selected by their political skills.
Who were the Medici family?
A program of study designed by Italians the emphasized the study of Latin and Greek literature with a goal that would understand human nature.
What is humanism?
Separated from the Catholic Church because the Pope would not allow annulment of marriage and created the Church of England.
Who was King Henry VIII?
Sculpture by Michelangelo and conveyed religious figure anticipating fight against a giant. Symbolizes Florence standing up against its enemies.
What is David?
Included in Castiglione's The Courtier. And showed an ideal depiction of men.
What is The Renaissance Man?
The fleet sent by Prince Philip II of Spain in 1588 against England as a religious crusade against Protestantism.
What was the Spanish Armada?
The quality of being able to shape the world according to one's own will.
What is virtu.
Established the Supreme Sacred Congregation and the Universal Inquisition (Holy Office).
Who was Pope Paul III?
Painting by Botticelli. Shows Venus in an orange grove and nymphs and the goddess of fertility.
What is Primavera?
Calvin's formulation of Christian doctrine, which became a theology for Protestantism
What is The Institutes of the Christian Religion?
A document issued by Henry IV of France in 1598, granting liberty of conscience and of public worship of Calvinists and helped restore peace in France.
What is the Edict of Nantes?