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Where did the Renaissance begin?
Where did the Renaissance spread?
Europe (North and West)
Who led the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What two christian religions are there after the Reformation?
Catholic and Protestant (Lutheran)
Who is the greatest writer of all time?
Shakespeare
Who wrote The Prince?
Machiavelli
Who wrote The Divine Comedy?
Alighieri
Why was the Catholic Church weakening?
Decline in members, papacy losing power, selling of indulgences
95 Theses
What is Humanism?
Name 2 famous works by Shakespeare
Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth,
What is the name for the dialect spoken in a specific region?
Vernacular
What were indulgences?
Payment to the church in exchange for all sins forgiven, payment into heaven
What did the Council of Trent do?
What was the European Enlightenment?
a new age of thought and value that emphasized reason and science over superstition and blind faith.
How is education changed during the Renaissance?
Books, access to schools, practical preparation for life, specialization
Who wrote "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
William Shakespeare
What were the key themes of Luther's 95 Theses?
Faith, Interpretation, and Equality
How did the Catholics try to counter the Reformation?
Edict of Worms, named Luther a heretic, Jesuit army
What is Secularism?
Not having a religious (or non-religious) attitude toward life
How did da Vinci change Renaissance painting?
The expression of emotions and individual personalities
Renaissance writings were easily spread due to the invention of the printing press. Who invented it?
Johann Gutenberg
After Luther provided his 95 Theses, what happened to him?
Excommunicated by the Catholic Church.
Who were the Jesuits? What did they do?
Spiritual army that protected the Catholic Church
Name all three wealthy Italian states
Milan, Venice, Florence