General Renaissance
What was the device that pressed ink onto paper, thus revolutionizing the literature industry?
Printing Press.
What did we call the nasty period of plague, war, and poverty before the Renaissance?
The Dark Ages.
Who was the german monk who was unhappy with the Catholic church's corruption and wrote the 95 theses?
Martin Luther.
Catherine of Aragon
What city did the Renaissance originate from?
Florence, Italy
Who was the guy that made a lot of anatomy sketches and painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Guttenberg.
What event created new branches of religion caused by the 95 theses?
The Protestant Reformation.
Why did King Henry start the Reformation Parliament and the Act of Supremacy?
The pope would not divorce him from his wife.
Who drew the first concepts of the tank and airplane?
Leonardo Da Vinci
What painting technique involving vanishing points and horizon lines did Raphael invent?
Perspective.
What is the focus on what humans are capable of rationally, rather than spiritually?
Humanism.
What were the purchases that allowed you to sin freely and get into heaven known as?
Letters of Indulgence.
What did the Act of Supremacy do to the church?
What did the monarchs of Europe call their "God-given right" to rule?
Divine Right
What do you call a wealthy person who pays an artist to do what an artist does best?
Who was the playwright that wrote famous theatrical works such as Romeo and Juliet, or the Merchant of Venice?
William Shakespeare.
What is simony?
Paying for a high spot in the church.
Who was King Henry's only male heir?
Edward.
What was Renaissance art and sculpting based on normally?
Greek and/or Roman Architecture.
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth.
What was the event that involved modern banking and finance erupting in Europe?
Commercial Revolution.
What is Luther's 3rd thesis?
You haven't truly repented until you start to act like it. (Or however else you say it)
What phrase do we use to remember the fates of Henry's wives?
Divorced Beheaded Died, Divorced Beheaded Survived.
Who believed that humanism could be applied to society as a whole?
Thomas Moore.