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Florence
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100
This city is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance
What is Florence?
100
This is the meaning or translation of the word "Renaissance".
What is "rebirth"?
100
This German theologian posted his Ninety Five Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church on Halloween.
Who is Martin Luther?
100
This religious leader in Geneva was also the head of the Calvinist Church
Who is John Calvin?
100
This English King broke away from the Catholic Church.
Who is Henry VIII?
200
This family controlled the finances and power of Florence during the Renaissance.
Who are the Medici?
200
This term refers to Italy's ancient city-states.
What are "poleis" (polis)?
200
This friar was a noted seller of indulgences in Germany, being similar to a door-to-door salesman.
Who is Johann Tetzel?
200
This is the term for a government run by religious leaders.
What is a theocracy?
200
This monarch brought a relative peace among religious groups in England.
Who is Elizabeth I?
300
This artist is best known for painting the Sistine Chapel and sculpting David.
Who is Michelangelo?
300
This term identifies a person who supports the arts.
What is a "patron"?
300
A German monk posted his Ninety Five Theses on a church door to accomplish this:
What is "end the sale of indulgences"?
300
This Bohemian teacher wanted to end the corruption of the clergy and called the Pope the Anti-Christ.
Who is John Hus?
300
This monarch brought the Catholic Church back to England once she ascended to the throne.
Who is Queen Mary I?
400
This artist is known as being THE Renaissance Man.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
400
This Renaissance stressed that "The ends justify the means" in his most famous work, "The Prince".
Who is (Niccolo) Machiavelli?
400
This religious sect believed/believes in adult baptism.
What are Anabaptists?
400
This idea says that God long ago decided who would be saved and who would not.
What is predestination?
400
This Northern Humanist and author lost his head after refusing to convert to Protestantism.
Who is Thomas More?
500
This Dominican Friar took control of Florence after the death of Lorenzo di Medici.
Who is (Girolamo) Savonarola?
500
This artistic skill creates depth on a two-dimensional surface, or a foreground and a background.
What is perspective?
500
This assembly was called in 1521 in order for a reformist to recant his Theses. Here he stood. He could do no other.
What is The Diet of Worms?
500
This priest was an admirer of Erasmus and started the Swiss Reformation in Zurich.
Who is Ulrich Zwingli?
500
This law made the monarch the head of the Church of England.
What is the Law of Supremacy?