What period came immediately before the Renaissance?
The Dark Ages (Medieval)
100
Who was the Italian Humanist who wrote "The Prince", which advised rulers to be ruthless in achieving their goals?
Machiavelli
100
What man was known as the "Father of of the Protestant Reformation?"
Martin Luther
100
What king broke ties with the Pope and established the Church of England?
King Henry VIII
100
What device spread throughout Europe, ensuring the production of cheaper, more accessible books, which spread knowledge throughout Europe?
The Printing Press
200
What was the Italian city-state that produced many Renaissance artists and scholars, with the support of the Medici family?
Florence
200
Who painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" and was an inventor, writer, architect, mathematician, and philosopher?
Leonardo da Vinci
200
What was Martin Luther studying to become, before he decided to join the Church and become a monk?
A lawyer.
200
How many total times did King Henry marry in his attempt to have sons?
six
200
What writing in the Renaissance began to be the everyday language of ordinary people? (appealed to new middle class who lived in northern towns and cities)
Vernacular
300
What type of nobles and merchants help spread the knowledge of arts in the Italian-city states? (supporters of the arts)
Patrons
300
What English Humanist wrote "Utopia", a fictitious version of an ideal society?
Thomas More
300
What is Martin Luther's work that protests about the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church?
"95 Theses"
300
Who first inherited the throne when King Henry VIII died?
King Edward VI
300
What practices did the Anabaptists reject?
Infant Baptism
400
What intellectual movement believed that the potential of the mind was almost limitless?
Humanism
400
What Humanist criticized the Catholic Church in "The Praise of Folly" and wanted the Bible translated into the vernacular?
Erasmus
400
Priests who were getting drunk, gambling, wearing fancy clothes, or breaking their vows of celibacy were an example of which abuse?
Immorality (wickedness)
400
What was the Act that made King Henry VIII the head of the Church of England instead of the Pope?
Supremacy
400
During the reformation, Queen Mary executed English Protestants by doing this to them.
Burning them at the stake.
500
What was the main purpose of the Italian Renaissance art?
Renaissance art was lifelike, and included religion and everyday people.
500
What artists painted "The School of Athens", which included the portraits of his mentors and teachers?
Raphael
500
What religious belief is John Calvin known for? (The idea that God has already decided who will be saved)
Predestination
500
What King/Queen re-established the Church of England but allowed for a compromise between Catholic and Protestant practices?
Queen Elizabeth I
500
Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists.