Vocab
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
When did the Renaissance take place?
1400-1600s
What Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Who started the Protestant Reformation by writing the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
Who created the first Printing Press with movable type?
Johannes Gutenberg
The Renaissance was a time when the appreciation of _________ and __________ arts and culture was rediscovered.
Greek and Roman
What city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence
What famous family became patrons of the arts during the Renaissance?
Medici
Why was the 95 Theses written in German?
It was in Germany and was the common language of the people there
What led to the end of Feudalism?
The labor shortage in Europe due to the Black Death/Bubonic Plague
What vocab word means non-religious?
Secular
What system had wealthy individuals house, feed, and pay artist for their work?
Patronage System
What artist is famous for painting the Sistine Chapel?
Michaelangelo
Who broke from the Catholic Church because he was not allowed to divorce. Decided to create his own church where the King or Queen was the head of the church?
King Henry VIII
The impact of this event led to people questioning accepted truths, the use of reason and logic, and the scientific method was created
Scientific Revolution
Humanism was a new idea in art that focused on the value, capacities, and worth of ______
individuals (humans is also an acceptable answer)
Perspective, 3d, everyday scenes, showed emotion, detailed backgrounds
What monarch supported the arts during the Renaissance and their time was considered a "Golden Age"?
Queen Elizabeth I
What was the goal of the Reformation? (original goal)
To get rid of the corruption within the Catholic Church
The lasting impact of what ancient trade route is trade between countries AND goods, ideas, and diseases were spread from East to West?
Silk Road
What are indulgences?
The selling of forgiveness by the Roman Catholic Church
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? (at least 2 reasons)
banks were established by the Medici family, the Roman Catholic church was there, Italy was the bridge for trade
(anything about Italy being wealthy and a center for trade can be accepted)
Who wrote a guidebook for politics and government?
Niccolò Machiavelli
Who believed in predestination, where God choose where your soul would spend the afterlife before you are born and believed people could not change it?
John Calvin
How did Christianity split as a result of the Protestant Reformation?
Catholic and Protestant