Someone who supports artists financially is called...
A patron
Someone who is an expert in many different skills is called a...
Renaissance man/woman
This person was a German Monk who triggered the revolt against the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
This Enlightenment thinker argued that people had natural rights, and if the government took those rights away, they should be overthrown.
John Locke
During the enlightenment, philosophes believed that everything could be explained by unchanging truth, discovered through reason (logic), rather than religious authority. These unchanging truths are called...
natural laws
Which important text did Gutenberg mass print?
The Bible
A person who focuses on human potential and achievement is called a...
humanist
What was the name of the document that a famous protestant posted on the door of the Wittenberg’s church, which included 95 arguments against the church?
95 Theses
This enlightenment thinker believed humans were naturally cruel, greedy and selfish and if not strictly controlled, they would fight, rob, and oppress one another
Thomas Hobbes
During the enlightenment, absolute governments and the Church felt is necessary to suppress new thoughts, and defend the old ones. They did this through restricting access to ideas and information, which is called...
Censorship
The word for the language that is commonly spoken
vernacular
This person invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenburg
This was a piece of paper that would grant a person forgiveness from sins that would allow them to reach heaven.
Indulgence
This enlightenment thinker believed the best way to protect liberty was to divide the various functions and powers of government among three branches
- Legislative, executive and judicial branches
Montesquieu
John Locke believed that all people were born with three natural rights, which are...
life, liberty and property
This person painted the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
The name of the author of 'The Prince'
Machiavelli
The idea that God decided whether an individual would achieve eternal life, and this ideal had been determined long ago.
Predestination
This enlightenment thinker used satire to expose the abuses of those in power
Votaire
This policy allows businesses to operate with little to no government interference.
Laissez-faire
Name at least TWO reasons the Renaissance began in Italy
Location- center of ancient Rome
Italian City states prosperous (wealthy)
Trade w/ Muslims- Ottomans kept writings of ancient Greece and Rome
Wealthy merchants and bankers sponsored the arts
This person painted "The Last Supper"
Leonardo da Vinci
This was a meeting during the Protestant Reformation, at which the Catholic and Protestant Churches tried to reconcile:
- The Bible and church traditions were BOTH important
- selling of indulgences were banned
- Set penalties for worldliness and corruption among clergy
Council of Trent
This enlightenment thinker argued in The Wealth of Nations that the free market, or the natural forces of supply and demand should be allowed to operate and regulate business
Adam Smith
During the enlightenment, there were absolute rulers who used their power to bring about positive political and social change. They were called...
enlightenment despots