Leaders and Rulers
This word describes the dismissal of an individual from the Roman Church.
Excommunication
This zealous Christian people-group left England in pursuit of religious freedom and settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.
The Puritans
This is the term for belts of consistent winds that blow from east to west.
Trade winds
He invented the movable-type printing press which made books more available to the public.
Johan Gutenberg
This Italian painted the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci
He was outlawed by the Roman Catholic church for sharing his observations that the earth revolves around the sun.
Galilei
This is the literal translation of the word renaissance.
Rebirth
This is the term for French Protestants.
Huguenots.
This Italian explorer journeyed to the Far East and published the record of his experiences.
Marco Polo
This artist is famous for works including the Sistine Chapel's ceiling.
Michaelangelo
This writer of the 95 Theses was persecuted and outlawed by the Catholic church.
Martin Luther
He is credited as the father of medicine.
Hippocrates.
This bean-producing plant originated in Arabia and was later introduced in South America where it became a major crop.
Coffee
Shading, perspective, and anatomy were new elements of this type of art.
Renaissance
This is the term for papers sold that supposedly granted pardon from the punishment of sins.
Indulgences
This king was an absolute ruler, setting an example for the rest of Europe.
King Louis XIV
Martin Luther translated the Bible into this language.
German
Magellan
He is credited with developing the smallpox vaccine.
Jenner
John Calvin
This conquistador is credited with defeating the Aztecs.
Cortes
Martin Luther is credited as the father of this, leading to the development of Protestantism.
The Reformation
Full-blooded Spaniards or Portuguese who were born in the Americas were given this name.
Creoles.
The first to THEORIZE that the earth revolved around the sun.
Copernicus
Erasmus