Renaissance Origins
Italian Renaissance
Major Artists
Major Writers
The Reformation Origins
The Reformation
Counter-Reformation
100

This major event led to the deaths of 1/3 of the population of Europe and opened the door for the start of the Renaissance

The Black Death

100

Renaissance artists used this technique to give their paintings a realistic sense of depth

Linear perspective

100

He painted the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci

100

Johannes Gutenberg invented this in Germany in the 1430s

The Printing Press


100

This German monk and theology professor started the Reformation

Martin Luther

100

Protestants concluded that this, not the Church or its tradition, was the only authority for Christians

The Bible

100

This event marked the beginning of the Counter-Reformation

Council of Trent

200

The Renaissance began in this Italian city-state

Florence

200

These wealthy people sponsor artists and allow art to become their full time job

Patrons

200

He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo

200

This author wrote a handbook on how to get and keep power called "The Prince"

Machiavelli

200

These were supposed to grant freedom from punishment for confessed sins as a reward for good works

Indulgences

200

Founded when Henry VIII broke with the Pope because was not granted an annulment for his marriage

Anglicanism/Church of England

200

Colleges that train clergy

Seminaries

300

This philosophy focused on the beauty and accomplishments of the individual, not the collective group

Humanism

300

This was one of the most famous and wealthy patrons in Florence, Italy

The Medici Family

300

He is considered the original "Renaissance Man"

Leonardo Da Vinci

300

He wrote the Divine Comedy. A lot of our imagery of Hell comes from him. 

Dante

300

In this pamphlet, Luther criticized the practices of indulgences and challenged the right of the Pope to offer them

95 Theses

300

God's absolute sovereignty in human salvation, as preached by Calvinists

Predestination

300

Spiritual order founded by Ignatius of Loyola that aimed to spread Catholicism through missionary work

Jesuits/Society of Jesus

400

The Renaissance was a "rebirth" of interest in this

Classical culture

400

This term means to separate religion from worldly affairs

Secularism

400

He painted The School of Athens, which featured cameos by other Renaissance artists in the guise of Greek philosophers

Raphael

400

This English playwright wrote about human flaws during the Northern Renaissance

William Shakespeare

400

Luther believed that salvation came by ______, through _______

Grace, faith

400

One impact that Queen Elizabeth I had on the Reformation

Defeating the Spanish Armada

Making the Church of England the official church of England

400

Name one Protestant religion that the Counter-Reformation pushed back on

Lutheran, Calvinism, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Puritan, etc

500

This was a series of wars between Christians and Muslims that led to increased trade and cultural interaction, leading to the start of the Renaissance

The Crusades

500

This man is considered the father of humanism and wrote his poems in vernacular

Petrarch

500

This artist is best known for his portraits and the Birth of Venus

Botticelli

500

He wrote Utopia, depicting the perfect society

Thomas More


500

This act replaced the Pope with the King of England as the head of the church in England

The Act of Supremacy

500

This treaty ended fighting between Catholics and Protestants and allowed German Princes to decide the official religion of their state

The Treaty of Augsberg

500

This Pope was in charge of reforming the church after the Protestant Reformation

Pope Paul III