England & Spain
What groups of people did the Spanish Inquisition target?
Jews
Muslims
Witches
Non Catholics
How did the Renaissance spread?
War
Students moving home
Merchants
95
What invention created by Johannes Gutenberg made the spread of ideas much easier?
The printing press
What are the main types of art created during the Renaissance? (2)
Painting
Sculptures
What was the conflicts between Christian Kingdoms and Muslim Kingdoms in Spain called?
Reconquista
What is the meaning of the word Renaissance?
"rebirth"
What are non-Catholics Christians, or people who protest against the Catholic Church, called?
Protestants
What was the first book mass-produced by the printing press?
The Bible
Who did Renaissance painters create portraits of?
Prominent figures, the rich
What did William Shakespeare contribute to the Renaissance?
What Italian city did the Renaissance begin in?
Florence
What did Martin Luther write the 95 these about?
Selling indulgences
What importance did families like the Medicis and Pazzi have in the growth of the Renaissance?
They paid artists to create Renaissance art/they were patrons of the arts
What trait of Renaissance art focused on creating painting that looked like realistic, accurate humans?
Realism
Who issued the decree allowing Inquisitions?
The Pope!
What is an ideal individual should strive to master almost every area of study called?
Renaissance Man
What did the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor declare Martin Luther to be? (Means someone who goes against the teachings of the Catholic Church)
A heretic
What ideology centered on humanity and nature?
Humanism
What inspired the figures portrayed in much Renaissance art?
Greek/Roman Myths
Religion/stories from the Bible
Why did Henry VIII (and England) leave the Catholic Church?
Because the Pope would not annul, or dissolve, his marriage
Where did the Renaissance draw much of its inspiration from?
Classical civilization, Greece and Rome
Why was it important that Martin Luther translated the Bible into German?
Because it was in the vernacular, or language of the common people
Where did the majority of Europeans live in the 1500s?
(Urban or rural areas)
Rural
What Renaissance art technique created the appearance of three dimensions?
Perspective