15-18 Flashcards
Brunelleschi
A. Florentine architect
B. Built dome for the Duomo
Medici
A. Banking family
B. Ruled Florence
Giotto
A. Florentine Painter
B. Painted Lamentation of the Death of Christ
Gutenberg
A. Invented the printing press
B. First in Europe to use the printing press
Leonardo Da Vinci
A. Italian artist, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, and scientist.
B. Painted the Mona Lisa.
Michaelangelo
A. Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect.
B. Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Jan van Eyck
A. Flemish painter
B. Founder of the Flemish school of painting
Humanism
A. Renaissance intellectual movement
B. Thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
Raphael
A.Italian Renaissance painter
B. Painted The School of Athens.
Martin Luther
A. German monk
B. Critic of the Catholic Church
Indulgences
A. Selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church.
B. Could be bought for anybody, even dead people.
U. Zwingli
A. Leader of Swiss Reformation.
B. Thought communion was symbolic.
J. Calvin
A. Believed in predestination of who goes to heave.
B. Set up theocracy in Geneva.
Henry VIII
A. King of England
B. 6 wives
Charles V
A. Holy Roman Emperor and Carlos I of Spain.
B. Allied with the pope to stamp out heresy and maintain religious unity in Europe.