Chapter 1 Flashcards
During the Catholic Counter-Reformation, what did Ignatius of Loyola begin?
Society of Jesus
Around 1450, what improvement on a Chinese invention changed the world?
Printing press/movable type
What does the term Renaissance mean?
Rebirth of art and learning
What Englisb monarch wanted to split from the Catholic Church?
Henry VIII
What era did the renaissance look back to?
Classical past (Ancient Greece and Rome)
What is an inquisition?
A group of institutions within the judicial system of Roman Catholic Church whose aim is to combat heresy
What was an indulgence?
A pardon releasing a person from punishment due for a sin
What was the general name for those who split from the Catholic Church?
Protestants
What was the most influential city of the renaissance?
Florence, Italy
What was the name of Henry VIII’s new religion?
Protestant Anglican Church
Where did the Italian painters of the renaissance eventually spread out to?
Northern Europe (Germany)
Where were the nost famoud artists of the renaissance outside of Italy?
Germany and Flanders (flemish; dutch-speakingn northern portion of Belgium)
Who nailed his 95 Theses to a church door?
Martin Luther
Who painted The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who was the author of The Prince?
Nicollo Machiavelli
