Chapter 17 Flashcards
Best weapon at the start of the 100 years’ war
Archers
Nickname for the bubonic plague which killed 1/3rd of Europe
Black Death
His nickname was the “German Leonardo” in being a Renaissance man
Albrecht Durer
War fought between England and France over lands in France
100 years’ war
The greatest English writer and playwright of all time
William Shakespeare
Inventor of the European printing press and movable type in Germany
Johann Gutenberg
The birthplace to Durer, Luther, and the Protestant reformation
Germany
Writer of the book “utopia” which described the perfect society
Thomas more
Writer of “the prince” which discussed ruling at any costs
Machiavelli
Writer of the “95 theses” in which he started the Protestant reformation
Martin Luther
The first “defender of the faith” yet ironically left the Catholic Church
Henry the fifth (VIII)
The best weapon at the end of the 100 years’ war
Cannon
The creator of a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland, he formed another Christian sect
John Calvin
An alternate name for the Church of England, created by Henry VIII
Anglican
Sect of the Calvinist church found in Scotland, founded by john Knox
Presbyterian