Ren Vocab Flashcards
Renaissance
A renewal or rebirth of interest in Greek and Roman arts.
Humanism
An emphasis on worldly concerns; belief in the worth of the individual and that reason is the path to knowledge.
Leonardo da Vinci
A famous artist during the Renaissance.
Johann Gutenberg
The guy that made the first printing press.
Dante
A poet who wrote of of the worlds greatest poem.
Niccolo Machiavelli
A diplomat whom wrote The Prince.
William Shakespeare
A famous English playwright/poet.
Reformation
A religious movement that created a new form of Christianity known as Protestantism.
Protestants
A follower of any church other than the Roman Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
The author of the Ninety-Five-Theses.
John Calvin
The creator of Calvinism.
Catholic Reformation
Reforming the Catholic Church started by Luther.
