Renaissance Flashcards
Florence
Rebirth from the dark ages
Protestant reformation
Religious reform movement through Europe in the 1500’s
Humanism
A movement less on religion and more on what it meant to be human
John Gutenburg
Created printing press in Europe and printed Gutenburg bible
Martin Luther
Monk that set forth the reformation by denouncing the Catholic church
95 thesis
Posted, that the bible is the religious authority and people can only get in by faith not by their good deeds
Indulgences
A payment to release sins, like salvation with money
John Calvin
Recovered biblical understanding using modern view of humanism
English reformation
When England broke away from the rules of Catholics and the Pope
Henry 8th
King, married 6 times
Elizabeth 1st
Aire to thrown, restored order and Protestantism
Counter Reformation
Catholics mad so they tried to puff out their chests at everyone.
Council of Trent
19th catholic council, embodiment of the counter reformation
Jesuits
A more liberal subcategory to Catholics.