Renaissance and Reformation Test Flashcards
Leonardo da Vinci, painter, sculptor, scientist, architect, and engineer, is the original example of a(n):
Renaissance Man
Secularism
another term for “worldly” and refers to the on here and not on the afterlife
Medici
banking family who controlled Florence for almost 300 years and were patrons of the arts. Helped fuel the renaissance
Council of Trent
A series of meetings between Catholic Bishops and Cardinals that set several Catholic doctrines.
Protestant
A term applied to a Christian who belonged to non-Catholic churches.
What is meant by Machiavelli’s belief that “the ends justifies the means”?
Leaders may use any methods to achieve what is best for the state
Which philosophy that was developed during the Renaissance is associated with a shift in focus away from religious subjects toward more secular subjects?
Humanism
In The Prince, Machiavelli advises rulers to
establish and maintain power
Which individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?
Johannes Gutenberg
A major goal of the Counter-Reformation is to
reinstate the power of the Roman Catholic Church
What was the Reformation
A movement for religious reform and change of the Catholic Church.
Where in Italy did the Renaissance start?
Florence
Where did the Renaissance start
Italy
Written by Martin Luther to criticize what the Catholic Church was doing.
The 95 Thesis
Leader of the Catholic Church
Pope
The sale of forgiveness in to Heaven by the Catholic church
Indulgences
German catholic monk who began the Protestant Reformation and wrote the 95 Theses
Martin Luther
The Bible was printed in Latin so only the Church leaders could read it.
True
What did the Catholic Church do to Martin Luther when he refused to recant his beliefs?
Excommunicated from the Church
King of England; left the Catholic church in order to divorce his first wife
King Henry VIII
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Who painted the School of Athens?
Raphael
The Renaissance was a rebirth of…
Classical Knowledge
