Renaissance & Reformation Flashcards
Law that gave French Protestants (Huguenots) religious freedom; was later revoked
Edict of Nantes
Focused on expansion of intellectual ideas; Humanists believe in using reason and rational thought rather than religious teachings
Humanism
Paying to have sins forgiven
Indulgences
Rebirth of Greek and Roman culture
Renaissance
A 16th century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church; ended with the establishment of the reformed Catholic Church and Protestant Churches
The Reformation
Reaffirmed most catholic doctrines after challenges brought upon it during the Protestant Reformation
Council of Trent
Born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni; Florence sculptor, painter ; architect; painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Painter of “The Adoration of the Magi” “Mona Lisa” ; “The Last Supper”; sculptor of “Horse and Rider”; designer of weapons, buildings, & machinery; architect; student of Human anatomy, geometry, & flying machinery; dissected people to truly understand 3D form
Leonardo Da Vinci
Dutch humanist; leading Renaissance scholar of Northern Europe; criticism led to Reformation; opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther; known for informal conversations; wrote The Praise of Folly
Erasmus
Born in Germany; believed you can achieve “salvation by faith alone”; believed the Bible was the sole authority; 95 Theses; started Reformation
Martin Luther
Born in France; believed in predestination and that your faith would be revealed to you by living a righteous life and working hard; helped expand the Protestant Movement throughout Europe
John Calvin
King of England; divorced and dismissed the authority of the Pope in Rome; headed the national church (Anglican) of England; gave away the lands and wealth of the Catholic Church
King Henry VIII
From Bohemia, criticized the sale f indulgences and the Crusades to retake the Hoy Lands; died by burning at the stake
Jan or John Huss
Queen of England; nationalized Anglican Church; tolerance for dissenters; colonial expression; defeated Spanish Armada in 1558
Queen Elizabeth I
From England; before Martin Luther, criticized the power and corrupt actions and leaders of the Catholic Church; translated Bible into English
John Wycliff