Renaissance Test Flashcards
Lorenzo De Medici
Leader of Florence patron to the arts
Castiglione
Author wrote the Courtier talked of the “Renaissance Man”
Donatello
Artist created David 1st free standing nude since ancient times
Michelangelo
Artist created more famous David Painted celling of the Sistine Chapel
Da Vinci
Artist Mona Lisa Last Supper
Raphael
Artist Filled Pope Julius II library with famous paintings School of Athens
Machiavelli
Author wrote The Prince about how to rule and stay in power
Shakespeare
Poet/Playwright Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Macbeth
Thomas More
Author Utopia ideal society no wars killed by Henry VIII
Gutenberg
Inventor created the Printing Press
Luther
Monk started Protestant Reformation 95 Thesis
Charles V.
Holy Roman Emperor put Luther on Trial came up with Edict of Worms
Pope Leo X.
Pope Excommunicated Luther from the Catholic Church
Calvin
Theocrat leader of Geneva and teacher of Predestination
Henry VIII
King of England Created his own Church so he could divorce his wife and save $
Elizabeth
Queen of England head of Anglican Church (gov. controlled church)
Pope Paul III
Pope lead the Catholic Reformation
Printing Press
Created by Gutenberg increased literacy books cheaper spread ideas
Prince
Written by Machiavelli
Utopia
Written by Thomas More
95 Thesis
Written by Martin Luther protests against the church
Romeo and Juliet
Written by William Shakespeare
Mona Lisa
Painted by Da Vinci
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Painted by Michelangelo
David
1st created by Donatello later by Michelangelo
Pope Julius II Library
Filled with paintings by Raphael
Renaissance
Rebirth of art and learning
Vernacular
Common language
Recant
To take back
Annul
To declare invalid
Indulgence
To pay money to get forgiveness from preforming acts for a sin
Theocracy
Government and church ran together
Patron
Supporter
Excommunicate
Kick out of the Church
Humanism
Based on the individual and their achievements
Secular
Concerned with the here and now
Perspective
To make things look 3D
Edict of Worms
Illegal to give food or shelter to Luther issued by Charles V.
Peace of Augsburg
Ending of religious wars in Germany
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII Creating his own Church