Rise and Fall of Feudalism Flashcards
Florence
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Machiavelli
author who wrote a book called The Prince which talked about how kings should rule
Da Vinci
a very famous painter during this time period. His most famous works include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Michelangelo
a very famous sculptor during this time period. His most famous sculpture is David. Famous artist who painted a Mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He was inspired by the art in Florence and learned about the human body by working at a morgue. Abused as a child and was taken in and worked at the Medici estate.
Humanism
the way people thought about things. Before they thought life was just supposed to be hard, but they changed their perspective to start enjoying life. They spent more time with education and art.
Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther
A monk who struggles with his faith and breaks away from the Catholic Church. He protests indulgences, posts 95 Theses, translates bible to German, and creates Lutheranism. great fear of going to hell and started religious revolution.
John Calvin
was trained as a lawyer and therefore saw theology as a wrestling of two issues: moral behavior and salvation. Calvin believed that everything was controlled by God, the past, the present, and the future. He called this predestination
Council of Trent
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Jesuits
Contorversial group of monks in reverse. thought it was okay to make money. They spread catholics to south america and india and africa and they reformed the church. Trent made it more spiritual and eliminated corruption.
English Reformation
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Henry VIII
King of England who wants to divorce wife, Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne of Boleyn. Pope will not divorce him, so he breaks away from catholicism and begins new religion called Anglicanism. This causes many religious wars between countries.
Elizabeth I
it took her a long time to become queen. She ruled England for 44 years.
Gutenberg Printer Press
This man invented the printing press which made making books and other handwritten material very easy. This helped bring about the learning environment of the Renaissance.
Copernicus
a famous astronomer. He was the first one to say that the Sun was at the center of the universe. Everyone else called him crazy and thought the Earth was the center.
