The Late Middle Ages (1300-1500 CE) Flashcards
During the Late Middle Ages, this big event happened?
The Black Death
The Hundreds Years’ War (1337-1453) was a major struggle between _____________ and _____________?
England and France
Who was Joan of Arc (1412-1431)?
- illiterate peasant girl
- said she heard voices of saints
- rallied the French army for several victories
- captured by Burgundians (allies of England)
- Was sold to the English and tried for witchcraft (heresy)
- Burned at the stake
What led nationalism to grow during this time?
Wars
Who won the Hundreds Years’ War?
France
The marriage of what two people created a unified Spain?
Isabella of Castile (reigned 1474-1504) and Ferdinand of Aragon (reigned 1474-1516)
When did the Renaissance occur?
1300-1600
Renaissance emphasized what 3 things?
- New learnin
- Rediscovery of classical material
- New art styles
What 5 countries were home to renaissance developments?
- Venice
- Milan
- Padua
- Pisa
- Florence**
How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval Art?
Less religious, more secular.
Who are famous Renaissance painters?
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Raphael
- Michelangelo
Who was Machiavelli (1469-1527) of the high middle ages\Renaissance periods?
He wrote “The Prince”.
What was the Reformation?
- a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches.
- Destroyed Western Europe’s religious unity
- ## Introduced new ideas about the relationships between God, individual, and society
What movement was Martin Luther (1483-1546) a part of?
Reformation Movement
What did Martin Luther of the Reformation Movement advocate for?
Good works such as a Christian life and attention to sacraments couldn’t “earn” a sinner salvation, but rather belief and faith were the only way to obtain such grace
What did Martin Luther say about the Bible?
ONLY the bible could determine religious practices and beliefs, not religious traditions.
What were “Anabaptists”?
Name applied to people who rejected the validity of child baptism and believed that children had to be rebaptized when they became adults
Menno Simmons was a prominent leader of this
Protestant churches were a result of what movement?
Reformation Movement
Who led the attack on Protestanism?
Ignatius of Loyola led the Counter Reformation movement
What book analyzed politics from the standpoint of expedience and describes how a political leader could obtain and hold power by only acting in his own self-interest?
The Prince by Machiavelli
Who was eventually excommunicated by Pope Leo X for his beliefs?
Martin Luther
Who painted the “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa”?
Leonardo DaVinci
Who painted the “The School of Athens”?
Raphael
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
