The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation Flashcards
Leonardo Da Vinci
-Mona Lisa
-Renaissance artist
-Renaissance man
-excelled in engineering & architecture & music.
Protestant Reformation
-Started by Martin Luther
-Similar but different beliefs.
Martin Luther
-A priest who devoted his life to the church.
-Originally wanted to be a lawyer
-He began to question the church’s actions
-Created a list of complaints called the 95 Theses.
-Excommunicated
-Protestant, Lutheran.
Indulgences
-A document given by the pope that forgave a person from the consequences of the sins he/she committed.
-“Ticket to heaven”
Catholic Reformation
-a counter reformation
-sometimes peacefully/violently
-they created councils such as the Council of Trent
-Formally rejected beliefs of protestant leaders
-sent missionaries
-banned dangerous books
-set up inquisitions.
95 Theses
-Martin Luther’s list of complaints
-Nailed on the church door
-Many argued against the selling of indulgences
-Made the Catholics furious at Luther and his complaints
Christian Humanism
A focus on the history of Christianity and what was believed to be the law of love revealed by Jesus.
Classical Scholarship
-Classical philology
-The province of classical scholarship is between the 2nd millennium BC and AD 500.
Individualism
-People began to view human worth
-The fact that people were more important than larger communities
Renaissance
-Began in Italy
-Means rebirth
-people began to open their minds
3 New Viewpoints
-Humanism
-Secularism
-Indiviualism
Humanism
Focused on humans and their capabilities.
Secularism
The view that religion should not be the center of human affairs.