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The Renaissance
The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome
Humanism
focusing on the individual and human accomplishments rather than religious beliefs and life after death
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, musician, engineer, etc.
Machiavelli & The Prince
- Italian writer who wrote the book The Prince
- Explained that rulers should use whatever methods are necessary to ensure their success
The Printing Press
- a machine that allowed literature to be copied at a fast rate
- ideas spread rapidly as a result
- invented by Johann Gutenberg
Indulgences
allowed a person to pay a fee to the church to have their sin forgiven
Martin Luther
German Monk who wrote the 95 Theses arguing against the Indulgence system, credited with starting the Protestant Reformation
95 Theses
- a document of 95 arguments Martin Luther made against the indulgence system and the Catholic Church
- the printing press helped to spread this document
John Calvin & Predestination
the belief that God had determined before your life began whether or not you would go to heaven
Henry VIII
King of England that started the Church of England or Anglican Church due to not being able to divorce his wife
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