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Renaissanse |
French for "Rebirth" Sustained period of renewed interest and remarkable developments in art, literature, science and learning |
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Humanism |
Movement that emphasises the importance of the humanities, as well as human potential and achievements |
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Secular |
Worldly rather than a spiritual focus |
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Hanseatic league |
Merchant trade organization that worked to protect its members from pirates and other hazards |
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Council of Trent |
An organization that tried to redefine the doctrines of the Catholic faith |
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Protestant reformation |
A movement started by Martin Luther to change people's views on the Catholic church |
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Indulgences |
Pardons issued by the pope that people could buy to reduce a soul's time in purgatory. |
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95 theses |
A paper put on the Whitenburg Catholic church by Matin Luther stating what was wrong with the Catholic church |
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Edict of worms |
Declared Martin Luther to be an outlaw and condemned his writings |
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Theocracy |
A system of government which the priests rule in the name of God |
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Predestation |
God knows who will be saved, even before people are born, and therefore guides the lives of those destined for salvation |
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Counter reformation |
A movement to keep the church away from corruption and to change the minds of protestants. |
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Niccolò Michavelli |
Political philsopher who has experience with violent politics about how government should rule |
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Lorenzo de medici |
Well-educated poet who supported some of the most talented artists |
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Leonardo de vinci |
Painter,as well as a writer, inventer,architect,engineer,mathematician,musician and philosopher |
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Michelangelo buonarroti |
Sculptor and artist, did David and poets statues |
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Raphael |
Painter and architect; school of athens |
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Donato Bramante |
Architect of Rome; St. Peter's Basilica |
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Johannes Gutenberg |
Invented the printing press |
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Desiderius Erasmus |
Leading Christian humanist Stripped rituals and politics of the church earth |
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Sir Thomas More |
Council man, English lawyer and social pjolosipher |
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William Shakespear |
English playwright; Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet |
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Christine de Pisan |
Italian born writer focused on the importance of women in society |
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Albrecht Dürer |
German artist who Italian techniques of realism and perspective(very detailed) |
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Jan van Eyck |
Flemish painter who often focused on landscapes and domestic life |
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Peter Brueghel the Elder |
Focused on painting peasent life |
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John Wycliffe |
Believed the church should give up early possessions; declared a heretic |
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Jan Hus |
Became priest and preached against immortality and worldliness of the Catholic church. |
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Martin Luther |
Posted and wrote 95 theses on Wittenburg church door...started first major movement |
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Ulrich Zwingli |
Preached similar ideas to those of luther |
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John Calvin |
Most important protestant reformer next to Martin Luther |
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John Knox |
Spokesman for the reformation in Scotland after spending time in Calvin's Geneva |
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Anababtists |
Insisted on rebabtizing adults, a crime punishable by death at that time |
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Henry Vlll |
Becomes king of England in 1509 at age at age of 17,defender of faith bc attacked Luther's ideas |
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"Bloody Mary |
Burned 100s of people at the stake for their protestant beliefs |
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Elizabeth 1 |
Queen of England from 1558-1603 who re establishes protestant supremacy in England |
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Girolamo Savonarola |
Monk who was the first to try and change the church from with.(melt gold)and give to poor (excommunicated) |
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Jesuits |
New religeous group whom tried to re-establish schools and ect. |
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Ignatius of Loyola |
Priest founded the "society of Jesus". |
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Charles Borromeo |
Archbishop of Milan,took decisive steps to build a new school for the education of the preists |
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Francis of sales |
Worked to regain the district savory of France which had largely turned Calvinism, most returned to catholosism |
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Teresa of Avila |
Most famous female spiritual leader, Inspired protestants to remain in the church,strict rules. |
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Huguenots |
French protestants fought against Catholics in France granted religious, freedom to protestants converted to Catholicism |
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What did Venice build their economy on? |
Trade |
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What did Milan build their economy on? |
Agriculture, (silk weapons) |
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What did Florence build their economy on? |
Banking and cloth |
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What are the characteristicsof artwork during the Italian renaissance |
Detailed,creative |
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How did the renaissance spread to northern europe? |
Black plague, pushed people north |
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What was the effect of the printing press? |
Education was made easier ; more textbooks could be made |
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How did the art of the northern renaissance differ from the art of the Italian renaissanse |
Italian renassainse art was more detailed and people had distinct faces in paintings |
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What are common critisms of the Catholic church right before the reformation? |
Pay attention to god more than the priests |
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Why did the church react negatively to some of the ideas and principles of the renaissanse? |
Taking gold |
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What event started the protestant reformation |
The church taking indulgences |