Renaissance Quest
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 secularism | -non-religious -worldly over spiritual -live life today (rather than wait for heaven)` |
| humanism | -potential value and goodness of humans |
| florence | italian city-state -oligarchy |
| Michelangelo | -made the "David" -painted the Sistine Chapel Ceiling |
| Sistine Chapel | Michelangelo painted the ceiling -cloaks were painted over the private parts by Pope order |
| Italian City-state | ex: florence,venice, pisa, milan -independent,rule by an oligarchy -escape of being controlled by the Pope or the holy roman emperor |
| Oligarchy | ruled by the Elite |
| Vanishing Point | made things look more realistic |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | italy 1452-1519 -pushes the boundary -renaissance man(gained respect) -painted the last supper |
| Indulgences | the pieces of paper the Church sold to be accompanied with prayer to be rid of the minor sins you have committed |
| Purgatory | the place where you wait if you have not paid your indulgences |
| Pope Leo X | Giovanni Medici's pope name |
| Martin Luther | o 1517-Ninety Five Theses(95 things that are wrong) • starts Lutheran protestants -german monk |
| Justification by Faith | being considered righteous or worthy to go to Heaven(i.e. forgiven for your sins) |
| Guttenberg Press | introduces the printing press and moveable type to Europe • changes the language(standardized lettering), spreading Luthers ideas |
| John Calvin | Swiss Layer o 1536-the institutes of the Christian Religion • starts Calvinism church |
| Predestination | the decision if you are going to hell or not |
| The Elect | have been selected to go to Heaven |
| King Henry VIII | wants a divorce to produce a male heir • Pope will not allow it • Act of supremacy of 1534 o Henry names himself head of the church in England o Goes through six wives |
| Queen Elizabeth I | "virgin Queen" -never marries thats why called virgin queen -keeps catholic ideas and practice -rules from 1558-1603 |
| Church of England | o keeps catholic ideas and practice o English monarch head of church o Unhappy Calvinists call themselves "puritans" |
| Puritans | unhappy calvinists |
| Vasco De Gama | o Goal: Spices from india o 1497-1499 o rounds cape of good hope o explores east Africa o tension with Muslim traders |
| Ferdinand and Isabella | -of Spain • Marriage unifies Spain: o "Reconquest" of Muslim territory • Forced conversions • Kicked out jews and muslims • "Golden Age" • finance chirstopher Columbus |
| Christopher Columbus | -1492 • Sail west to get to the East • Overestimated the size of Asia • Underestimated the size of the Atlantic • Didn't know about the Americas • Spain is desperate to get the upper hand in the spice trade |
| perspective | when everything comes to the middle |
| 1300/1400-1600 | Renaissance period |
| 1492 | when columbus sails the ocean blue |
| 1498 | when Vasco de Gama rounds the cape |
| 1517 | when martin luther posts his 95 theses |
| 1534 | act of supremacy |
| 1534 | luther bible |
| 1588 | spanish armada is defeated by the english |
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