| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Renaissance | means rebirth. The rebirth of learning from the culture of the Greeks and the Romans |
| Humanists | group that focused their studies in the humanities (arts, literature, grammar, poetry) |
| Perspective | method used by renaissance painters to create more realistic paintings |
| Francesco Petrarch | emphasized Greek learning, one of the earliest humanists. |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | Wrote "the Prince" on how to be an effective leader. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Renaissance man |
| Michelangelo | Painted the sistine Chapel and made the Statue of David. |
| Johannes Gutenburg | invented the printing press in Europe, first person in Europe to use moveable print. |
| Desiderus Erasmus | wanted to harmonize renaissance learning and teaching with Christianity. Wrote Praise folly. |
| Thomas More | wrote utopia which had to do with a perfect society |
| William Shakespeare | wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Midsummer nights dream |
| Indulgences | paid pardons from punishment for sin. |
| Predestination | idea that God had decided who could be saved at the beginning of time |
| Theocracy | Government dominated by religious authority |
| Reformation | Movement that weakened the church. Movement towards Protestantism. |
| Martin Luther | Prominent reformationist. Posted 95 theses against selling indulgences. Father of the reformation |
| Henry VIII | He wanted an annulment from his wife so he broke away from the church |
| John Calvin | Picked up Zwingli's beliefs |
| Huguenots | Protestants from France |
| Counter-Reformation | church's response to the reformation. |
| Council of Trent | The purpose was to define church doctrine. |
| Jesuits | a religious order known as the society of jesus and they followed the church and the purpose was to protect the pope. |
| Broadsides | designed to give information to all the people. Public announcement for average people |
| Almanacs | dealt with weather and farming. |
| Divine Right | Belief that the kings authority comes from god. Louis XIV believed this |
| Henry IV (France) | former Huguenot, converted to Catholicism to become King. Wanted to prevent religious persecution |
| Thirty years war | War between France and the Holy Roman Empire. War was primarily Cardinal Richileu's idea. |
| Louis XIV | known as the sun king, revoked edict of nates |
| War of the Spanish Succession | Fought to prevent the monarchies of Spain and France to become joined. |
| Michael Romanov | First Romanov ruler, peter I was another famous Romanov and Catherine the Great. Ruled for over 300 years. Romanov dynasty ended in 1917. |
| Peter the Great | Very tall, brought the renaissance to Russia, gave Russia their first navy, Defeated Charles of Sweden. |
| Catherine the Great | Expanded russia's territory and modernized the country |
| bloody mary | Mary I, she was called this because she persecuted Protestants |
| Elizabeth I | Step sister of Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII, biggest rival was Mary queen of Scots. |
| Mary Queen of Scots | Elizabeth I's rival. Her son is Jame's I |
| Spanish Aramada | Fleet of Spanish ships launched by Phillip II to conquer England. |
| Puritans | Went to America trying to avoid religious persecution |
| James I | King of Scotland who becomes King of England and unites England and Scotland under one throne. The King James' bible is about him. |
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