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Chapter15:Renaissane
Chapter 15:Renaissane
Term | Definition |
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Renaissance | "Rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome. |
Humanism | An intellectual movement during the Renaissance that focused on the study of worldly subjects, such as poetry and philosophy, and on human potential and achievements. |
Secular | Having to do with worldly, as opposed to religious, matters. |
Baldassare Castiglione | Italian diplomat and writer; he wrote "The Courtier", one of the most important books of the Renaissance, in which he delineates the rule and correct behaviors for a courtier to adopt in order to win favor from a ruler. |
Niccolo Machiavelli | Italian political philosopher and statesman; he wrote "The Prince", which advised rulers to seperate morals from politics. He insisted that a ruler do whatever is necessary to succeed and that the ends would justify the means. |
Lorenzo de Medici | Florentine ruler, he supported some of the most talented Renaissance artists. He was know for his patronage and liberal mind. |
Leonardo da Vinci | Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist; his interests and talents spanned numerous disciplines. He painted the "Mona Lisa". |
Michelangelo Buonarroti | Italian Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter , and poet; he sculpted the "Pieta" and the "David", and he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. |
Raphael | Italian Renaissance painter; he painted frescos, his most famous being "The School of Athens". |
Johannes Gutenberg | German inventor and printer; he invented movable type. His first printed publication was a 1,282-page Bible. |
Desiderius Erasmus | Dutch priest and humanist; he wrote on the need for a pure and simple Christian life. To his regret, his writings fanned the flames of discontent with the Roman Catholic Church. |
Sir Thomas More | English statesman and author; he wrote "Utopia", which describes an ideal society. |
William Shakespeare | English dramatist and poet; he is considered one of the most greatest dramatists of all time and wrote such works as "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". |
Christine de Pisan | French poet and author; her work "The City of Women" discussed the role of women in society. She championed the causes of equality and education for women. |
Albercht Durer | German painter, engraver, and theoretician; he combined Italian Renaissance techniques of realism and perspective with elements unique to the northern Renaissance, such as the use of oils in his paintings. |
Jan van Eyck | Flemish painter; his paintings focused on landscapes and domestic life and fused the everyday with the religious. |
Protestant Reformation | A religious movement in the 1500s that split the Christian church in western Europe and led to the establishment of a number of new churches. |
Indulgences | Pardons issued by the pope of the Roman Catholic Church that could reduce a soul's time in purgatory; from the 1100s to the 1500s, indulgences could be purchased, which led to corruption. |
Martin Luther | German monk whose protests against the Catholic Church in 1517 (the 95 Theses) led to calls for reform and to the movement known as the Reformation. |
Theocarcy | A government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority. |
John Calvin | French Protestant theologian of the Reformation; he founded Calvinism, which was associated with the doctrine of predestination. |
Predestination | The belief that at the beginning of time God decided who would gain salvation. |
Henry VIII | King of England from 1509-1547; his desire to annual his marriage led to a conflict with the pope, England's break from the Roman Catholic Church, and its embrace of Protestantism. Henry established the Church of England in 1532. |
Annulled | Declared invalid based on church laws. |
Elizabeth I | Queen of England from 1558-1603; a skilled politician and diplomat, she reasserted Protestant supremacy in England. |
Counter-Reformation | The Catholic Church's series of reforms in response to the spread of Protestantism in the mid-1500s to the early 1600s. |
Jesuits | Members of a Catholic religious order, the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534. |
Ignatius of Loyola | Spanish churchman and founder of the Jesuits; this order of Roman Catholic priests proved an effective force for reviving Catholicism during the Catholic Reformation. |
Council of Trent | A meeting of church leaders in the 1500s whose purpose was to clearly define Catholic doctrines for the Catholic Reformation. |
Charles Borromeo | Archbishop of Milan from 1560-1584; he took steps to implement the reforms ordered by the Council of Trent. |
Francis of Sales | French Roman Catholic leader and preacher; he worked to win back the district of Savoy, in France, from Calvinism. |
Teresa of Avila | Spanish Carmelite nun and one of the principal saints of the Roman Catholic Church; she reformed the Carmelite order. Her fervor of the Catholic Church provided inspiring for many people during the Reformation period. |