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Renaissance A period in Europe (about 1300–1600) when art, learning, and culture were reborn, inspired by ancient Greece and Rome.
Hanseatic League A group of trading cities in northern Europe that worked together for trade and protection.
Medici A powerful Italian family who ruled Florence and supported the arts during the Renaissance.
Book of Courtier Describes ideal values of a Renaissance person
Italian States Independent regions in Renaissance Italy.
Florence An Italian city that was the center of the Renaissance.
Niccolo Machiavelli A Renaissance writer who wrote The Prince about political power.
Petrarch A Renaissance poet known as the “father of humanism.”
Johannes Gutenberg Created the Printing press
Renaissance artists Creators like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo who focused on realism and human emotion.
Leonardo Da Vinci A Renaissance artist and inventor who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Raphael A Renaissance painter known for his graceful works like The School of Athens.
Michelangelo A Renaissance artist who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Albrecht Durer A German Renaissance artist known for detailed prints and self-portraits.
Ivan III A Russian ruler who freed Russia from Mongol rule and united the nation.
Byzantine Empire The eastern part of the Roman Empire that lasted after Rome fell.
John Hus Called out the Catholic Church and got burned to death
Christian Humanism A movement that combined humanist ideas with Christian beliefs.
Erasmus A Christian humanist who called for reform in the Catholic Church.
Thomas a Kempis A religious writer known for The Imitation of Christ, about living a humble, faithful life.
Martin Luther A German monk who started the Protestant Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church.
Justification by Faith The belief that people are made right with God through faith, not by works.
95 Theses Martin Luthers 95 complaints he nailed to the Catholic Churches door.
Ulrich Zwingli A Swiss reformer who helped start the Protestant Reformation.
Anabaptists Christians who believed in baptizing only adults who choose to follow Jesus.
King Henry VIII The English king who broke from the Catholic Church and started the Church of England.
Book of Common Prayer Prayer book of Church of England/King Henrys Book
John Calvin From France/Predestination/Starts Calvinism
Institutes of the Christian Religion A book by John Calvin outlining Protestant beliefs and theology.
Predestination The belief that God has already chosen who will be saved.
John Knox A Calvinist/Takes it to Scotland
Jesuits Group of people who traveled to spread the Catholic Religion
Ignatius Loyola Catholic person who founded the Jesuits
Index of Forbidden Books Catholic Church that banned certain books
Council of Trent A Catholic meeting that reformed the Church and clarified its teachings during the Counter-Reformation.
Huguenots French Protestants influenced by John Calvin
Queen Elizabeth The English queen who established Protestantism and strengthened England in the 1500s.
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