Renaissance and Reformation

An intellectual movement during the Renaissance that focused on grammar, poetry, history, Latin and Greek languages, and human achievement.

• theocracy

• humanism

• Renaissance

• Roman Inquisition

A government ruled by religious leaders who claim God’s authority.

• theocracy

• Protestant Reformation

• Counter Reformation

• Indulgences

 German monk whose protests and theses against the Catholic Church led to calls for reform.

• Shakespeare

• Michelangelo

• Martin Luther

• Henry VII

A religious movement that split the Christian church and led to the development of a number of new churches.

• Counter Reformation

• Protestant Reformation

• Roman Inquisition

• Renaissance

A church court that tried people who were accused of being Protestant, practicing witchcraft, or breaking church law.

• Theoracy

• Humanism

• Renaissance

• Roman Inquisition

He wrote The Courtier, which describes the perfect Renaissance gentleman and/or gentlewoman.

• Gutenberg

• Castiglione

• Erasmus

• Shakespeare

English dramatist and poet; he wrote the work of Romeo and Juliet. 

• Erasmus

• Martin Luther

• Shakespeare

• Castiglione

 Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

• Michelangelo

• Gutenberg

• Castiglione

• Henry VIII

A movement, “rebirth”, that led to remarkable developments in art, literature, science, and learning.

• Roman Inquisition

• Renaissance

• humanism

• Counter Reformation

German inventor and printer; he invented a moveable type that led to books being more widely available.

• Castiglione

• Gutenberg

• Martin Luther

• Shakespeare