Spanish Conquest and Age of Exploration Vocabulary

Renaissance artist, architect, mathematician; he painted the Mona Lisa.

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello

Painter and sculptor noted for large works. Painted the statue David and the Sistine Chapel.

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Donatello

Country where the Renaissance began.

• Italy

• France

• Germany

• Spain

Their early knowledge was studied by Renaissance scholars.

• Greeks and Romans

• Chinese and Japanese

• Egyptians and Persians

• Mayans and Aztecs

Ruling family of Florence, spent money on art and artists.

• Medici

• Borgia

• Tudor

• Habsburg

New machine that allowed books to be produced quickly and more cheaply.

• Printing press

• Typewriter

• Telegraph

• Sewing machine

German monk who started the Protestant Reformation.

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• Ulrich Zwingli

• Johann Tetzel

Church practice that Martin Luther especially objected to.

• Indulgences

• Baptism

• Tithing

• Confirmation

Name for people who protested the decision to condemn Luther.

• Protestants

• Catholics

• Humanists

• Jesuits

Term for Spanish conquerors in the New World.

• Conquistadors

• Viceroys

• Mestizos

• Criollos