Art and Culture of the Renaissance

Medieval Times: Time period from roughly 500-1500. Also known as 'Middle Ages' or 'Dark Ages'.

• Renaissance

• Medieval Times

• Enlightenment

• Ancient Times

Region in ancient Greece with its own government. Self-governing city surrounded by its territory.

• City-state

• Empire

• Kingdom

• Province

Document created in England in 1215 that served as a foundation for constitutional law in other countries

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• English Declaration of Rights

• Petition of Right

Rebirth; occurred in the late Middle Ages, centered on the revival of interest in classical learning of Greece and Rome.

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Baroque

• Romanticism

A ruler who has complete power over a country.

• Monarch

• Dictator

• President

• Prime Minister

A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.

• Feudalism

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Religious institution led by the pope that played a central role in Western Europe during the Middle Ages

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Roman Catholic Church

• Lutheran Church

• Anglican Church

Material mainly used to build the outer walls of the Colosseum

• Marble

• Brick

• Concrete

• Limestone

A family’s payment of one-tenth of its income to a church.

• Tithe

• Donation

• Offering

• Contribution

Which period is also referred to as the Middle Ages?

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Dark Ages

• Industrial Age