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Cosimo de Medici supported education and the arts, made many business connections in
Europe
Lorenzo Medici gave power to the lower classes of Italy, but he let his family business
decline.
Savonorola bonfire of Vanities and Ruled Florence STRICTLY, later exectued by the Pope
Petrarch coined the term renaissance, , (1304-1374) Father of the Renaissance. He believed
the first two centuries of the Roman Empire to represent the peak in the development of
human civilization.
Pico della Mirandola Wrote On the Dignity of Man which stated that man was made in the
image of God before the fall and as Christ after the Resurrection. Man is placed in-between
beasts and the angels. He also believed that there is no limits to what man can accomplish.
Lorenzo Valla Wrote "On Pleasure" defended the senses of good
Giovanni Bocaccio Decameron, Federigo's Falcon, timelessness and university, 1300s,
Humanism
Castiglione Wrote "The Courtier" describing all of the major things that a man must have in
order to be a functioning societal person
Machiavellli Wrote the Prince, a book about using politics as a science. "feared rather than
loved" and "fox and lion"
,Desiderius Erasmus Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance
scholar of northern Europe, Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance
scholar of northern Europe although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he
opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther. he wrote The Praise of Folly, worked for
Frobein and translated the New Testament from Greek to Latin(1466-1536)
Jan Van Eyck Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who
pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
Thomas More English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of
Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded, He was a English humanist that contributed to the
world today by revealing the complexities of man. He wrote Utopia, a book that represented a
revolutionary view of society. (p.437)
Jerome Bosch He was a Flemish painter whose works display the confusion and anguish of
the end of the Middle Ages. Jerome Bosch frequently used religious themes, colorful imagery,
and grotesque fantasies in his works of art. (p.439)
New Monarchies Historians' term for the monarchies in France, England, and Spain from
1450 to 1600. The centralization of royal power was increasing within more or less fixed
territorial limits. (p. 414)
Thomas a' Kempis German ecclesiastic (1380-1471), author of "the imitation of christ"; early
northern christian writer who challenged individuals to live a godly life rather than focus just on
knowledge, summarized philosophy of Brothers of the Common Life in 'Imitation of Life', died in
1471, associated with Brethren of the Common Life, He was the leader of the mystic group
known as Modern Devotion
John Wycliffe (c.1328-1384) Forerunner to the Reformation. Created English Lollardy.
Attacked the corruption of the clergy, and questioned the power of the pope.
, Martin Luther Known by many as the creater or the reformation, he broke away from the
Catholic Church and then later began to question the popes role in the church and the sale of
indulgences.
Frederich the Wise of Saxony Supporter of Marthin Luther, he hid him from the Catholic
Church when he refused to repent.
Charles V This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a
supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation
Anabaptists A Protestant sect that believed only adults could make a free choice regarding
religion; they also advocated pacifism, separation of church and state, and democratic church
organization.
Zwingli Leader of Swiss Reformation. Agreed to disagree with Luther about communion. He
thought it was only a symbol, and that it wasn't Christ's body or blood untill it touched your
mouth, only symbolic. Found on the battlefield of the Swiss Civil War wounded and the
Lutherans found him, cut him up into little pieces, then burn them and scattered the ashes over
the land. Luther said Zwingli got what he deserved.
John Calvin Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the
irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Henry VIII Creator of the Church of England, he married 6 wives and divorced or had them
killed since none could produce a male heir.
Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) Became King Henry VII's close advisor following Cardinal
Wolsey's dismissal. He and his contemporary THomas Cranmer convinced the king to break
from Rome and made the Church of England increasingly more Protestant., (1485-1540) King
Henry III's Chief Minister; he confiscated the wealth of the Catholic church and divided
administration according to its functions by creating seperate departments of state
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Cosimo de Medici supported education and the arts, made many business connections in
Europe
Lorenzo Medici gave power to the lower classes of Italy, but he let his family business
decline.
Savonorola bonfire of Vanities and Ruled Florence STRICTLY, later exectued by the Pope
Petrarch coined the term renaissance, , (1304-1374) Father of the Renaissance. He believed
the first two centuries of the Roman Empire to represent the peak in the development of
human civilization.
Pico della Mirandola Wrote On the Dignity of Man which stated that man was made in the
image of God before the fall and as Christ after the Resurrection. Man is placed in-between
beasts and the angels. He also believed that there is no limits to what man can accomplish.
Lorenzo Valla Wrote "On Pleasure" defended the senses of good
Giovanni Bocaccio Decameron, Federigo's Falcon, timelessness and university, 1300s,
Humanism
Castiglione Wrote "The Courtier" describing all of the major things that a man must have in
order to be a functioning societal person
Machiavellli Wrote the Prince, a book about using politics as a science. "feared rather than
loved" and "fox and lion"
,Desiderius Erasmus Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance
scholar of northern Europe, Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance
scholar of northern Europe although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he
opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther. he wrote The Praise of Folly, worked for
Frobein and translated the New Testament from Greek to Latin(1466-1536)
Jan Van Eyck Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who
pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
Thomas More English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of
Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded, He was a English humanist that contributed to the
world today by revealing the complexities of man. He wrote Utopia, a book that represented a
revolutionary view of society. (p.437)
Jerome Bosch He was a Flemish painter whose works display the confusion and anguish of
the end of the Middle Ages. Jerome Bosch frequently used religious themes, colorful imagery,
and grotesque fantasies in his works of art. (p.439)
New Monarchies Historians' term for the monarchies in France, England, and Spain from
1450 to 1600. The centralization of royal power was increasing within more or less fixed
territorial limits. (p. 414)
Thomas a' Kempis German ecclesiastic (1380-1471), author of "the imitation of christ"; early
northern christian writer who challenged individuals to live a godly life rather than focus just on
knowledge, summarized philosophy of Brothers of the Common Life in 'Imitation of Life', died in
1471, associated with Brethren of the Common Life, He was the leader of the mystic group
known as Modern Devotion
John Wycliffe (c.1328-1384) Forerunner to the Reformation. Created English Lollardy.
Attacked the corruption of the clergy, and questioned the power of the pope.
, Martin Luther Known by many as the creater or the reformation, he broke away from the
Catholic Church and then later began to question the popes role in the church and the sale of
indulgences.
Frederich the Wise of Saxony Supporter of Marthin Luther, he hid him from the Catholic
Church when he refused to repent.
Charles V This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a
supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation
Anabaptists A Protestant sect that believed only adults could make a free choice regarding
religion; they also advocated pacifism, separation of church and state, and democratic church
organization.
Zwingli Leader of Swiss Reformation. Agreed to disagree with Luther about communion. He
thought it was only a symbol, and that it wasn't Christ's body or blood untill it touched your
mouth, only symbolic. Found on the battlefield of the Swiss Civil War wounded and the
Lutherans found him, cut him up into little pieces, then burn them and scattered the ashes over
the land. Luther said Zwingli got what he deserved.
John Calvin Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the
irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Henry VIII Creator of the Church of England, he married 6 wives and divorced or had them
killed since none could produce a male heir.
Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) Became King Henry VII's close advisor following Cardinal
Wolsey's dismissal. He and his contemporary THomas Cranmer convinced the king to break
from Rome and made the Church of England increasingly more Protestant., (1485-1540) King
Henry III's Chief Minister; he confiscated the wealth of the Catholic church and divided
administration according to its functions by creating seperate departments of state
