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Cosimo de Medici Correct answer-supported education and the arts, made many business
connections in Europe
Lorenzo Medici Correct answer-gave power to the lower classes of Italy, but he let his family
business decline.
Savonorola Correct answer-bonfire of Vanities and Ruled Florence STRICTLY, later exectued by the
Pope
Petrarch Correct answer-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 Correct answer-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 Correct answer-Wrote "On Pleasure" defended the senses of good
Giovanni Bocaccio Correct answer-Decameron, Federigo's Falcon, timelessness and university,
1300s, Humanism
Castiglione Correct answer-Wrote "The Courtier" describing all of the major things that a man
must have in order to be a functioning societal person
Machiavellli Correct answer-Wrote the Prince, a book about using politics as a science. "feared
rather than loved" and "fox and lion"
Desiderius Erasmus Correct answer-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 Correct answer-Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting
and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
Thomas More Correct answer-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 Correct answer-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 Correct answer-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 Correct answer-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 Correct answer-(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 Correct answer-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 Correct answer-Supporter of Marthin Luther, he hid him from the
Catholic Church when he refused to repent.
Charles V Correct answer-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 Correct answer-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 Correct answer-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 Correct answer-Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and
the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Henry VIII Correct answer-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 Correct answer-(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
Elizabeth I Correct answer-Queen of England from 1558 to 1603, This queen of England chose a
religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine.
She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England