Early Modern Europe Flashcards
What is the Italian Peninsula?
A boot shaped peninsula that holds Italy on it.
Who were the Medici Family?
A wealthy family that ruled over Florence and got rich off of trading through Florence.
What was Florence?
A center of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era.
What is humanism?
Humanism is a system of education and mode of inquiry that originated in northern Italy during the 13th and 14th centuries and later spread through western Europe.
Who was Thomas Aquinas?
Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar and priest, an influential philosopher and theologian, and a jurist in the tradition of scholasticism.
What was the Renaissance?
The Renaissance was a “rebirth” of classical learning and culture in Europe after the Middle Ages, lasting from the 14th to the 16th century.
Who was Leonardo Da Vinci?
Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, engineer, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific.
Who was Michelangelo?
An Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
What are the systems of patronage?
a practice in which a political party rewards its supporters, friends, and relatives with government jobs after winning an election.
What is the Printing Press?
A printing press is a mechanical device that applies pressure to an inked surface, transferring ink to paper or other media. It allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, such as books, pamphlets, and newspapers.
Who was Martin Luther?
Martin Luther was a German monk who challenged the authority and teachings of the Catholic Church in the 16th century.
What were Martin Luther’s 95 theses?
a document written in 1517 that challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church on the nature of penance, the authority of the pope, and the usefulness of indulgences.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism, a name used collectively to refer to the many religious groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine.
Who was Henry VIII?
The King of England who made England protestant. He had SIX wives.
What was The Church of England?
English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
