Early Modern Europe

Question 1

Italian Peninsula

Answer 1

Located south of Europe.

Question 2

The Medici Family

Answer 2

A 15th century banking family with a lot of political power.
Had a lot of emphasis on art and architecture.

Question 3

Florence

Answer 3

A city built on banking. It had a rich banking culture, making it one of the richest cities in the Italian peninsula.

Question 4

Humanism

Answer 4

A philosophy that emphasizes human ethics, reason, and dignity.

Question 5

Thomas Aquinas

Answer 5

Influenced humanism and was a famous philosopher.

Question 6

Renaissance

Answer 6

A cultural movement during the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.

Question 7

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 7

Famous artist and inventor made the Mona Lisa and the telescope.

Question 8

Michaelangelo

Answer 8

Famous for sculpting and painting.

Question 9

Systems of Patronage

Answer 9

System of wealthy people supporting artists.

Question 10

The Printing Press

Answer 10

Help make more books. Increase literacy rates.

Question 11

Martin Luther/The 95 Theses

Answer 11

Criticism of the church for selling indulges and started the Protestant Reformation.

Question 12

Protestant Reformation

Answer 12

The separation of the Catholic church in some parts of Europe.

Question 13

Henry VIII/The Church of England/Mary I

Question 14

St. Ignatius/Jesuits/Council of Trent

Answer 14

The gathering of priests to make Catholicism better.

Question 15

Elizabeth I/Spanish Armada

Answer 15

The fighting between the English and the Spanish after the English became Prostant.

Question 16

Tudor Dynasty

Question 17

Heliocentric Theory

Question 18

Geocentric Theory