Renaissance and Reformation Vocabulary 1 Renaissance OThe revival

Renaissance and Reformation Vocabulary

1. Renaissance OThe revival of European art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14 th-16 th centuries.

2. Johannes Gutenberg OA German blacksmith who introduced printing in Europe with his invention of the printing press.

3. Reformation Oa 16 th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches.

4. Protestant OA member of a church that followed the ideals of Martin Luther.

5. Martin Luther OA German theologian credited with beginning the Protestant Reformation. He wrote the “ 95 Theses”.

6. Indulgences OThe paying forgiveness in the Roman Catholic Church.

7. Henry VIII OThe King of England who created the Protestant Church of England (the English Reformation). He is also known for having 6 wives.

8. Perspective Oused to create an illusion of space and depth on a flat surface.

9. Humanism Oan outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.

10. Leonardo Da Vinci Oan Italian Renaissance artist known for being a painter, inventor, and many other things. Known for the Mona Lisa.

11. Galileo Galilei Owas an Italian scientist who played a major role in the Renaissance and the scientific revolution.

12. Vitruvian Man OLeonardo Da Vinci’s first accurate drawing of the human anatomy.