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Indulgences were the idea that you as a person could buy your way into heaven. Catholic belief portrays the importance of getting into heaven having members confess sins, but with with indulgences you could pay the church for a straight shot. These were later found to clearly be a ruse to get money and banned. -
John Gutenberg is an inventor and in his life does something that seems so small but has a massive impact on culture within Europe. Gutenberg is the inventor of the printing press which is and easier and quicker way to print books. With this invention Gutenberg first prints many copy's of the bible and the after many more printing presses get around Europe the amount of books found in Europe skyrockets since these books are now easier to make. -
Humanism and a way of life based on reason and our common humanity. Humanism recognizes our moral values as people. Its a belief that every human should be treated with respect and should be equal. -
Perspective is an artist technique developed during the renaissance. It added depth and 3rd dimensional aspects to art. This added to arts realism during the time. -
After the printing press was invented more and more began to be made after looking at its potential success. Books were scares in Europe but after the printing press began to be used all over books rapidly became more available. Through this education became more popular and people were using these books to gain knowledge and create more. -
Pope Paul III was the head of the church from 1534 to 1549. He's well known as a patron of the arts for encouraging the reform movement. This reform movement deeply affected the Roman Catholic Church. -
Machiavelli was a renaissance political philosopher. he's most known for his book that he wrote called "The Prince". In said book he explains how he thinks a leader should act and in is writing he talks on very controversial opinions. 1 of his ideas say that the leader should focus more on being feared than loved. -
Erasmus was one of the more known humanists Erasmus translated some of the classic Christian works making it eligible for people the could read. Erasmus wanted to prove how education is important and spread the idea across Europe. -
Michelangelo was another great artist of his time. He painted and sculpted his art and is known for making making David, the biblical hero, in marble. He/s also known for his feat of painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling. -
Martin Luther was a catholic man who disliked the deception the church used for money. Martin wrote a page called the 95 Theses explaining why the church was wrong and what they should change. This idea was rejected by the church and begen a long dispute between the church and Martin. -
Lorenzo was a Statesman of Italy and the most powerful patron of renaissance culture. Known for his sponsorships of artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo. But he also did a lot for Florence as a leader, leading them through hard times like wars and conspiracies making him a popular historical figure. -
This date was the day a very influential man was born. Leonardo was one of the many known renaissance man for the time period. He was an artist, mathematician, inventor, writer, and some more skills that were great to have during his time. He's known for his art pieces like the mona Lisa and his invention ideas like the flying machine. -
Henry the VIII was a prince and king of England and was well known for having many wives throughout His time as king. Henry had 6 wives with his time as king and was known for sending 2, Anna Boleyn and Catharine Howard, to execution. Besides those 2 the rest of his wives were either divorced or died of natural causes, all though his last wife, Catharine Parr, did survive her time with Henry before his death. -
Elizabeth I was the queen of England and Ireland in her time alive. Elizabeth was known for her refusal to marry with her time as queen. Elizabeth never married or had any children as queen dubbing her "The Virgin Queen" -
Renaissance scientist were the first to adopt the scientific method. Focusing of observations and hypothesis to make claims. This added to more discoveries during the renaissance. -
This was a council that was active during the protestant reformation. They spoke of the true intentions of the church and what they should be doing. This has not been done formally since 1530. -
William is one of the most influential writers of all time. Shakespeare wrote famous writing and plays like Macbeth and hamlet. He's also known for adding a large amount of words to the English language -
Raphael was a master painter and architect of the renaissance period. He is known for painting the Sistine Madonna as well as the painting known as "The School Of Athens". He's also known for designing the the chapel in Sant'Eligio Orefici.