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The Inquisition was a group of people within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, blasphemy, and witchcraft-related customs.
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Humanism is a view centered on the importance of humanity that started from the study of Classical antiquity. This began in Italy when the Renaissance started and spread throughout Europe over the course of 3 centuries.
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Petrarch was a scholar from Arezzo and a poet in the early renaissance. He also was one of the first humanists. -
He was a german inventor and craftsman who invented the moving printing press.
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Perspective started when artists in the Renaissance started to make their creations have depth using pillars and domes.
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The printing revolution started when Johan Gutenberg invented the moving printing press, causing books to be more accessible and a need for education.
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Lorenzo was the most powerful patron of the renaissance and was the ruler of the Florentine Republic. -
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance man who acted as a painter, architect, sculptor, engineer, scientist, and theorist. -
Pope Paul III was the ruler of Papul states from 1534 until his death and was the head of the catholic church.
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Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author philosopher, and historian who had lived during the Renaissance. He was most known for "The Prince" written in 1513 and published in 1532 after he had died five years previously. -
Michelangelo was a Renaissance man who painted, sculpted, was a poet, and an architect. -
He painted "The School of Athens" and was a painter and sculptor of the Renaissance. -
Martin Luther was a German priest, author, and professor. he is widely known as one of the most significant figures during the Protestant Reformation.
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Thomas Cranmer was a religious figure who was leader of the English Reformation during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I
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A payment of penalty which got rid of one of past sins or releases one from purgatory after death.
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She was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, who ruled England between 1558 and 1603
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The Council of Trent was a council in the Catholic Church that held meetings regarding the Protestant Reformations.
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William was a famous playwright, poet, and actor. He is most known for inventing around 1700 words.