Renaissance and Reformation Vocabulary

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

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

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

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

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

The paying for forgiveness in the Roman Catholic Church. 6. Indulgences The paying for forgiveness in the Roman Catholic Church.

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

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

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

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

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

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