2. Historic Context 1517 - Beginning of Protestant Reformation 1520 - Death of Raphael 1527 -Sack of Rome - end of High Renaissance 1545 - 1563 - Counter Reformation begins with Council of Trent 1534 - Henry VIII breaks from Catholic Church and establishes Church of England 1543 - Copernicus publishes theory in which planets revolve around sun 1543 - First scientific study of human anatomy based on dissections published 1550 - Giorgio Vasari publishes The Lives of the Artists 1558 - 1603 - Elizabeth I reigns in England 1564 - 1616- William Shakespeare 1581 - Netherlands declare independence from Spain

3. Compare and contrast Medieval and Renaissance art and architecture: Gothic Romanesque Early Medieval Late Medieval Early Renaissance High Renaissance Northern Renaissance http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks2.html http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm

4. City-State Rivalries Venice (traders) vs. Genoa (bankers) Birth of Mediterranean Capitalism (commercial and financial)

5. 1560

6. Reformation: Martin Luther’s 95 Theses: http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil//history/95theses.htm http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil//history/95theses.htm Calvin and Luther: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFREAD.HTM http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFREAD.HTM