The Renaissance, The Reformation & Counter-Reformation

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-  What does the word ‘Renaissance’ mean?
-  What are the dates of the Renaissance?
-  What was Humanism?
-  What are the origins of the Renaissance?
-  Which Italian city is associated with the beginning of the Renaissance?
-  Which Italian family is associated with the Renaissance?
-  What was the profession of this family?
-  Why is the conquest of Toledo in 1085 relevant to the Renaissance?
-  Who was Gemistos Plethon and why is he relevant to the Renaissance
-  What is the name of the world’s first art gallery, found in Florence?
-  Who created this art gallery?
-  What are the two periods of the Renaissance?
-  Name three painters from the Renaissance
-  Name three architects from the Renaissance
-  Name three sculptors from the Renaissance
-  Name three writers of the Renaissance
-  Which is considered the first building of the Renaissance?
-  Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
-  Who sculpted the bronze figure of David?
-  Who forged the brass doors on the baptistery of Florence cathedral?
-  Who is considered the first modern artist?
-  Who constructed the dome to Florence cathedral?
-  Tell me four facts about the Florence cathedral dome
-  Which architect built il Tempietto?
-  Tell me what we know about il Tempietto
-  Who drew Vitruvian Man?
-  Who was Vitruvius?
-  Name three famous works by Da Vinci?
-  Name one building by Andrea Palladio
-  Who sculpted La Pietà?
-  Which building is considered the finest example of the Renaissance in Spain?
-  Who wrote ‘Utopia’?
-  Which Italian wrote ‘The Prince’?
-  Which German established the laws of planetary motion?
-  Which Polish mathematician created a heliocentric model of the Solar  System?
-  Briefly explain the Scientific Method and why it is so important?
-  Who was the most famous Renaissance painter in Spain who was not from Spain?
-  Which northern European country was renowned for its Renaissance painting?
-  What was invented in 1440?
-  Who invented it?
-  In the 16th century there was a religious revolution in Christianity, what is the name given to this religious movement?
-  Who was the German responsible for starting this change?
-  Did he want to start a new religion?
-  What did the German monk want to change?
-  What did he publish in 1517?
-  What is the umbrella term given to this new form of Christianity?
-  Name one form of Christianity that was created at this time
-  What were Indulgences?
-  What was the first book printed in 1440?
-  What is Predestination?
-  Which form of Christianity believes in Predestination?
-  What did Martin Luther believe was the only thing that would save people?
-  How was this different from what Catholics believed?
-  What did Luther believe people should stop worshipping?
-  What movement did the Catholic church begin to stop the spread of Protestantism?
-  What was the name of their meeting where they set out their plan to counter the effects of Protestantism?
-  Name three things that were decided at this meeting?
-  Which religious order was set up as a result of this meeting?
-  True or false: There was widespread intolerance from both Catholics and Protestants at this time
-  What institution was set up in Spain at this time to persecute those that did  hold the Catholic view?
-  What is the Eucharist?
-  What is Catechism?

			    
			      
			    
			    
				
				 
			
			  
			
						
			 
								
			
	
	
		
		  
									                        
   	    
  
		
  
 
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