24-25 Quiz on Renaissance Period and Macbeth Background Notes

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  1. 2. Historical and literary period of English history between the Anglo-Saxon period and the Renaissance
  2. 4. Luther Nailed 95 theses to a church door in Wittenburg, Germany, which outlined his opinions on teaching Christianity and practices of the Roman Catholic Church
  3. 7. Name of French town where famous tapestry is; tapestry depicts when William, the Duke of Normandy, successfully invades England to become king. Mrs. Gerst visited there.
  4. 8. Birthplace of the Renaissance movement; occurred roughy 100 years before England's renaissance
  5. 10. _______Godwinson; Appointed king of England after Edward the Confessor dies; challenged and defeated by William, Duke of Normandy
  6. 11. Author of the the book Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland; this was Shakespeare's primary source material for the play Macbeth
  7. 12. This area of France is where Edward the Confessor's cousin William is the duke
  8. 14. King of Scotland; cousin to Elizabeth. Comes to power after her death because she had no heirs
  9. 18. ______ Reformation religious change swept across Europe (in contrast to the firm hold the Catholic Church has had since St. Augustine came as a missionary during the Anglo-Saxon Period).
  10. 21. A fascination of King James; he wrote a book titled Demonology about their practices and rituals
  11. 22. Nickname for Queen Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife. Had no children or heir to throne after he death
  12. 23. Mary Nickname for first child of King Henry VIII; comes to power after his son Edward died. Killed many protestants.
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  1. 1. Renaissance translates to mean this.
  2. 3. The Duke of Normandy who invades England to become king
  3. 5. ______ Plot. Name of assasination attempt on King James in 1605
  4. 6. Henry VIII Formed the Church of England (also known as the Anglican church)
  5. 9. Catherine of ______; First wife of Henry VIII; Catholic; births Henry's first child: a daugher named Mary
  6. 10. This battle occurs in 1066; marks the end of the Anglo-Saxon period
  7. 13. During the Renaissance, the desire to learn was based on improving life in the_______________, not focusing on life after death (the afterlife), which was emphasized heavily by the powerful Catholic Church during the Medieval Period
  8. 15. Name of Henry VIII's son with third wife Jane Seymore; comes to power at age 9 but dies at 15
  9. 16. Origin of Macbeth story
  10. 17. James increased restrictions on this religious people even though they were initially hopeful he might be more tolerant than previous monarchs
  11. 19. Guy _____. Caught in basement of Parliament; was the explosives expert of the consipirators who planned to kill King James
  12. 20. _____ Boleyn. Catalyst for Henry VIII's official split with the Catholic Church