Renaissance & Reformation

1. German Renaissance artist famous for prints and woodcuts.
4. A reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church beginning in 1517 that created Protestant churches.
6. German priest who began the Reformation by posting complaints in Wittenberg.Michelangelo: Renaissance artist who painted the Sistine Chapel and created sculptures and architecture.
7. Renaissance genius who was a painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, planner, and mapmaker.
9. Member of a Catholic religious order created to serve the pope.
11. Italian trader who traveled to China and served in Kublai Khan’s court.
14. Humanism The combination of humanist and religious ideas.
15. German printer who developed a printing press using movable type.
16. Christian reformer who taught predestination and strict religious living.
17. Alighieri Italian poet who wrote The Divine Comedy.
18. A Christian who protested against the Catholic Church.
19. Early Renaissance scholar known for emphasizing history and writing sonnets.
20. The sharing of power between local governments and a strong central government.

2. The Catholic effort to reform the Church from within in the 1500s–1600s.
3. The period of rebirth and creativity after the Middle Ages.
5. Study of history, literature, speaking, and art that inspired new thinking in Europe.
8. Italian writer & politician who wrote The Prince advising leaders how to rule.
10. Spanish writer who wrote Don Quixote.
12. English playwright considered one of the greatest writers of all time.
13. Dutch priest who wrote In Praise of Folly criticizing corrupt clergy.