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Modern World History
Chapter 12 - the Renaissance and Reformation
Learning Objectives
Key terms:
urban society, secular, dowry, Humanism, fresco, Christian Humanism, Salvation, Indulgence,
Ninety-five Theses, Lutheranism, Predestination, Annul, Anabaptists, Catholic Reformation
Key Personalities:
Baldassare Castiglione, Niccolo Machiavelli, Leonardo da Vinci, The Medici family, Petrarch,
Dante, Geoffrey Chaucer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Johannes Gutenberg, Desiderius, Erasmus,
Martin Luther, John Calvin, King Henry VIII, Ignatius of Loyola
Objectives:
1. Describe the artistic contributions of the Renaissance.
 Who were the famous artists?
 What are some of their paintings?
 How were artists viewed during the Renaissance?
 How does free will tie into artistic contributions?
2. Identify and discuss how humanism is associated with the Renaissance.
 What is humanism and who is credited with creating it?
 How does the idea of individuality fit with humanism?
3. Explain how Martin Luther’s religious reforms led to the emergence of Protestantism.
 What were the 95 theses and what were they attacking?
 What is an indulgence?
 How did Martin Luther threaten the power of the Catholic Church?
 What were some criticisms of the Medieval Church?
4. Identify and explain the Catholic Church’s response to the Reformation.
 What was the Counter Reformation?
 How was the Catholic Church losing power because of the rise of Protestantism?
5. Compare and contrast aspects of the Dark Ages (Middle Ages) with aspects of the Renaissance.
 How did the idea of free will fit into these time periods?
 How did economics change between these two periods (i.e. who had the cash)?
6. Discuss how the idea of free will took shape during this period between 1350-1550.
 What role did the Church play in the creation of free will?
 What about economics, art, the creation of the city state?
7. Explain how the growth of trade brought Medieval Europe out of the “Dark Ages” and set the stage for
the Renaissance.
 What two cities were known for trade?
 What was a guild, why was it important?
 How did money affect an individual’s need to be more independent?
8. Identify and explain the key factors that led to the creation of the Renaissance.