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1. The Renaissance
Answer: a term that means "rebirth," that represents the period of cultural awakening in which the ancient
civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome were rediscovered.
2. humanism
Answer: A movement to revive classical learning that focused on human achievements rather than on the Divine.
3. Erasmus of Rotterdam
Answer: Humanist scholar who developed important new Latin and Greek translations of the New Testament
and encouraged the Church to return to Gospel values.
4. printing press
Answer: Renaissance invention which revolutionized the ability to spread information faster and to more
people
5. Michelangelo's Pieta
, Answer: Piece of Renaissance art that depicts Mary sorrowfully holding the dead body of Jesus in her lap.
6. Da Vinci's Last Supper
Answer: Piece of Renaissance art that depicts the final meal Jesus shared with his apostles before His crucifixion.
7. Botticelli's Birth of Venus
Answer: Piece of Renaissance art that depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she
had emerged from the sea fully-grown.
8. St. Peter's Basilica
Answer: One of the greatest architectural achievements of the Renaissance Period. It has the largest interior of
any Church
9. indulgence
Answer: The means by which the Church takes away the punishment that a person would receive in
Purgatory.
10. Martin Luther
Answer: German priest and scholar whose teachings led to a branching ott from Catholicism known as the
Protestant Reformation