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1 WRITERS OF THE RENAISSANCE

2 Machiavelli “The Prince” “The end justifies the means.”
Hitler’s favorite book

3 Martin Luther “95 Theses”- 95 complaints against the Church, particularly the sale of indulgences.

4 Erasmus Translated the Latin Bible into Greek.

5 Petrarch “Sonnets of Laura” Father of humanism

6 Thomas More “Utopia” Executed for failure to support Henry VIIII’s marriage to his second wife.

7 Cervantes “Don Quixote”- Story of a man who wants to bring chivalry back and become a knight in medieval times.

8 William Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet Hamlet MacBeth Othello
Midsummer Night’s Dream Richard III

9 Johann Gutenberg Invented the printing press in 1450.

10 Class Work Pages Complete the English & Catholic Reformation Worksheet 1-9.

11 Edward VI succeeded Henry Viii

12 His half sister, Mary I, succeeded him

13 Persecution of Protestants

14 Mary vs. Elizabeth Mary- Catholic and unpopular
Elizabeth- Protestant and popular

15 Elizabeth Arrested

16 House arrest in Woodstock

17 Mary dies, and a new queen is crowned.

18 Council of Trent

19 4 Parts of the Council of Trent
Reaffirmed belief in 7 sacraments Bible is not the only source Penalties for corrupt priests New schools

20 Index of Forbidden Books
List of books which the Catholic Church deemed too immoral to read.

21 Ignatius Loyola The founder of the Jesuits, “Soldiers of Christ”
Wrote Spiritual Exercises about religious and moral self-discipline

22 Spanish Mystics St. John of the Cross St. Teresa of Avila

23 Teresa of Avila and the Carmelites
Founded the order that would walk barefoot and live in poverty.

24 Results of Catholic Reformation
Piety, charity, and religious art flourished. Some kingdoms returned to the Catholic Church.


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