History Test Practice

Nobility Class

The nobility class was the kings, queens, and royals. They were the richest and had the most power. Often had arranged marriages.

Clergy

They are church leaders that are rich and powerful. The Clergy class is not aloud to get married and was only men dominated.

Townspeople

Townspeople took up most of the population. They were the poorest and had the least power.

Patronage

Patronage is when wealthy people support and fund artists to make them art. Patronage was a way nobles showed wealth and power.

Medici Family

The Medici family was a wealthy noble family that funded the city-state Florence.

Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

Michelangelo

Statue of David

Albrecht Durer

Rhinoceros, Hare, and the Four Horsemen

Niccolo Machiavelli

The Prince"

Erasmus

Famous for being a humanist.

Protestant Reformation

Corruption in the Catholic Church and wanted reformation.

Indulgence

A document you could buy in order to forgive your sins.