| A | B |
| Michelangelo | Artist and sculptor; The Sistine Chapel,Statue of Moses |
| da Vinci | Artist, inventor; The Last Supper, Mona Lisa |
| Renaissance | Rebirth of the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome |
| Lorenzo de Medici | Powerful man in Florence and patron of the arts |
| Florence | City known for great art work |
| Classics | Literature from ancient Greece and Rome |
| Reformation | Movement to change the Catholic Church |
| Martin Luther | Monk that began the Reformation; 95 Complaints |
| Protestants | Christians that went against the teachings of the Cathloic Church |
| Pope | Leader of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Johann Gutenberg | Inventor of the moveable type press |
| William Shakespeare | Wrote many plays and poems; Romeo and Juliet |
| Elizabeth I | Queen of England from 1558-1603 |
| Sir Francis Drake | Leader of the Queen's navy; Defeated the Spanish Armada |
| Armada | Fleet of ships |
| monarchy | rule by a king or queen |
| Parliament | Governing group in England that makes the laws |
| Bill of Rights | Document that gives more rights to the people |
| Lutherans | Protestants that follow the ideas of Martin Luther |
| Pieta | Famous sculpture by Michelangelo |
| Indulgences | Payment for sins |