Renaissance Final

Why was Queen Elizabeth I important to theatre?

Elizabeth I's sister

James Burbage was an English poet and playwright and opened the Globe Theatre.

He said that the earth was NOT the center of the universe.

Thought to be Henry VIII's only legitimate child

Why were the theatres closed?

During the Renaissance, he was a great playwright

A story that teaches a political or religious lesson is an allegory.

Courtier is a member of the royal court.

The Renaissance began in

When did the Renaissance begin?

This woman was Queen of England during most of the Renaissance

Literature expanded and grew because

A Euro is a British monetary Unit

The Renaissance was based on what culture?

British ruler who tried to restore Catholicism after Henry VIII left the church.

Elizabeth's Mother was

Brought printing press to England

Commissioned a new version of the bible.

Changed England's national religion, caused the revolution

Elizabeth I's father was Henry VII

Elizabeth named him as her successor to the throne

Elizabeth's Brother

A person who writes plays is a dramatist.

A short play performed between banquet courses is a (an)

Queen when 25 and ruled for 45

Shakespeare built the first theatre.

The word Renaissance means