Vocabulary
A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action
Idea
When was the Renaissance period?
1400-1600 CE
He drew the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
to make decisions based on logical approach
Reason
The universal laws of gravity were described by who?
Isaac Newton
Innovation
The study of what is means to be human is called what?
Humanism
He drew the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
the emphasis on the importance of observation and testing
Empiricism
These books of knowledge continue to grow and spread information as societies grow and learn new things
Encyclopedias
administration of a dead or weakened disease used to trigger an immune response in the human body
Classicism
He put forward the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun
Copernicus
a methodical approach to testing predictions and hypotheses in a controlled environment is called what
The Scientific Method
He is credited with creating the scientific method
Sir Francis Bacon
Exposing a person to a small dose of an actual disease in hopes that the person would only get a mild case of the disease
Variolation
In order to draw paintings with more perspective, artists used these two Renaissance era techniques to make paintings more realistic.
Shadowing and vanishing point
This man invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
a type of thought that makes reasoned decisions based on logic and without emotion
rational
Edward Jenner
term for the different parts and systems of the human body
Anatomy
This avid book lover tracked down numerous books from the ancient Greeks and Romans and helped establish a library in Florence that significantly fueled the learning and advancements of the Renaissance
Francesco Petrarch
This person improved the telescope and was able to further discovery of planets, moons, and stars and understanding of the solar system
Galileo
The discovery that the Earth revolves around the sun was a significant challenge to who?
The Church
James Phipps