Renaissance
The Last Supper, which shows an excellent example of perspective, was created by which Renaissance artist?
Leonardo da Vinci
Considered one of the most influential inventions of all time.
The printing press
Motives for exploration?
God, Glory, Gold
This man creates the first telescope.
Galileo
This man is considered the Father of the Enlightenment.
Voltaire
Who is the Madonna?
Mary
Why were most people illiterate during the Renaissance era?
They could not afford the high cost of books.
This man is the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
The sun-centered version of the universe is the ______ model of the universe.
Heliocentric
This man believes that people are cruel, greedy, and selfish. Laws are put in place to protect people from one another.
Thomas Hobbes
What material was David made out of?
Marble
Parishioners of the Catholic Church were required to pay a 10% annual tax, also known as this.
Tithe
Name one item that was brought over from the Old to New World in the Columbian Exchange.
Answers vary - Coffee bean, peach, pear, citrus fruits, bananas, sugarcane, onion, turnip, grapes, honey bee, cattle, sheep, pig, horse, wheat, rice, barley, oats, smallpox, influenza, typhus, measles, malaria, whooping cough
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Make an observation
This man believes we are born tabula rasa. We are influenced by our environment and experiences.
John Locke
This artist painted The Birth of Venus.
Botticelli
Calvinism preaches that God had chosen long ago who would achieve salvation. What is this known as?
Predestination
The first Europeans to explore the New World were looking for a water route to
Asia
What was the first and most influential law that Isaac Newton created?
The Law of Gravity
Who inspires the checks and balances that America adopted as our branches of government?
Baron de Montesquieu
This is the author of The Book of the Courtier. A guidebook for acting like the perfect Renaissance Man!
Baldassare Castiglione
What did Henry VIII rename the Church of England?
The Anglican Church
Imperialism
Who controlled all scientific knowledge during the Renaissance era?
The Catholic Church
The governed give up some of their freedom in exchange for security in this metaphorical agreement.
Social Contract