Key Figures of the Renaissance
This Italian astronomer confirmed the heliocentric model and was sentenced to house arrest.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe.
Who is Copernicus?
This mathematical technique was used by artists to create realism and dimension in paintings.
What is perspective?
He nailed his 95 Theses to a church door, challenging Catholic practices.
Who is Martin Luther?
This Medici Pope excommunicated Martin Luther.
Who is Pope Leo X?
This term means the official exclusion of someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
What is excommunication?
This “First Lady of the World” was a ruler in Mantua and a patron of the arts.
Who is Isabella D’Este?
This method of investigation emphasized observation, experimentation, and evidence.
What is the Scientific Method?
This painting often contains this type of symbolic, deeper meaning.
What is allegorical?
Luther criticized this practice of the Church, which involved selling forgiveness. (What are they called)
What are indulgences?
The Medici family established this academy, named after a classical philosopher.
What is the Platonic Academy?
This word refers to forgiveness sold by the Church to reduce punishment for sins.
What are indulgences?
He wrote The Prince, advising rulers that "the end justifies the means."
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
This German astronomer discovered that planets travel in elliptical orbits.
Who is Kepler?
He sculpted David, a symbol of Florence's defiance against the Medici.
Who is Michelangelo?
This was the name of the meeting where Luther was put on trial.
What is the Diet of Worms?
Lorenzo de Medici was known by this nickname for his support of the arts.
What is Lorenzo the Magnificent?
This process involves spreading ideas, information, or knowledge widely.
What is dissemination?
This artist and scientist created the Vitruvian Man and The Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The dissection of corpses during this period helped advance knowledge in this field.
What is anatomy?
This French writer invented the personal essay.
Who is Michel de Montaigne?
A term for speaking out against the Church’s teachings.
What is heresy?
This Medici was married at 14 to a French prince to secure political alliances.
Who is Catherine de Medici?
A story, poem, or artwork that has a deeper, symbolic meaning.
What is allegory?
A Dominican monk known for his opposition to corruption in the Church and his "Bonfire of the Vanities."
Who is Savonarola?
The printing press, invented by this man, revolutionized the spread of knowledge.
Who is Gutenberg?
This Medici Pope forced Michelangelo to paint The Last Judgment.
Who is Pope Clement VII?
This council was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation.
Who is Charles V?
This German ruler sacked Rome during the reign of a Medici Pope.
Who is Charles V?
This term describes the belief that the movements and positions of celestial bodies influence human affairs.
What is astrology?