Renaissance People
This artist created famous works and made the Statue of David. He was also the orange ninja turtle.
Who was Michelangelo?
This was primarily a land-based trade network connecting Europe and Asia
What was the Silk Road?
He was the Pope who Luther wrote against:
Who was Pope Leo X?
Ninety-Five Theses
Who is Martin Luther?
Suggested that planets move in ellipses, not perfect circles, refining the heliocentric model
Who was Johannes Kepler?
He proposed the heliocentric model of the universe, which placed the sun at the center
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
This country was initially the largest and most powerful Empire ... until those dastardly Red Coats took the title.
Who were the Spanish?
John Calvin spent most of his ministry in this city:
What is Geneva?
The Prince
Who is Nicollo Machiavelli?
This philosopher and scientist is credited with developing the Scientific Method
Who was Francis Bacon?
He wrote The Prince, a significant work discussing political power
Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?
This event in 1453 AD, along with the rise of the Ottoman Empire, disrupted existing trade routes to the East
What was the Fall of Constantinople?
This reformer debated Luther concerning the Eucharist (Lord's Supper
Who was Ulrich Zwingli?
Utopia
Who is Thomas More?
A key figure in the Scientific Revolution known for his astronomical observations and improvements to the telescope. His name basically repeats itself.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
This powerful family were important patrons of the arts and facilitated the beginning of the Renaissance
Who were The Medici?
This traveler's journeys brought must excitement for exploration in Europe. They even invented a pool game after him.
Who was Marco Polo?
He became king after Henry VIII's death.
Who is Edward VI?
Exsurge Domine
Who is Pope Leo X?
A towering figure of the Scientific Revolution, known for his laws of motion and universal gravitation
Who was Isaac Newton?
Described in the sources as possibly the richest person in history, known for vast wealth
Who was Mansa Musa?
The decline of this empire, which had kept the Silk Road safe, was a barrier that forced explorers to look to the sea
What was the Mongol Empire?
This intellectual movement combined Christian and classical elements and focused on using humanism to illuminate religious beliefs
What was Christian Humanism?
In Praise of Folly
Who is Desiderius Erasmus?
Father of the heliocentric theory
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?