Geophysical Hazards
These are geological zones where tectonic plates collide and interact with each other.
What are convergent plate boundaries?
An Italian architect and engineer who is credited with pioneering the Renaissance architectural style and famous for his dome on the Florence Cathedral
Who was Brunelleschi?
The name given to reformers who protested against the alleged abuses of the Catholic church in the 16th century.
What is "Protestants"?
This type of rainfall happens when the land warms up and heats the air above it. This causes the air to expand and rise. As the air rises it cools and condenses.
What is convectional rainfall?
The first head of the Medici dynasty, he was declared "Pater Patriae" after his death in 1464.
Who was Cosimo de Medici?
A hazard arising from living organisms or their products that can pose risks to human health or the environment.
What is a biological hazard?
A prominent Italian painter of the Early Renaissance known for his iconic works such as "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera."
Who was Botticelli?
Certificates issued by the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages that offered forgiveness of sins and reduced the punishment in purgatory
What were Papal indulgences?
Thin, wispy, high-altitude clouds made up of ice crystals
What are cirrus clouds?
Born Giulio de Medici, as Pope, he excommunicated Henry VIII of England in 1533.
Who is Clement VII?
The capital city of Sierra Leone, which was severely affected by a devastating landslide in August 2017:
What is Freetown?
An influential Italian artist of the High Renaissance known for iconic works such as the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the sculpture of David.
Who was Michelangelo?
In January 1521, he excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.
Who is Pope Leo X?
A weather system associated with calm, fine weather with high barometric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise (northern hemisphere) or anticlockwise (southern hemisphere) direction.
What is an anticyclone?
Brother of Lorenzo, he was a prominent member of the influential Medici family during the Renaissance who was tragically assassinated in the Pazzi Conspiracy in 1478.
Who was Giuliano De Medici?
The deliberate initiation of small, controlled avalanches to mitigate the buildup of unstable snow and reduce the risk of larger, unplanned avalanches
What is controlled triggering?
During the Renaissance, they gave money to creative individuals, often in exchange for artwork that paid them tribute.
What are patrons?
Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral on this hallowed day in 1517.
What is October 31?
The dry area on the leeward side of a mountain range that receives significantly less rainfall due to the blocking of moisture-laden winds
What is the rain shadow?
An influential figure in Renaissance-era politics, she was an Italian noblewoman who became the Queen of France through marriage and played a significant role in French political affairs.
Who was Catherine De Medici?
The physical arrangement and size of mineral particles in a rock or soil
A philosophical and intellectual movement that emerged during the Renaissance, emphasizing the importance of human potential, achievements, and the study of classical literature and arts.
What is humanism?
When the Pope refused to sanction his divorce, he made himself head of the Church of England in 1534.
Who was Henry VIII?
An instrument used to measure and monitor the humidity or moisture content of the air.
What is a hygrometer?
He wrote The Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, published in 1550, which he dedicated to Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici. He was the first to use the term "Renaissance" in print.
Who is Giorgio Vasari?