The Renaissance
The word Renaissance means?
What is "rebirth"?
I painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
I started the Protestant Reformation with the posting of my 95 Theses.
Who is Martin Luther?
I am used to see planets, stars, and comets.
What is a telescope?
Believed in the right to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This is the study of human potential and achievements.
What is Humanism?
I am known for my contributions to literature and drama. ie: Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
I created a church separate from the Catholic Church so that I could get a divorce.
Who is King Henry VIII?
I am used to see plants and animals that are not visible to the naked eye.
What is a microscope?
Believed all humans were naturally evil.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This city is considered the center of Renaissance art and banking.
What is Florence?
I painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
I am a French reformer who believed in predestination.
Who is John Calvin?
I am used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
Believed people were naturally good but corrupted by society.
Who is Rousseau?
The Renaissance began in what?
What are Italian city-states?
I created the Laws of Gravity and Calculus.
Who is Isaac Newton?
Martin Luther believed that this came from faith alone.
What is salvation?
I am used to measure air pressure in the atmosphere.
What is a barometer?
Believed government power should be divided into branches.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
Wealthy trading cities like Florence and Venice helped the Renaissance because they could afford to support whom?
Who are artists and scholars?
Known as the father of Experimental Science.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The Catholic Church sold these "payments" to reduce punishment for sins.
What are indulgences?
Created by Nicolaus Copernicus, the theory states that the sun is at the center of our universe and all planets, moons, etc., revolve around it.
What is the Heliocentric Theory?
A famous supporter of individual freedoms/freedom of speech.
Who is Voltaire?