Birth and spread of ideas
The birthplace of the Renaissance
What is Italy?
This playwright, considered one of the greatest in history, was a leading figure of the English Renaissance.
Who is William Shakespeare?
The Inquisition that ended the spread of humanist ideas and made them punishable by death
What is 1545 Roman Inquisition?
This revolutionary machine, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, transformed the production of books in the 15th century.
What is the printing press?
The English Renaissance flourished under the reign of this Tudor queen.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
A method of thinking and analysis that Sherlock Holmes famously used. Contrary to deduction.
What is induction?
This powerful family of bankers and rulers in Florence were key patrons of Renaissance art and scholarship.
Who are the Medici?
The most popular form of art during the English Renaissance
What is literature?
A famous painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti that sums up the humanism philosophy as a whole?
What is The Creation of Adam?
This philosophical movement emphasizes human dignity, reason, and the potential for self-determination.
What is humanism
Shakespeare's predecessor, who famously wrote Doctor Faustus
Who is Christoper Marlowe?
This English scientist and philosopher laid foundation for the modern scientific methods
Who is Francis Bacon?
Renaissance humanism revived interest in the literature, philosophy, and art of these two ancient civilizations.
What are Greece and Rome?
German Painter who painted lots of Henry VIII's portraits
Who is Hans Holbein the Younger?
The Renaissance’s emphasis on individual learning and critical inquiry helped shape the development of this educational focus during the Enlightenment.
What is Empiricism?