Leaders
He started a new church so he could get a new wife.
Who was Henry VIII?
His invention led to a revolution in communication.
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
He painted the enigmatically smiling Mona Lisa.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
The Renaissance began in this peninsula.
What is Italy?
Protestant leader Martin Luther objected to their sale.
What were indulgences?
He started a new church after being declared an outlaw and heretic.
Who was Martin Luther?
His many inventions included a small model helicopter that actually worked.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
He carved every fold into the robe of Mary in the Pietà .
Who was Michelangelo?
Renaissance scholars rediscovered and built on the knowledge of these ancient civilizations.
What are Greece and Rome?
Protestants rejected his leadership.
Who was the Pope?
He was a polymath adept at all of the arts and sciences.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
He published a book correctly theorizing that the planets orbit the Sun.
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
This famous Johannes Vermeer painting features a mysterious young woman looking over her shoulder.
What is The Girl with the Pearl Earring?
"Renaissance" comes from the French word for this concept.
What is rebirth?
Protestants said this is the only true authority on religious matters.
What is the Bible?
He became a martyr due to following his conscience rather than his king.
Who was Saint Thomas More?
He was forced to recant after using his telescope to confirm that the planets orbit the Sun.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
This famous painting shows a villain spilling the salt.
What is Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper?
Ironically, these wars helped lead to the Renaissance.
What were the Crusades?
Martin Luther's list of complaints about the Catholic Church.
What were the 95 Theses?
He spread the Protestant Reformation to Scotland.
Who was John Calvin?
He figured out how the blood flows between the heart, lungs, and body.
Who was William Harvey?
Jan Steen's painting Beware of Luxury was a warning against these moral pitfalls.
What are the Seven Deadly Sins?
They used their wealth to support the arts and sciences
Who were patrons?
Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a leader of this movement to reform the Catholic Chuch without leaving it.
What was the Catholic Reformation?