Renaissance
A time period that means "rebirth" in learning
What is the Renaissance
The most famous and influential English writer, poet, and playwright of all time who emphasized the experience of humans rather than biblical topics.
Shakespeare
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
Who painted the famous "School of Athens" painting where he even included himself
Raphael
This Polish astronomer kicked off the Revolution by suggesting that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus
An intellectual movement that emphasized the beauty of humans.
What is humanism
An Italian artist that was the model for the Renaissance man. His most famous work is the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo DaVinci
A tax for your sins so you would be released from all or parts of the punishment
Indulgence
The reason why King Henry the VIII broke away from the Catholic Church
Divorce
This Italian scientist used a telescope to prove the Earth moved around the Sun, but was later forced by the Church to take back his claims.
Galileo Galilei
Wealthy people who supported the arts
Who are the Patrons
An artist who created the "David"
Michelangelo
What was the main Christian religion at the time of the reformation?
Roman Catholic
This monk believed that salvation was achieved by faith alone and that it was a sin to sell indulgences
Martin Luther
This English mathematician defined the three laws of motion and explained how gravity keeps the planets in orbit
Isaac Newton
A worldly viewpoint, Moving away from religion
What is secularism?
Who said "the ends, justify the means"?
Machiavelli
What did Martin Luther nail to a church door to tell the Catholic church what he thought about their practices.
the 95 Thesis
Who painted the "Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa"?
Da Vinci
This five-step logical process, developed by thinkers like Francis Bacon, uses observation and experimentation to test a hypothesis
Scientific Method
Writing something in some ones native language
What is the Vernacular
Machiavelli's famous book about how rulers should rule. Said you should be feared rather than loved.
"The Prince"
An idea of Calvinism where God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned
Predestination
The Renaissance was inspired by what cultures?
Greek and Roman
Before the Revolution, most Europeans believed in this "Earth-centered" theory of the universe, which was championed by the ancient Greek thinker Ptolemy.
Geocentric Theory