The Reformation
This German Monk nailed 95 Theses on the door of the church in Wittenburg, to protest abuses of the Catholic Church.
Who is Martin Luther
This Italian writer authored The Prince and believed rulers should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.
Who is Niccolò Machiavelli?
This Renaissance philosophy focused on human potential and achievements.
What is humanism?
This theory states that the Sun is the center of the solar system.
What is the heliocentric theory?
This process involves making observations, forming hypotheses, and testing them.
What is the scientific method?
Luther objected to the sale of these documents that supposedly reduced punishment for sins.
What is indulgences
This Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the statue of David
Who is Michelangelo?
Renaissance artists used this technique to create the illusion of depth in paintings.
What is perspective?
This Polish astronomer first proposed the heliocentric model.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This English philosopher emphasized experimentation and observation.
Who is Francis Bacon?
The idea that God knows in advance who will be saved
Predestination
This artist painted the Mona Lisa and designed inventions far ahead of his time.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Renaissance thinkers looked to these ancient civilizations for inspiration.
What is ancient Greece and Rome?
This scientist improved the telescope and supported heliocentrism through observations.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The King of England who left the Church of England to get a new wife
Who is King Henry
The Swiss preacher who started a theocracy in the city of Geneva, came up with the idea of predestination
John Calvin
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped spread Renaissance ideas throughout Europe.
What is the printing press?
This wealthy family provided patronage to Renaissance artists.
Who is the Medici family?
This scientist formulated the law of universal gravitation.
Issac Newton
This French philosopher is famous for saying, "I think, therefore I am."
Who is René Descartes?
This is the only thing people need to be saved, according to Luther
What is faith
The Renaissance artist who created The School of Athens that showed ancient Greek philosophers as artists such as Leonardo and Michaelangelo
Who is Raphael
The Renaissance began in this Italian city
The theory that the Earth is the center of the universe is
What is geocentricity?
Galileo was accused by the church of this crime
What is heresy.