Vocab
Humanism
Influential Renaissance Thinkers
Writers, Philosophers, Artists, or Scientists/Mathematicians?
Random
100

a native, local or common language

What is Vernacular 

100

Define humanism 

philosophy that focuses on the idea that humans have value, potential and individual worth

100

This man's writings, plays, and sonnets are still prevalent to this day. 

Who is William Shakespeare? 

100

This group developed new literature based on their own vernacular languages. 

(Writers, philosophers, artists, or scientists/mathematician)

Who are writers?

100

These 3 reasons are the reasons that Italian Renaissance ideas were slow to spread in Europe

What are war, religion, and feudalism? 

200

the existing way of doing things

What is status quo? 

200

The humanist worldview during the Renaissance believed that: Life on Earth had ________

What is value/importance? 

200

This man invented the European printing ress in the mid-1400s

Who is Johann Gutenberg?

200

This group was interested in educational reform using Greek and Roman texts. 

(Writers, philosophers, artists, or scientists/mathematician)

Philosophers

200

This group of people was most opposed to the invention of the printing press.

Who are the priests?

300

the sense of safety, comfort, security, health and happiness that a person has in their life

What is Quality of Life?

300

These languages were important for humanists to learn in addition to Latin 

What is Greek and Hebrew?

300

This man was known as a Renaissance Man for his accomplishments in many disciplines. 

Who is Leonardo Da Vinci? 

300

This group made figures more life-like during the Renaissance.

(Writers, philosophers, artists, or scientists/mathematician)

Who are artists? 

300

The knowledge of the printing press came from this country. 

What is China? 

400

 a society that focuses more on physical things, instead of spirituality/religion

What is Secular? 

400

This group of influential Renaissance people portrayed religious and secular subjects with a humanist style in paintings and sculptures. 

Who are artists? 

400

This man was a scientist and mathematician. He discovered that the planets revolved around the Sun. 

Who is Nicolaus Copernicus? 

400

Someone who uses an astrolabe. 

(Writers, philosophers, artists, or scientists/mathematicians)

Who is a scientist/mathematician? 

400

This is Ms. Guevara's dog's name. 

Who is Sherlock? 

500

an economic system that depends on the growth of money, investments and profit

What is Capitalism? 

500

According to humanists, these societies were superior to others

What are Greek/Roman societies 

500

These 3 philosophers believed that education should be more widespread and based on reason.
(Name 1 of the philosophers)

Erasmus, Montaigne, and Petrarch

500

They helped create the Renaissance humanist worldview that life on Earth had value.

Who are philosophers? 

500

After the Renaissance, scholars built on knowledge from Jewish, European, and ________ knowledge

What is Islamic?

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