Renaissance People
This famous artist painted the Mona Lisa and studied how people and nature work
Leonardo da Vinci
This is the name for the time when people changed some ideas about the Catholic Church and started new churches
Reformation
This person suggested that the Earth goes around the Sun (heliocentric idea)
Copernicus
This thinker believed people have rights like life, liberty, and property
John Locke
This is a holiday celebrated on December 25 that many people mark with gift-giving and decorations
Christmas
He painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and made the statue of David
Michelangelo
He was a priest who wrote the 95 Theses and helped start the Reformation
Who is Martin Luther
Kepler said that planets move in shapes that are not perfect circles but are called ____
ellipses
The idea that people agree to follow rules for the good of the group is called the ____
What is the social contract?
Many people put up a tree and hang ornaments for this holiday. What is this tree called?
Ornament
A person from the Renaissance who studied art, science, and made many sketches of inventions is called a _________________________
Renaissance man
This English king started a new church in England because he wanted a divorce
Who is King Henry VIII
Galileo improved a tool that helps us see faraway things in the sky. What was that tool?
telescope
Name one right John Locke said people have (the three natural rights)
life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
Santa Claus is known for riding a sleigh pulled by animals. What are those animals called?
Reindeer
Name one famous work by Leonardo (besides the Mona Lisa)
Last Supper
The printing press helped spread ideas quickly. Name one thing the printing press helped spread during the Reformation
What are books, pamphlets, or the Bible in the language of the people
Newton explained why things fall to the ground and described a big idea called ____.
What is gravity?
This thinker wrote about separating government powers into branches (so no one part is too powerful)
: Who is Montesquieu?
Many families have a special sweet bread or cake at Christmas. Name one common holiday treat
Gingerbread
cookies
fruitcake
Name one famous work by Michelangelo (besides the Sistine Chapel ceiling)
David and Pieta
The Reformation led to many changes. Give one way life changed
- reading the Bible in their own language
"new churches formed"
"more people learned to read"
Newton helped develop an important kind of math used for science and motion
What is calculus
Name one other Enlightenment thinker and one simple idea they supported
A popular decoration made from evergreen leaves and round shape is hung on doors. What is it called?
Wreath