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an Italian artist, musician, engineer and scientist in the 15th and 16th centuries. His famous works include The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci
an Italian astronomer and physicist in the early 17th century. The Catholic Church's Inquisition forced him to withdraw his support for Copernicus's theory of the solar system in 1616.
Who was Galileo Galilei
a member of one of the Christian churches that separated from the Catholic church during the Reformation.
Who is a Protestant?
King of England (1509-1547) who established the Church of England when the Catholic Church's Pope refused to grant him a divorce.
Who was King Henry the 8th?
the period in Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries during which art, literature and learning flourished.
What was the Renaissance?
an Italian artist, architect and poet who worked in the 15th and 16th centuries. His famous works include David and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo
a Polish astronomer who, in 1543, published a theory that the earth and other planets move around the sun.
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus
A German monk and leader of the Protestant Reformation. He wrote the "Ninety-five Theses" in 1517 and was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 1521.
Who was Martin Luther?
One of Martin Luther's main objections to Roman Catholic Church practices was the selling of these
What are indulgences?
Johannes Gutenberg invented this. It is considered one of the greatest inventions of all times by the humans because of its impact on society and learning
What is the Printing Press?
the chapel of the pope in the Vatican. It was erected in the 15th century and contains frescoes by Michelangelo.
What was the Sistine Chapel?
a period of advances in European sciences, mathematic and philosophy from 1500-1700.
What was the Scientific Revolution?
This man started a new branch of Christianity called the Anglican church, so that he could get a divorce from his wife
Who was King Henry the 8th?
This is the time when the Protestant faith split away from the Roman Catholic Church over its selling of pardons for sin.
What is the Reformation?
The names of famous Renaissance artists were later used during the early 1990's in this animated show for kids about mutant tortoises who fight crime
Who are the Ninja Turtles?
Its the most famous painting in the world done by a man named Da Vinci
What is Mona Lisa?
This guy discovered gravity after an apple fell on his head.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The Catholic Church sold these as "Pardons for sin" allowing people to essentially buy their way to heaven and achieve salvation
What are Indulgences?
This is the number of wives king Henry Vlll had
What is 6?
This is a king or queen who has unlimited and complete power to do as they wish.
What is an Absolute Monarch?
Its a famous painting of Jesus and his disciples together eating a meal painted by Leonardo da Vinci
What is the Last Supper?
This guy discovered that all things fall to Earth at the same rate, no matter how heavy they are
Who was Galieleo?
This was a church court set up to put people on trial for heresy and often involved torture or burning at the stake.
What was the Inquisition?
This queen reluctantly had her cousin Mary who was Catholic killed after being imprisoned for 19 years,
Who was Queen Elizabeth?
Who sailed west from Europe in order to find a route to Asia during the Renaissance time period?
Who was Christopher Columbus?