The Reformation
This person came up with the idea of natural rights: "life, liberty, and property."
Who is John Locke
What does Renaissance mean?
What is "rebirth"
What was a "Renaissance man?"
Who is somebody with many talents (reading, writing, playing music, sports)
People went on religious missions to persuade people who do not share their faith to ____________ to their religion.
What is convert
Who created the telescope?
Galileo Galilei
This was the main woman Enlightenment thinker who wanted equal rights for women.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft
What time period was right before the Renaissance?
The Dark Ages
What invention meant that the Renaissance could spread easily?
What is the printing press
Who nailed the 95 Theses to a Church door because he disagreed with the Catholic Church?
Who was Martin Luther
This invention of the time magnified objects between 250 and 300 times (hint: you've used it in science class!)
What is a microscope
This man wrote about religious intolerance and against superstition in the Church at this time.
Who is Voltaire
What country did the Renaissance start in?
What is Italy.
Name a famous Renaissance artist (hint: there are a lot)!
Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, and much more.
Who created Calvinism, which said that people were chosen to go to Heaven before they were born?
Who was John Calvin.
What is the view of the universe were it is centered around the sun called?
What is heliocentric
This man felt government could become too powerful and felt it should be divided into 3 separate branches.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
The Renaissance was inspired by what two societies?
What are Ancient Greek and Roman
What two languages did people who studied old texts have to learn?
What are Greek and Latin.
The Reformation mostly took place in what part of Europe?
What are the German states
Who discovered the laws of physics and calculus?
Who was Isaac Newton
What was a main idea of the Renaissance (hint: there are many answers!)
Humanism, Individualism, Secularism
What is the word for "the language that everyone normally spoke"
What is "vernacular."