Inventions
What invention was created by Salvino D'Armati?
Eyeglasses
Who used a telescope to prove that the Universe was heliocentric?
Galileo Galilei
Which family ruled Florence during the Renaissance?
The Medici Family
What foods did the lower classes consume? Hint: 6 food items
Beans, Cabbage, Garlic, Grains, Vegetables, and Onions
What does the word Primavera mean?
Hint: It's a season
Spring
What was invented by Hans and Zacharias Janssen and used for observing things up close?
The Microscope
Who formulated the heliocentric model?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which family had a dynasty of aristocratic Florentine merchants who rose to prominence in the century?
Hint: They are remembered for their long-term feud with the Medici family.
The Strozzi Family
What two fruits were eaten by courts?
Peaches and Melons
Who painted the Sistine Madonna?
Hint: He's one of the Ninja Turtles
Raphael
What was invented by Evangelista Torricelli used for measuring the change in air pressure?
The Barometer
Who was best known for his presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy?
Georg Von Peurerbach
Which family was a wealthy family of wool merchants?
The Rucellai Family
What were used to make salads? Hint: 6 food items
Lettuce, Watercress, Radicchio, Onions, Raisins, and Olives
Where is "The Last Judgement" located?
The Sistine Chapel
What was refurbished in 16th-century Spain due to the increase in the thickness change in armor?
The Musket
Who translated Copernicus’ work back into a geocentric model?
Erasmus Reinhold
Which family built the Palazzo Ruclellai?
The Rucellai Family
What type of beans were eaten? Hint: Hannibal Lecter ate a liver with these
Fava Beans
Who painted "The Last Judgement"?
Michelangelo
What was invented by Cornelis Drebbel was used for going underwater and only went 15 feet down and carried 12 people?
The Submarine
Who was the first person to look at the moon before Galileo?
Thomas Harriot
Which family held political posts underneath Cosimo and Lorenzo de' Medici?
The Rucellai Family
What did Southern Europeans drink?
Wine
What was used to paint the Sistine Madonna?
Oil