Renaissance Men
The Renaissance
Reformation People
The Reformation
The Scientific Revolution
100
Renaissance artist and inventor, probably most famous for painting the Mona Lisa
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci
100

"Renaissance" means this.

What is "Rebirth" - a rebirth in the arts and science

100
His 95 Theses sparked the Protestant Reformation
Who is Martin Luther
100
While remaining Christian, Protestant reformers were protesting the actions and practices of this.
What is the Roman Catholic Church
100
His Laws of Gravity and Motion demonstrate that mathematical laws govern the workings of the physical universe.
Who is Isaac Newton
200
Renaissance English language poet and playwright who wrote about the human experience.
Who is William Shakespeare
200
Someone who excels in a wide variety of pursuits is called this.
What is a "Renaissance Man"
200
This Swiss priest challenged the practices of the Catholic Church and preached a doctrine of "Predestination"
Who is John Calvin
200
This is the idea the God is omniscient (all knowing,) and already knows whether you are going to heaven or hell, and you can not influence it.
What is Predestination (Calvin)
200

Who was the first person to believe that the earth revolves around the sun. 

Who was Nikolai Copernicus 

300
Renaissance sculptor and painter most famous for his paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo Buonarroti
300
This Italian city led the way in the Renaissance
What is Florence
300

This person killed many people in an effort to turn people back to the Catholic church.  

Bloody Mary

300
The sale of these reductions of the time spent in purgatory were what finally drove Luther to post his 95 theses and sparked the Protestant Reformation
What are Indulgences
300

Who invented the printing press?

Johanne Gutenberg

400

Who did the school of Athens?

Raphael

400
This is the study of the classics, with an emphasis on human achievement
What is Humanism
400

Who wanted a divorce from his wife so he started the Anglican Church

Who is Henry VIII

400
Luther posted his 95 Theses and started the Protestant Reformation there.
What is Wittenberg (in the Holy Roman Empire)
400

Which person wrote a travel log that made people want to travel to China?

Marco Polo

500
Wealthy banking family who brought Florence to the forefront of the Renaissance
Who are the Medici
500

Which ancient cultures did they admire?

Greece and Rome

500

This was the movement from the Catholic Church to reform itself

Counter-Reformation

500

What is a belief that contradicts the official doctrines of the Catholic Church?

heresy

500
Threatened with death by the Catholic Church, this scientist was forced to state that the "heavens are fixed."
Who is Galileo Galilei
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