A cultural movement of the Renaissance based on the study of classical works of Greece and Rome
What is humanism
100
An imaginary, ideal place
What is utopia
100
He changed the inaccuracies of the old Julian calendar and we still use his calendar today
Who is Pope Gregory XIII
100
From England he wrote 37 plays and is the world's best known playwright. He wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Who is Shakespeare
200
A great cultural revival that swept through Europe during the 1300s to 1500s
What is Renaissance
200
The view that religion need not be the center of human affairs
What is secularism
200
A kind of writing that uses ridicule or sarcasm to criticize vice or folly
What is satire
200
He criticized the traditions in religion education, and politics by using humor and exaggeration in his books. He was considered a French humanist
Who is Francois Rabelais
200
He used mathematics to discover that the Earth revolved around the sun
Who is Johannes Kepler
300
Someone who gives money or other support to a person or group
What is patron
300
Everyday spoken language of the people
What is vernacular
300
To remove material from published works or to prevent its publication
What is censor
300
He invented movable metal type on the printing press. An event that increased literacy like never before.
Who is Johann Gutenberg
300
He had a scientific conclusion call heliocentric theory, that meant the earth revolved around the sun - not like earlier theories/beliefs that the sun revolved around the earth.
Who is Galileo
400
One of the most powerful families in Florence, Italy that developed the banking industry. They were patrons of the arts and architecture in Florence
What is the Medici family
400
The belief that "ones self" was more important than the larger community
What is individualism
400
The use of this helped reduce illiteracy
What is printing press
400
He was an artist, architect, engineer, and music. His ideas and inventions changed the world. His most famous artistic work was the Mona Lisa. He also painted the last supper.
Who is Leonardo de Vinci
400
He discovered the force of gravity and a tasty little cookie
Who is Isaac Newton
500
What was the key thing that made Italy wealthy and gave it much wealth to spend on the arts and spark the Renaissance
What is trading from the world
500
This type of art helped artists portray nature and individuals accurately
What is realism
500
What 4 things were key to the printing press to be able to print books on a large scale
What is the development of block printing, movable metal type, paper, and oily ink
500
Renowned artist, architect, and sculpture. He painted the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
Who is Michelangelo
500
These two scientist believed that using a method of observation, experiment, and careful reasoning to gain new knowledge