Leading Figures
Famous for his sonnets, plays, and establishing written English
William (Shakesbaby) Shakespeare
Period of ideal human form, idealistic, perfection, better than real life
Classical
Renaissance is French for what?
Rebirth
What certificates did the church issue for pardon of sins
Indulgences
First to propose the earth and other planets orbit the sun
Copernicus
Family that sponsored Florentine humanism
The Medici
Unified Spain under Catholicism and supported voyages of exploration
Queen Isabella I of Spain
This non-Christian period's art showed the importance of ordinary people and civic leaders, as well as gods and goddesses
Classical
What is common spoken language?
Vernacular
Martin Luther nailed this paper to the church door
95 Theses
Wrote the "Starry Messenger" and was silenced by the church
Galileo Galilei
Painted the Birth of Adam and sculpted the Pieta.
Michelangelo
The writer who coined the term Humanism. The "father"
Frencesco Petrarch
Technique that gave depth to Renaissance art
Linear Perspective
What new occupation was needed for the increase of trade and commerce
Bankers
Sect that believed salvation is predestined, if you're having fun you're doomed
Calvinism
Period that applied scientific reasoning to social situations
The Enlightenment
A true Renaissance man. Set free caged animals, his notebook makes him one of the most creative minds of all time
Leonardo Da Vinci
Satirical author who wrote Don Quixote, set the standard for written Spanish
Miguel Cervantes
Period when an object's size was seen from God's point of view.
Medieval
What movement that did not focus on the afterlife was inspired by classical learning, science and reason.
Humanism
Church created because the pope wouldn't grant the King an annulment.
Anglican church
Belgian scientist who used real corpses to better understand anatomy
Andreas Vesalius
Known for his "Divine Comedy". A journey with the poet Virgil
Dante Alighieri
Dad was Henry VIII, she never married, reigned for 45 years, and authorized trade in Asia, Africa, and Americas
Queen Elizabeth I of England
This artist's sculpture of David influenced Michelangelo to sculpt his own David
Donatello
Starting with the Crusades and Mongols opening up the Silk Road, the expansion of what made the Renaissance possible.
Increase trade and commerce
Whose invention made the Reformation possible.
Gutenberg's printing press
Combined Aristotle's thinking with Christian beliefs
Thomas Aquinas
Wrote "The Prince" to show how leaders should do what works best not what is moral
Niccolo Machiavelli