The Renaissance (7.40-43)
$100: This wealthy family in Florence was the most famous patron of Renaissance art and culture.
Who are the Medici?
$100: Johannes Gutenberg invented this, which made books cheaper and increased literacy.
What is the Printing Press?
$100: Martin Luther’s primary complaint against the Church was the sale of these "sin-forgiveness" slips.
What are Indulgences?
$100: This queen of England stabilized her country by creating a "middle way" for the Anglican Church.
Who is Elizabeth I?
$100: This "theory" correctly identifies the Sun as the center of the solar system.
What is Heliocentric?
$200: This core philosophy of the Renaissance emphasized human potential and the study of the classics.
What is Humanism?
$200: This refers to writing in a person’s common native language (like Italian) instead of Latin.
What is Vernacular?
$200: These "arguments" were nailed to a church door in 1517 by Martin Luther.
What are the 95 Theses?
$200: This series of meetings was held by the Catholic Church to address corruption and reaffirm doctrine.
What is the Council of Trent?
$200: He is the "Father of Modern Science" who was forced by the Church to take back his heliocentric views.
Who is Galileo?
$300: This "Renaissance Man" is famous for painting the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
Who is da Vinci?
$300: In The Prince, this author argued that a leader must be willing to be "feared" to keep order.
Who is Machiavelli?
$300: This Swiss reformer taught "predestination," the idea that God has already chosen who is saved.
Who is John Calvin?
$300: This religious order (The Society of Jesus) was founded to spread Catholicism through education.
Who are the Jesuits?
$300: Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia outlined the laws of motion and this universal force.
What is Gravity?
$400: This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the marble David.
Who is Michelangelo?
$400: This playwright was the leading figure of the Northern Renaissance in England.
Who is Shakespeare?
$400: This English king broke from the Catholic Church because he wanted an annulment (divorce).
Who is Henry VIII?
$400: This Spanish soldier-turned-priest founded the Jesuit order during the Counter-Reformation.
Who is Ignatius of Loyola?
$400: This step-by-step process of testing hypotheses became the foundation of modern science.
What is the Scientific Method?
$500: Renaissance artists used this math-based technique to make 2D paintings look 3D.
What is Perspective?
$500: This region in Northern Europe became the center of the Renaissance outside of Italy.
What is Flanders?
$500: This was the primary language Martin Luther translated the Bible into so common people could read it.
What is German?
$500: To be "kicked out" or officially banned from the Catholic Church, as Martin Luther was.
What is Excommunication?
$500: These two thinkers (English and French) are credited with developing the Scientific Method.
Who are Bacon & Descartes?