Renaissance
While there are many arguments on when the Renaissance was, what time periods do we study?
1300 – 1700
What are the three major consequences of the printing press?
1. Spread of books and reading
2. Reformation
3. Exploration
Nicolaus Copernicus
Discovered that the universe was heliocentric
What society was responsible for keeping math alive during the European Middle Ages?
Islamic empire
Which of the following is a characteristic of Renaissance Art?
Heavily influenced by math and science
Who is Martin Luther?
Sir Issac Newton
Discovered the laws of Physics
Who wrote letters to the king of Spain about his adventures and the "discovery" of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Known as the home of the intellectual Revolution, this city was pivotal in the Renaissance?
Florence
When did Martin Luther nail his 95 theses to the door of the Catholic Church?
October 31,1517
Galileo Galilei
Known as the “Father of Modern Science”
Diseases, Ideas, People, and Food were all traded a route that became known as..
The Columbian Exchange
The idea that human potential is based on individual talents, not the will of God?
Humanism
Why did king Henry VIII renounce the Catholic Church?
He wanted a divorce
William Harvey
Mapped the anatomical functions of the heart
What is the nickname of Martin Waldseemuller's World Map?
"America's Birth Certificate"
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
What was the Catholic Church selling to peasants to “save their souls from damnation”?
Indulgences
Andreas Vesalius
Known as the father of modern-day anatomy