World History 1
These lines on a map run in an east-west direction and measure distance north and south of the equator.
latitude
This scientific thinker developed the theory of universal gravitation and invented calculus.
Isaac Newton
This Florentine poet wrote The Divine Comedy, a poem describing an imaginary spiritual journey.
Dante
This movement stressed the wisdom of he classics, the dignity of people, and human potential.
Humanism
This sixteenth-century astronomer used mathematics to conclude that the earth revolves around the sun.
Nicholas Copernicus
This Italian write and classical scholar wrote about humanism, helping to prepare the way for the Renaissance.
Petrarch
This book, written by Niccolo Machiavelli, claimed it is better to be feared than loved and the ends justify the means.
The Prince
This English thinker believed scientists should only accept ideas that have been proven through repeated observationa and practical experiments.
Francis Bacon
This "Renaissance woman” and patron of the arts made Mantua a center of learning and art
Isabella d'Este
This Renaissance architect built the Dome in Florence which is still the larges masonry vault in the world.
Filippo Brunelleschi
This French thinker emphasized mathematics as a way to explain everything in nature.
This French scholar promoted his vision of Protestantism in Geneva
John Calvin
This key figure of the Reformation wrote his Ninety-five theses and translated the Bible into German so individuals could read and interpret the Bible on their own.
Martin Luther
This Italian scientist designed a telescope 10 times more powerful than earlier models and disproved the theory that the moon was smooth and had a polished surface.
Galileo
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