Interesting People
Interesting Ideas
Interesting Events
Name that Artist
Who said or did this?
Grab Bag!
100
What you call someone who does several things very well.
What is a Renaissance Man / Woman?
(A "polymath" would also work :) )
100
The central idea of the Renaissance; emphasizing the dignity and importance of each person.
What is humanism?
100
The meeting by the Catholic Church to answer key complaints by Protestants.
What is the Council of Trent?
100
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
100
"For each coin that in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs!"
Who is Johanne Tetzel?
100
It came from Asia and wiped out 1/3 of Europe's population.
What is the Black Death (Bubonic Plague)?
200
He wrote the Prince.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
200
The term referring to the Earth revolving around the Sun.
What is heliocentric?
200
A Spanish Soldier suffered a terrible leg wound, and dedicates his life to the Catholic Church. He formed the Society of Jesus, known as the _________.
Who are the Jesuits?
200
He painted "School of Athens", using "perspective" or vanishing point.
Who is Raphael?
200
"Cogito, Ergo Sum"
Who is Renee Decartes?
200
It came from the Marvel Comic Universe and wiped out half of everything with a snap of the finger (somewhat worse than the Black Plague!)
Who is Thanos?
300
He nailed the 95 theses to the Wittenburg Church door and kicked off the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
300
A brilliant period of history that started in Florence, Italy. It means "rebirth."
What is the Renaissance?
300
A period of religious change that began with Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
300
He created the sculpture, "David".
Who is Michelangelo?
300
They were rich bankers in Florence who patronized the arts.
Who are the Medici Family?
300
The Strongest Avenger!
Who is Thor?
(The most powerful is the Scarlet Witch!)
400
He started the Church of England when the Catholic Church refused to annul his marriage with Catherine of Aragon.
Who is Henry VIII?
400
An artistic style that gave a painting a 3D view (for example, the "vanishing point" in Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper").
What is perspective?
400
A period of history that was marked by brilliant innovations in astronomy and medicine. Francis Bacon, Copernicus, Galileo and Renee Decartes are part of this period.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
400
A type of art that was supported by the Catholic Church in the 17th Century.
What is Baroque?
400
The first book Johannes Gutenberg printed.
What is the Bible?
400
Perhaps the most important invention in all of history.
What is the printing press?
500
Anne Boleyn's daughter, who went on to become one of the world's most impressive monarchs.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
500
The theological idea that everyone is already assigned to heaven or hell--taught by John Calvin.
What is predestination?
500
He founded the Jesuits.
Who is Ignatius of Loyola?
500
A con artist! He was the most prominent seller of indulgences, raising money for the Catholic Church to finance wars, political power and fancy churches.
Who was Johann Tetzel?
500
"I don't have a male heir to the throne! Give me a divorce or I will start my own church!"
Who is Henry VIII?
500
Teddy Roosevelt lost his wife and mother on this day in 1884---it is also the day you get something special for someone special (this coming Monday......)
What is Valentine's Day?