Renaissance
Famous inventor and artist during the Renaissance; wrote plans, lists, and ideas in his notebooks. Famous painter as well.
Leonardo da Vinci
German monk known as the father of the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
Scientist who experimented with optics, light, and physics. Proposed theories to explain gravity. Stuck a needle in his eye socket.
Isaac Newton
First school of navigation in Europe during the Age of Exploration was built in Portugal and funded by this man
Prince Henry the Navigator
This country is generally seen as the first to truly start exploring the seas in the 1400s from Europe
This Renaissance artist is possibly best known for his sculpture of David and painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michaelangelo
Pope
Copernicus's theory that the sun was the center of the solar system, unlike what was previously believed.
Heliocentric Model of the Universe
List the "3 Gs" of exploration
Gold, Glory, God
This infamous family from Florence during the Renaissance started off as merchants, then expanded into banking and politics.
Medici Family
Renaissance is best translated as what word?
Rebirth
Pardons given by the Catholic Church to reduce a person's time suffering after death before getting into Heaven.
Indulgences
Ancient theory that the earth was the center of the universe; all stars and heavenly bodies revolved around the earth.
Geocentric Model of the Universe
What was "traded" as part of the columbian exchange?
Plants, Animals, Disease
A leader should be feared, rather than loved; Leaders must do what is right for their country, nation, or kingdom, even if it is questionable ethically. These are concepts supported by the author of the Prince...what was his name?
Someone who is multitalented, sometimes called a polymath, is also known as a
Began after King Henry VIII of England was refused a divorce from the Pope. Mostly started for personal, financial, and political reasons, rather than religious disagreements.
English Reformation
Considered the father of modern Anatomy studies. Learned about the human body from dissection of dead bodies.
Andreas Vesalius
European explorers searched for a route to Asia through the Americas called the
Northwest Passage
Explain one difference between Renaissance Art and Medieval Art
Realism, depth, colors, etc.
Intellectual movement that began in Italy and valued scholarship, language studies, history, the arts, and other human achievements, and celebrated humanity as the peak of God's creation
Humanism (or Renaissance Humanism)
Luther's arguments against the abuses of the Catholic Church; posted on the door of the church in Wittenberg, and started the Protestant Reformation
95 Theses
Founder of the step by step process of hypothesizing and testing by experimentation during the scientific revolution.
Francis Bacon
Studying, creating, and making maps.
Cartography
The practice of comparing and weighing what someone gives up in exchange for what is received.
Cost Benefit Analysis