Renaissance 1
What country became a center of trade and culture during the Renaissance?
Italy
Who was a multi-skilled genius who created The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who disagreed with the Catholic Church's taxation policies/the selling of indulgences, was excommunicated, wrote the 95 Theses, and founded the Lutheran Church?
Martin Luther
What Protestant Reformer believed in Predestination?
John Calvin (Calvinism)
What historical figure created the helio (sun) centric (center) model of the solar system, but it was believed to be heresy by the Catholic Church?
Copernicus
As patrons, the Medici family is best known for what?
Supporting artists during the Renaissance.
Who was a poet and playwright who often performed for Elizabeth 1 and greatly influenced the English Language?
William Shakespeare
The invention of the printing press and the translation of the Bible into the vernacular led to spread of books, spread of knowledge, and the growth of _______ in Europe.
literacy
What English ruler married 6 times and separated from the Catholic Church when a divorce would not be granted?
King Henry VIII (Church of England/Anglican Church)
Supported by the Catholic Church since the time of Ancient Greece, this theory believed that the earth of the center of the universe.
Geocentric
What artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the David?
Michelangelo
What is the term used to describe a person who is very well skilled in many aspects such as art, medicine, and philosophy?
Renaissance Man
Who translated the first mass-produced bible into English from original Hebrew and Greek texts?
William Tyndale
What English ruler was married to Phillip of Spain, briefly remade England a Roman Catholic Country, and ordered many Protestants burned at the stake?
Mary I (Bloody Mary)
This German astronomer supported Copernicus' Heliocentric theory, but discovered that planets moved around the sun in an ellipse and the closer the planet to the sun, the faster it revolves.
Johannes Kepler
What city in Italy was the richest and most important due to artists, architects, and banking?
Florence, Italy
These two ancient civilizations inspired and influenced artistic styles.
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
Wanting to reform the Catholic Church, the Council of Trent relied upon whom, the creator of the Society of Jesus, to spread Catholic ideas and slow the growth of Protestant movements?
St. Ignatius of Loyola (the Jesuits)
What English ruler was a patron of William Shakespeare, sponsored overseas expeditions, and ushered England into an age of prosperity and expansion?
Elizabeth 1 (Elizabethan Age)
An English philosopher, he is relevant to modern sciences due to a series of steps he developed.
Sir Francis Bacon