Art & Inventions
This painting made during the Renaissance is on display in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France and its theft in 1911 made it famous worldwide.
Mona Lisa
Okily Dokily! This region in Northern Europe included Belgium, France, and the Netherlands and saw a massive spread of culture during the Renaissance.
Flanders
These words are an example of his work.
A Midsummer Night's Dream and Ham'let.
Please get this right so the sonnet can stop!
William Shakespeare
This piece of parchment offered by the Catholic Church during the Renaissance could supposedly spare one's soul from the fires of hell. (It was actually a huge sham)
Indulgence
This nickname was given to the Plague in the 14th century due to the dark boils that would appear on one's skin prior to their death.
Black Death
The most famous sculpture made during the Renaissance that depicted the former King of Ancient Israel.
Statue of David
The city-state was the epicenter of the Renaissance in Italy.
Florence
He was a true Renaissance man! He could invent, paint, write...he could do it all!
Leonardo Da Vinci
These grievances were nailed to a Church door in Germany which addressed the issues with the Catholic Church at the time.
95 Theses
The Black Knight, the Bridge of Death, and the Holy Hand Grenade were all classic scenes from this film that depicted the Middle Ages.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Arguably the most famous painting made by Michelangelo within the Sistine Chapel was of this Biblical figure from the Book of Genesis.
Adam
This phrase popularized by Sir Thomas More is used to describe a place that is a nearly perfect society or community.
Utopia
This Italian philosopher said it is better to be feared than loved. (This lesson was a central theme in the movie A Bronx Tale)
Niccolo Machiavelli
This decree issued by Charles V forbade writings that criticized the Catholic Church and were named after something slimy.
Edict of Worms
The Minnesota Renaissance Festival takes place in this twin cities suburb.
Shakopee
The most famous painting of Raphael that depicted people of Ancient Greece.
School of Athens
This Calvinist ruled city during the Renaissance was located in modern-day Switzerland and further allowed the spread of Renaissance ideals.
Geneva
This man was the King of England but was perhaps best known for having 6 different wives, 2 of which were beheaded!
King Henry VIII
Baptism, Calvinism, and Lutheranism are all examples of this kind of Christian denomination.
Protestantism
This structure of Ancient Rome inspired Italian architect Filippo Brunelleschi to construct a dome upon the Duomo or Cathedral.
The Pantheon
Albrecht Durer revolutionized art during the Renaissance with this art form he popularized which involved engraving into wood and other materials.
Printmaking
This city-state was at one time believed to be the future epicenter of the Renaissance, but due to the Plague that didn't happen.
Siena
This man invented the printing press which made written work more accessible across Europe and the world.
Johannes Gutenberg
This term is used to describe a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler. (Example = Vatican City)
Theocracy
This theory during the Scientific Revolution held that the Sun not the Earth was the center of the universe and that the Earth rotated around the Sun.
Heliocentric Theory