Basic Facts
The time period of the Renaissance
When was the 1300's-1600's?
Johannes Gutenberg invention
What is the Printing Press?
Famous English poet and playwright
Who is Williams Shakesphere?
Happened in Renaissance time in 1453 that was important
What was the start of modern history is when Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453?
Renaissance synonym
What is Rebirth?
A smaller version of the instrument, Cello
What is a Violin?
The Renaissance Man
Who are people such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo?
An important person because he was a loyal Catholic priest, and he was also a humanist
Who was Erasmus?
The sixteenth-century religious movement aimed at reforming the Catholic Church.
What is the Reformation?
King Henry VIII greatest achievement
What is the Church of England?
The Social Pyramid that decayed
What was the Decline of Feudalism?
A French scholar living in Switzerland, broke away from the Catholic Church and started a religious movement known as Calvinism.
Who was John Calvin?
Renaissance revolutions, social and political change
What are artistic developments and the contributions of such polymaths?
Invention used to measure wind speed
What are an Anemometers?
Born 1475-1564, a sculpture, painter, and architecture
Who is Michelangelo?
The cultural achievements of the Renaissance
What is the ancient Greek and Roman civilization, and classical works, as well as in contemporary history and politics?
He issued a direct challenge to the Catholic Church. He also nailed the list, of his 95 theses detailing what is wrong with the Catholic Church, to the door of a church in Wittenburg, Germany.
Who is Martin Luther?
Invention by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 15th century. It was used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag.
What is a Parachute?
Characteristics of the Renaissance
What is the rebirth of humanism, fine arts, music, literature, philosophy, science and technology, architecture, religion and spirituality?
The winning side of the war with Joan of Arc
Where is France?