Religion
Shakespeare
Age of Discovery
Famous Art and Artists
Inventors and Inventions
100

_____________________'s 95 Theses was a list primarily focused on criticizing the Catholic Church.

Martin Luther's

100

William Shakespeare was a famous writer from what country?

England

100

This ship type provided faster sailing ships and the capability for long-distance ocean travel.

Caravel

100

______________________ is famous for his painting of the Sistine Chapel, but actually wanted to be known as a sculptor.

Michelangelo

100

During the Renaissance, the _____________ and ________________ led to great discoveries in the world of science and astronomy, allowing objects to be seen at a closer view.

Microscope and Telescope

200

___________________ were being sold by the Catholic Church as forgiveness of sin by good acts or prayers.

Indulgences

200

William Shakespeare was a co-owner and actor of the famous _________________ which was the most popular theatre in London.

Globe Theatre

200

The Americas are named after this famous Italian explorer.

Amerigo Vespucci

200

Renaissance artists used ___________________ which was a key technique creating an illusion of a three-dimensional space, making objects in the painting look farther away.

Perspective

200

During his lifetime, Galileo Galilei was sentenced to life in prison, which eventually became house arrest by the ___________________ for challenging their views on astronomy and the universe.

Catholic Church

300

After Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the church in Wittenberg, Germany, a religious movement called the ________________________ was sparked and led to the formation of new churches.

Protestant Reformation

300

William Shakespeares plays were in many different ______________ (or types) including tragedy, history, and comedy.

Genres

300

The Age of Discovery and the Columbian exchange led to new lands, new trade routes, and wealth, but they also caused the expansion of _______________ and 

____________________

Slavery and Disease
300

_________________ was a key technique used by Renaissance artists to create the illusion of realism using different shades.

Light and shadow

300

After the invention of the printing press, countries started producing books, newspapers, poetry, etc. in their __________________ language. This was the native language spoken in the country (Example: French, English, Spanish)

Vernacular

400

The 95 these were nailed to the doors of Castle Church in what country?

Germany

400

Shakespeare is world famous for his three extremely popular plays _________________, _______________, and ________________

Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth

400

The first European explorer to reach India by sea, developing the new trade route known as the Cape of Good Hope.

Vasco de Gama

400

Many famous pieces of Renaissance art has been preserved and can be seen in this famous European city today.

Vatican City

400

What major discovery did Galileo make in astronomy that challenged the church's views?

Everything revolved around the sun, not the Earth

500

Martin Luther believe you could not earn salvation through ____________ but through ______________ alone.

good works, faith

500

This city in England is where William Shakespeare was born and also died.

Stratford-upon-Avon







500

This famous explorer has several bodies of water named after him, but he was also thrown overboard by his own crew from their ship.

Henry Hudson

500

Famous Renaissance art can be seen in what two places in the United States?

New York City and Washington D.C.

500

Galileo is given credit for using his updated telescope to make new discoveries in astronomy, but who was the original inventor of the telescope? His Dutch translation called it the "looker"

Hans Lippershey