Random #1
The ____________ was a period of European history during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world.
Renaissance
The term Renaissance means ________.
rebirth
earth-centered solar system
Geocentric Theory
Who wrote plays such as Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, and King Lear?
William Shakespeare
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
Which leader of the Renaissance wrote the Prince?
Machiavelli
Which family from Florence rose to power as merchants & bankers, using wealth to patron to artists?
the Medici family
sun-centered solar system
heliocentric theory
Who developed the law of universal gravitation and contributed to calculus, optics, physics, astronomy, and chemistry?
Sir Isaac Newton
Who created the Church of England because the Pope would not grant him an annulment?
King Henry VIII
Who painted the Mona Lisa, which is arguably the most famous painting in the world?
Leonardo da Vinci
What does it mean to be a patron of the arts?
you fund artists
denied the sacraments and entry into heaven, and often banished
excommunication
What led to the creation of churches that did not follow the Catholic Church?
The Reformation
Who witnessed a supernova and supported the heliocentric model of the solar system?
Tycho Brahe
____________ was an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements.
Humanism
Who founded a theocracy in Geneva that focused on hard work, thrift, and discipline?
John Calvin
Who improved the telescope and made revolutionary discoveries regarding the Moon, Sun, Jupiter, and Venus?
Galileo Galilei
Who furthered the fields of anatomy and medicine through his dissections?
Andreas Vesalius
El Greco was known for using ___________ which is a differentiation between light and dark.
chiaroscuro
writes in their common native language, rather than classical language
vernacular
Many Renaissance paintings used __________, which gives depth to pieces of art, thus making them seem ore realistic.
perspective
Strict penalties would be imposed on church leaders that fell to corruption, they reaffirmed the traditional values of the Catholic Church, The Cardinals tried to slow the spread of Protestant sects.
The Council of Trent
Which philosopher, known as the father of modern philosopher, developed laws of refraction through studying rainbows?
Rene Descartes
The Polish astronomer ________________ came up with the new Heliocentric theory.
Copernicus