Famous People
This man created many inventions including important ones like the modern telescope and the compass
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This man is arguably the most famous man from the Renaissance period who's known for his art, starting the study of the human anatomy, and his ideas that were well before his time
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
What is Michelangelo's Statue of David?
Johann Gutenberg created this machine which helped promote education during the Renaissance
What is the Printing Press?
This faith predominantly ruled the society during the late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
What is Catholic or Catholicism?
This man created the process of acquiring knowledge through what is called the Scientific Method?
Who is Sir Francis Bacon?
Artists discovered how to paint in this way to give their artwork height, width, and depth
What is 3-D?
Renaissance architecture was based on this
What are Ancient Greek and Roman Ruins?
During the scientific revolution, science was based on this, and not on "why"
What is "how?"
Leonardo Da Vinci created this diagram that depicted human anatomy and intelligence
What is the Ideal Man?
This monk was excommunicated from the church and started a reformation of the church
Who is Martin Luther?
These two paintings are some of the most famous pieces of art from the Renaissance period that was painted by Da Vinci
What is The Last Supper and Mona Lisa?
Filippo Brunelleschi was a brilliant engineer who was patroned by the church to build this building
What is the Dome of Duomo of the Florence Cathedral?
This person made scientific discoveries about the three laws of motion, the law of universal gravity, and color and light. Their findings were a VERY important part of the scientific revolution.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
The Italian City-States border this large mass of water
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This person was known for having many spouses, being a superb leader, and being the "Father of the Royal Navy"
Who is King Henry VIII?
This man was known for writing plays that involved comedy and tragedy that made people feel emotions about real-life situations
Who is William Shakespeare?
This artist made real-life sculptures popular
Who is Donatello?
The concept that focuses on the past and present achievements of man
What is Humanism?
The Renaissance took place during this time period
This person was a Catholic theologian who was called the "Prince of Humanists" due to their advocating against the abuses of the Catholic Church
Who is Erasmus?
This person's work as an artist was one of the best expressions of humanism by painting simple real-life portraits that showed personalities
Who is Raphael?
Michelangelo was famous for painting a ceiling from this building
What is the Sistine Chapel?
Nicolaus Copernicus discovered this
What is Heliocentrism?
This person was important for their usage of mathematics to create laws of planetary motion
Who is Johannes Kepler?