Prominent Figures
The most famous and well-known Renaissance mathematician, scientist, inventor, and artist, who painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the spread of knowledge by allowing books to be mass-produced.
What is the printing press?
Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous painting, and perhaps the most famous painting in the world.
What is The Mona Lisa?
Copernicus made this historic discovery that helped shape scientific advancement for centuries to come.
What is a Heliocentric solar system?
The Renaissance is thought to have had its origins in this country.
What is Italy?
He was one of the most famous playwrights of all time, and heavily influenced the world of theater and language itself, and the writer of Hamelot and Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Galileo improved upon this invention, allowing him to observe Jupiter's moons and support the heliocentric theory.
What is the telescope?
What is the Sistine Chapel?
This method originated in the Renaissance time period, and has laid the groundwork for how we make scientific discoveries today using four simple steps: Observation, hypothosis, experimentation, and analysis.
What is the scientific method?
"Renaissance" is a French word meaning this.
What is rebirth?
An extraordinary architect, inventor, painter, and sculptor, who was responsible for pieces of art such as the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the Statue of David, and St Peter's Basilica.
Who is Michelangelo Buonarroti?
This device, refined during the Renaissance, allowed people to measure hours more accurately than ever before.
What is a mechanical clock?
This painting by artist Leonardo da Vinci showcases the artist's great use of perspective and leading lines, and features such characters as the apostles and Jesus Christ.
What is The Last Supper?
This invention wasn’t a discovery itself, but without it, Copernicus, Vesalius, and others would have struggled to spread their findings.
What is the printing press?
This method of punishment, involving public shame and a wooden contraption, was used for crimes ranging from gossip to petty theft.
What is the pillory?
He was one of the most important scientists of all time, and made significant breakthroughs in astrology, while also being an early pioneer of the telescope.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This royal invention by Sir John Harington helped people deal with their "business" in a more civilized manner.
What is the flush toilet?
Who is David?
This English thinker formalized the scientific method, encouraging observation and experimentation over blind belief.
Who is Francis Bacon?
In 16th-century Europe, this dried spice was so valuable it was locked in chests and used as currency in some trade deals.
What is nutmeg?
A member of the powerful Medici family, who funded artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to create cultural and inspirational artworks, and was the de facto ruler of Florence, lived from 1449 to 1492
Who is Lorenzo de Medici?
Leonardo da Vinci sketched an early version of this gravity-defying device meant to slow a fall from great heights.
What is the parachute?
This art piece, executed in the mid-1480s by Sandro Botticelli, depicts the "birth" of this Roman Goddess
Who is Venus?
Andreas Vesalius conducted dissections and wrote De humani corporis fabrica, correcting over a thousand errors in Galen's ancient texts about this scientific subject. This gave birth to modern medicine through an accurate understanding of this topic.
What is Human Anatomy?
This is Michelangelo's last name(s).
What is di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni?