Primary Sources
Are science and the Bible contradictory according to Galileo?
No
A technique used by Renaissance painters which shows three dimensions on a flat surface
The technique of perspective
Famous English poet and playwriter from the Renaissance?
William Shakespeare
Where did the Renaissance start?
Northern Italy
Who was, according to legend, inspired to study gravity by the drop of an apple in his orchard?
Isaac Newton
The two animals a prince, according to Niccoló Machiavelli, must act as?
A fox and a lion
What did Copernicus' observations show him which was against the teachings of the time?
That the Earth revolves around the sun. Not the other way around.
Nailed 95 theses to the church door in Wittemburg and started the Reformation
Martin Luther
The powerful banking family, the Medicis, ruled this city during the Renaissance.
Florence
What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
rebirth
Which primary source is this quotation from: "You are not held back by any insurmountable barriers, but must determine your own nature according to your own free will...."
Oration on the Dignity of Man (Pico della Mirandola)
Luther criticized the Catholic Church for selling these kinds of pardons...
Indulgences
Who voiced his support for Copernicus's heliocentric theory of the universe, and was then accused of heresy?
Galileo
The Elizabethan Era, which was a time during the Renaissance, was in this country?
England
Which group dominated politics in the Italian city states in the Renaissance (group of people - not specific names).
Merchants
Who did Galileo Galilei write his letter to?
Grand Duchess Christina (of Tuscany)
What is Humanism?
Humanism is a non-religious philosophy emphasizing human potential, reason, and ethics, focusing on creating meaning and a better world in this life, using science and compassion rather than supernatural beliefs. It values human dignity, autonomy, and happiness, promoting a just society through inquiry, empathy, and human capabilities, with a commitment to improving humanity's shared future.
Who painted the School of Athens?
Raphael
In which country was the printing press developed?
In Germany (by Johann Gutenberg)
Name four Italian Renaissance artists.
Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello
Erasmus of Rotterdam's oration, In Praise of Folly, was a serious ........ to the Catholic Church?
Memento
The basic spirit of the Renaissance society was...
secular - worldly rather than spiritual. Concerned with here and now.
Who developed the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
What was the artistic center of Northern Europe during the Renaissance?
Flanders
Name four of William Shakespeare's plays
Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello,King Lear, Richard II, Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Henry VIII, Henry V, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, Anthony and Cleopatra, etc.