Basics
The word Renaissance means
Rebirth
This is why the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel had to be cleaned immediately after it was finished
The soot from candles discolored the paint
He was the author of "The Prince"
Machiavelli
He created the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
Why was the church angry with Galileo?
He challenged their teachings that God was in charge of the Heavens
This country was considered the "heart" of the Renaissance
Italy
This artist was responsible for painting The Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
Leonardo Davinci
As a guide to help politicians get power and keep it
The first scientist who declared that the sun was the center of the universe
Copernicus
Why did Galileo make a public statement denouncing his confirmation of the sun being at the center of the universe?
The church threatened to put him to death if he didn't
Florence
This artist painted the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
The primary message of the Prince
The means must justify the ends
He developed the theory of gravity
Isaac Newton
What machine inspired the creation of the printing press
A wine press
This type of drawing gave art a 3D appearance for the first time in history
One-point perspective drawing
These made the artist who painted the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel fall ill
paint fumes
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
He created the telescope that confirmed the sun was the center of the universe
Which scientist created the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
Which well known author wrote 37 plays during The Renaissance period?
William Shakespeare
These are painted on the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel
Scenes from The Bible
After the 95 Theses were written, what did the author do with them?
Nailed them to the door of the church, then copied and circulated them
The technical term meaning the sun is the center of the universe
heliocentric
What position was the artist in while painting the majority of the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel?
on his back on scaffolding