Renaissance Vocabulary
people who create art as a job
artist
playwright who wrote the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
man who lived in a religious community and followed special rules
monk
Painting of a woman who seems like she might be smiling
Mona Lisa
a device that slows down something that falls through the air
parachute
the process of being born again
rebirth
artist that painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
religion that surged from being against or protesting practices of the Catholic church
Protestanism
painting depicting Jesus Christ at a table with his disciples
The Last Supper
the study of outer space
astronomy
collection of books or stories
literature
Michelangelo
a movement against the religious fornation of the Catholic church during the 16th century
Reformation
name of the sculpture of the king that Michelangelo created
David
the study of the human body
anatomy
a way of thinking that focuses on human beings and their potential
Humanism
monk that wanted ordinary people to read the Bible, monks to be able to marry, and thought indulgences were morally wrong. Known as the father of Protestanism.
Martin Luther
if a person was for the Reformation, he was a...
reformer
Complte the sentence.
The Sistine Chapel has a fresco or painting called The Creation of....
Adam
device that uses lenses to make faraway things appear closer
telescope
a machine invented during the Renaissance that allowed the mass creation of books and newspapers
printing press
he is remembered as the father of Humanism
Francesco Petrarch
the Catholic church accepted money to forgive sins
indulgences
Complete the following quote by Shakespeare.
To be....
or not to be
a procedure for testing an idea
scientific method