Terms
People
Inventions/Discoveries
Humanism
Hodge-Podge
100
The local or common language of an area
Vernacular
100
He invented the printing press.
Johann Gutenberg
100
The printing press
100
A new class emerged when feudalism fell apart.
The merchant class
100
Humanism claimed that every person had _____________.
Potential
200
Someone who studies the questions of existence, life, and reality.
Philosopher
200
He was considered the Father of modern Science
Galileo Galilei
200
He invented the bicycle
Leonardo da Vinci
200
The 3 ancient languages that humanists decided to study again.
Greek, Hebrew, and Latin
200
Who or what had the largest influence on Europe before the Renaissance?
The Roman Catholic Church
300
A belief or opinion contrary to what the church holds to be true
Heresy
300
Along with Aristotle and Socrates, he was considered a philosopher from before the Dark Ages.
Plato
300
He designed domes, buildings and bridges.
Leonardo da Vinci
300
Which new career was created and respected during the Renaissance?
Artistry
300
Published a book “On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres”
Nicolaus Copernicus
400
Someone who pays someone else to study; kind of like a sponsor
Patron
400
He is known for discovering and translating old texts
Petrarch
400
The earth and planets revolve around the sun
The Heliocentric Model
400
The name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman.
The Mona Lisa
400
Whose goal was it to translate the Bible into French?
Marguerite de Navarre
500
The art of persuasive speaking or writing
Rhetoric
500
He developed the essay
Michel de Montaigne
500
Aside from his paintings, architecture, and inventions, what else did Leonardo da Vinci influence?
The study of Anatomy
500
Location of the first universities.
Italy
500
Aside from promoting that humans have value, and that students were required to be active citizens, how else did education change during the Renaissance?
People were encouraged to ask questions rather than just accept what was being told.