7th Grade Lesson 29 Leading Figures of the Renaissance

Earth-centered universe

A Germaninventor who developed the first printing press with movable type in Europe

Queen who unified her country through marriage andsponsored sea voyages to the New World

English Renaissance poet & playwright whose playsshow a deep understanding of human behavior

What was the subject of the important book by Vesalius that changed the field of medicine?

German artist made famous for his woodcuts andengravings

Florentine Artist, Scientist, Inventor, and Engineer

Queen, whose reign made her country the most powerfulcountry in the world for over 300 years

Sun-centered universe

Nicknamegiven by Europeans to the Americas after Columbus made his journey there

The Spanish Renaissance author of the masterpiece, Don Quixote

Painting on wet plaster

A leading artist of the Renaissance famous for hispaintings and sculptures

Scientist, known as the founder of modern astronomy

The Roman Catholic church forbade people to read a book by Copernicus because the book:

William Shakespeare great writer of England is best know for his: