Renaissance Review

Why did King Henry break from the Catholic Church to create the Church of England?

This famous playwright is known for Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, among 36 others.

Who used math to prove the universe operated in orderly ways (that planets orbit in ellipses)?

He believed a ruler should be willing to do whatever necessary to maintain control.

Who improved upon the printing press?

What city is often viewed as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

______ was the author of Inferno, Paradisio, and Purgetorio.

This man is the father of the Protestant Reformation.

________ created the Church of England.

Because of the heliocentric theory, we know the _____ is the center of the universe...

He wanted the Bible written in the vernacular.

What does Renaissance mean?

What did Gutenberg use to improve the press?

Who created the statue of "David?"

Most governments of the 1300-1500s were classified as . . .

______ was the author of several plays and sonnets, including Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar.

_________ becomes more lifelike in the Renaissance.

What does "helio" mean?

In the United States, we see Montesquieu's influence with . . .

The time period that Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu lived is called the...

What culture is being "reborn" in the Renaissance?

The idea that humans can understand the world (which was previously believed to be too complex) is . . .

______ drew the criticism of kings when they were left out of his book, Utopia.

The first person to paint in this new lifelike style was . . .

Some believe Shakespeare was a pseudonym. What is this?

Michelangelo was also famous for painting the ceiling of the . . .

What language does the word Renaissance come from?

Natural Rights include . . .

He said that humans are naturally selfish and will do things to protect themselves.

Which word best describes Shakespeare?

_______ was resonsible for creating the first Protestant religion.

This document was nailed to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany in protest.

He is famous for his trio of books called The Divine Comedy.

The first book printed on the Gutenburg press was . . .

He was first to talk about a social contract that exists between people and their government.

He is often called the "Father of Free Speech."

In the United States, we see Voltaire's influence with (two options, choose one) . . .

The Church of England is also known as the . . .

He believed that government must have a separation of powers to keep one person from gaining too much control.

Who invented the heliocentric theory?

Galileo and Newton worked to prove that ______ holds all matter together

Who created a process to prove or disprove scientific theories?

He said man was born with natural rights that cannot be taken.

This famous painting is known as ...

What is a revolution?

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

He creates a telescope and proves that moons orbit around planets.

This book was hand-copied by monks prior to the printing press...

______ had the greatest impact on Thomas Jefferson's writibng of the Declaration of Independence.

Sir Francis Bacon came up with this 5-step way to test scientific theories.