Renaissance

This Scientist promoted the "Scientific Method," of knowing through experimenting.

Which country is the most centrally located for trade with Africa and Asia?

The arts flourished in the Renaissance because...

Who sculpted this statue of David?

This Naval Admiral is the reason we are "British Columbia" rather than "Spanish Columbia"

Music written by this German organist and composer is in movies, commercials, and Loony Tunes.

This King was unhappy with the divorce laws, so he killed 2 of his 6 wives.

Who painted "The Last Supper", Jesus eating with his apostles before being crucified?

This philosophy empahasized Man's ability to improve himself.

This extraordinary composer continued to write music, even when he became deaf in his 40's.

Who layered paint to look like a veil in this portrait?

This composer wrote his first piece at age 5 and was dead by 35.

The Renaissance started in...

This invention made life easier in the Renaissance:

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

This explorer failed to find a faster route to Asia, but he did find the Caribbean Islands.

This person invented the printing press

Who wrote the "Hallelujah chorus?"

Who sculpted this statue of Mary holding Jesus after being crucified?

What was responsible for the increase in wealth during the Renaissance?

Who designed the helicopter, gears, tanks, machine gun, threaded screws, etc?

Which country has the longest growing and travelling season?

This "Renaissance Man" excelled in art, invention, engineering, etc.

Who suffered under house arrest for agreeing with Copernicus' theory of the solar system?

This person led the reformation of the Roman Catholic church into other Christian branches.

Who stole treasure, land, and slaves, and owned sugar plantations in the Caribbean?

Samuel Johnson wrote...

This person led the voyage to circumnavigate the globe.

Many Renaissance Artists emphasized the beauty of the human form by

Who designed domes that were supported only by columns using ancient Greek Math?

This Scientist is famous for his "three laws of motion."

Thanks to Copernicus, and other scientists who improved the telescope, we know that the

This explorer was the first European to develop a settlement in North America

Raphael shows a good example of this Renaissance trend.

Renaissance means...