Renaissance

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

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

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

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

Who sculpted this statue of David?

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

This person invented the printing press

The Renaissance started in...

Raphael shows a good example of this Renaissance trend.

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

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

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

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

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

The arts flourished in the Renaissance because...

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

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

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

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

This invention made life easier in the Renaissance:

Many Renaissance Artists emphasized the beauty of the human form by

Samuel Johnson wrote...

This person led the voyage to circumnavigate the globe.

Renaissance means...

Who wrote the "Hallelujah chorus?"

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

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

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

Which country has the longest growing and travelling season?

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

This philosophy empahasized Man's ability to improve himself.

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

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

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

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