| Question |
Answer |
| Renaissance means _____________ |
rebirth |
| City that was the birthplace of the Renaissance |
Florence |
| Ancient civilizations that served as inspiration for the Renaissance |
Greek and Roman |
| Movement that gave rise to the Renaissance; it focused on human ability and beauty |
Humanism |
| Word that means "worldly"...separated from religion |
Secular |
| Family that ruled Florence, used their money to support the arts |
Medici |
| Wrote a book for the etiquette of a perfect "Renaissance" person...says you have to be good at everything |
Castiglione |
| Believed that the sun, not the earth was the center of the universe, published it in a book, but said it was just a theory |
Copernicus |
| Wrote a political guide book on how to get and keep power; ignored morality and focused on reality |
Machiavelli |
| Book written by Machiavelli |
The Prince |
| Invention that helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation |
Printing press |
| Person who invented the printing press |
Gutenberg |
| After perfecting the telescope, he discovered things about the universe that led to him being put on trial for proclaiming a sun-centered universe. |
Galileo |
| Playwright who analyzed mankind by using universal themes; excellent use of the English language |
Shakespeare |
| Wrote Hamlet, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Romeo and Juliet |
Shakespeare |
| Formulated the first Germ theory of the Modern Age |
Fracastoro |
| Disproved medieval medical theories by dissecting human corpses. |
Vesalius |
| Playwright who analyzed mankind by using universal themes; excellent use of the English language |
Shakespeare |
| Word that means "earth-centered" |
geocentric |
| Language that is native to a particular to an area or region |
Vernacular |
| Word that means "sun-centered' |
Heliocentric |
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