Download Renaissance people

http://hms.ttsd.k12.or.us/curriculum/7/renaissance/people.html
1350- 1650 AD
Architects, Artists, and
Patrons
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Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Botticelli
Raphael
Cosimo de’ Medici
Lorenzo de’ Medici
Giotto
Brunelleschi
Donatello
Isabella d’Este
Writers, Poets, and
Playwrights,
Philosophers,
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William Shakespeare
Miguel de Cervantes
Erasmus
Niccolo Machiavelli
Petrarch
Religious Leaders
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Martin Luther
Pope Julius II
Sir Thomas Moore
Joan of Arc
John Calvin
Scientists and Inventors
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Monarchs
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Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spain
Elizabeth I
Mary Stuart,Queen of Scots
Mary Tudor I,"Bloody Mary"
Philip II
Other websites to peruse:
Artists
http://wwar.com/masters/movements/renaissance.html
Mix
http://www.42explore2.com/renaissance2.htm
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/
Johann Gutenberg
Gerardus Mercator
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Andreas Vesalius
Rene Descartes
Nicolaus Copernicus
Explorers
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Sir Francis Drake
Prince Henry the Navigator
Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus
Renaissance
People, Terms and Nations, Dynastic Families
Balboa-crossed the Isthmus of Panama and claimed the Pacific for Spain
Botticelli- Painted Birth of Venus and other scenes from classical mythology also noted for his
Madonnas
Brueghel-Painted lively scenes of village life
Boyle- founder of Modern Chemistry
Cabral-Claimed Brazil for Portugal
Calvin and Calvinism- broke away from the Catholic church, defined his new religion, emphasized
predestination. created a new church in Switzerland
Cartier-His voyage up the St. Lawrence seaway gave the French claim to eastern Canada
Catherine the Great-Romanov ruler of Russia who continued Peter the Great's policies of expansion
and resolved the Polish question. expanded the boundaries of Russia and benefitted from the partition
of Poland
Charles V-A Hapsburg who was both King of France and Spain
Columbus-landed on a tiny island he named San Salvador
Copernicus-(Polish scientist) Heliocentric theory (sun is the center of the universe)
Cortes- Defeated the Aztec ruler Montezuma
Descartes- Described a new method of inquiry in which all thought would follow the orderly
progression of scientific reasoning
Durer-noted for copper engravings and woodcuts
Erasmus- "In Praise of Folly" (ridiculed ignorance, superstition and vice among the clergy)
Ferdinand -led the Spanish Inquisition
Frederick William I- Hohenzollern who assisted in solidifying control in Prussia with strict discipline
Frederick I-"first king of Prussia" as granted by the Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II (the Great)-expanded Prussian territory and made Prussia a first-class power in Europe
Galileo-Used the telescope to prove that the earth rotated on its axis. (popularized the use of the
telescope)
Gutenberg-Invented the moveable type
Henry IV-choose the Duke of Sulley to increase French coffers
Henry VIII- King who got his own way and at the same time established the Anglican Church
Holbein-noted for painted portraits specifically of Erasmus and Sir Thomas More
Hooke- identified cells
Isabella-ruler of Castile who manipulated her marriage to Ferdinand and created a new country
called Spain
Kepler-Discovered obits of the planets were ellipses
La Salle-Sailed down the Mississippi and claimed the entire island region of North American for
France.
Lavoisier- Law of Conservation of Matter
Leewenhoek-Discovered Bacteria
Leonardo da Vinci-Made use of scientific experiments in paintings
Louis XIV- King of France who declared himself divine monarch
Luther and Lutheranism-Protested against the Catholic church's use of indulgences and the
corruption of the church.
Machiavelli-Wrote the book "The Prince" which emphasized control of the people by a ruler to
establish a society where people would be best served by the ruler.
Magellan-First to circumvent the globe
Marie Theresa-Hapsburg who benefitted when the Pragmatic Sanction was declared
Martin Luther- Challenged the church by posting 95 thesis on the church door
Michelangelo-Paintings and sculpture have massive dignity.
Michael Romanov-established the Romanov dynasty in Russia that was in control for over 300 years
until the last Czar of Russia in 1917.
Newton-Combined Kepler and Galileo to develop Laws of Universal Gravitation
Peter the Great- Attempted to Westernize Russia
Philip II- centralized Spanish government
Pizarro-Conqueror the Incas
Ponce de Leon-explored Florida
Prince Henry (of Portugal)-Established a school for navigators
Raphael-Noted for his Madonnas
Richeleiu-Louis XIII's chief minister who strengthened the power of the king by appointing special
officials that undermined the power of the nobles local power. He also weakened the power of the
Hapsburgs throughout Europe, and the Huguenots or French protestants.
Sir Thomas More-Wrote "Utopia" which described both social problems and possible solutions
Titian-His works noted for very rich colors
Vasco da Gama-Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa and brought back
spices and jewels from India.
Versalius- conducted investigations to see how the human body was constructed
William the Silent- leader of the rebellion of the Netherlands from Spanish rule
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