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The Middle Ages (or the Dark Ages) came to an end with the fall of the Roman Empire at about 14 th century. The next 300 years are known as the Renaissance period. The word means rebirth and it was a cultural movement called humanism.
The Middle Ages (or the Dark Ages) came to an end with the fall of the Roman Empire at about 14th
Renaissance period. The word means “rebirth” and it was a cultural movement called humanism. Humanism was an idea that all people should be educated, learning and discovering new things and it was good to appreciate beauty and richness in art.
Was an Italian – Spanish aristocratic family from Valencia. During the 15th and 16th century they were very influential in politics and in the Catholic Church having two member become popes. Pope Callixtus III and Pope Alexander VI. The family is credited with starting and promoting the Renaissance movement in Italy which later spread to Europe.
He was born in 1398 in Germany and we don’t know much about his life. We do know that he moved around a lot. He died in 1468, also in Germany.
He introduced the concept of movable type and the printing press to Europe. While this may not sound like a big deal at first, the printing press is often considered to be the most important invention in modern times. Without books and computers you wouldn’t be able to learn, to pass information
One of the first books published was the “Gutenberg’s Bible. It was the first time a Bible was produced and available to anyone
He was born in Italy, in 1564. His father was a famous music teacher and hence Galileo also was a great musician. Originally, he wanted to become a doctor. At university, he became interested in science. In his later years he wrote a book about the Sun and all the planets revolving around this. The Catholic Church didn’t like this idea and put him in prison and later when he became old and blind they put him under house
idea from a Holland and greatly improved object which made things far away look.
moons around Jupiter using the telescope.
in the center of the Universe
Tower of Pisa and two balls.
keeping time
Mona Lisa
the world (currently over 750 million Eur)
government
Last Supper
dining hall at the monastery in Milan, Italy.
Vitruvian Man
which is often called Proportions
and geometrical proportions of perfect healthy body.
Flying Machine
like a parachute, based on the flying pattern of birds and their structure.
machine intended to fly)
Sistine Chapel Ceiling For 4 years he pained upside down the ceiling of the
ft wide and shows over 300 scenes from the bible. Most famous is the Creation of Adam shows the face of God who is touching Adam. David Most famous statue in the
the had a 13 Fr tall statue of a perfect naked man (very scandalous.)
in Vatican City. It is one of the most famous Catholic Churches as it is built in the place where St Peter (Jesus’s apostle) died. The Sistine Chapel - is a small church in the apostolic palace where the Pope lives. It is covered in frescos painted by Michelangelo.
Is the world largest museum and national sight in Paris, France. It holds more than 38,000 pictures and objects. It was first opened in 1793.
Da Vinci
from 190 BC and many other statues and objects from ancient Egypt, Greece or Rome
Was born in 1377 in Italy and is the most famous architect of the Renaissance period. He is most famous for building a dome of the Saint Florence Cathedral.
Scientist, Mathematician, Astronomer
He is considered to be the smartest scientist in the world, even Albert Einstein said that. He was born in 1643 in England. He focused on explaining natural world by using
that he discovered gravity when he fell asleep under an apple tree and the apple fell and bumped his head.
Was a German monk born in 1483 who began to question the practices of the Catholic Church. He found many areas where the Bible and the Church
1517 he posted 95 points (95 Thesis) on the door to a Catholic Church. This list pointed all the mistakes that the Church is doing which are not in the Bible.
The Catholic Church was in charge of all rules and information. People were not educated and the Bible was the only book
95 Thesis people saw that what is written in the book is different than what the Church teachers. Here are some of his points:
INDULGENCES
VIII
COUNTRIES
All of the points that Martin Luther had made the Catholic Church very angry and they called him a HERETIC. This was very bad as all heretics were burned alive. Martin Luther was not burned because he got sick and died from his sickness.
He was born in England in 1478 and worked / served under King Henry VIII. He was a great supporter of Martin Luther and helped the King get his divorce from princess Catherine (1st wife.) After Henry VIII cancelled his relationship with the Pope, Thomas More created the new Church of England (not Catholic.)
He was born in 1564 in
to be the best and most famous English writer. He created over 3000 new English words. He was a favorite writer of Queen Elizabeth I, who promoted all his plays and theater development.
created by Shakespeare and his acting company. It was a three-storey, open air amphitheater which could seat up to 3,000 spectators.
(gossip, generous, fashionable, blushing, addiction)