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The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy. The Inquisition started in 12th-century France to combat religious dissent, in particular the Cathars and the Waldensians.
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Perspective in the graphic arts is an approximate representation, generally on a flat surface, of an image as it is seen by the eye.
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A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink
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Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman. he was ruler of the Florentine Republic. which was the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.
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Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press.his birth date is unknown so i used his death date.
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the most important political thinker of the italian reniassance. he wrote the prince in 1532.
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The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. It involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed, given that cognitive assumptions can distort how one interprets the observation
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Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the universe
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he was a painter, archatect, a sculpter, and a poet. he was born in florence. his gratest work was panting the sistine chapel.
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considered a man born in the wrong time. leonardo da vinci exelled at everything he tried. he was alao a vegitarian. he lived to 67.
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his famous works consist of the madonnas, the marrige of virgin, la donna velata and saint gorge the dragon.
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Martin Luther, O.S.A., was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507.
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Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. He was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father Henry VII. Henry is best known for his six marriages, in particular his efforts to have his first marriage annulled
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John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation
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DescriptionElizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor.
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The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
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Galileo Galilei was an astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath from Pisa. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science"
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William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.
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Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
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Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence over acceptance of dogma or superstition