Renaissance Vocabulary Quiz

The shift in focus from religion to the individual and their achievements.

• 95 Theses

• The Medici Family

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

This important Renaissance Artist was known not only for the Last Supper, but also as a Renaissance Man because of his knowledge in art, sculpting, engineering and more.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• 95 Theses

• The Medici Family

Known as patrons of the arts for the money they supplied to artists during the Renaissance.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• The Medici Family

• Johannes Gutenberg

This document, that contained concerns and criticisms of the Catholic Church, sparked the beginning of the Reformation.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• 95 Theses

• The Medici Family

This conquistador is responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire and the death of millions of Aztec people by smallpox infection.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

This time period is characterized by the advancement in science, discovery, and invention that changed the world in the 15th century.

• Humanism

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Exploration

The German man who helped spread information in Europe much quicker than previously thought possible because of his invention - the Printing Press.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer "discovered" the New World in 1492 but is also remembered for the enslavement and mistreatment of Indigenous people in the Caribbean.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Da Gama

This important Renaissance figure is responsible for the start of the Reformation after his work, the 95 Theses, was taken and spread throughout Europe.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• Martin Luther

• The Medici Family

A period of re-birth in Europe spanning from 1350 to 1650 where ideas about art, life, religion, science, and culture change.

• Humanism

• Leonardo DaVinci

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Exploration