The _____________ is the name historians have given the events that led to the formation of many types of Protestant churches during the 16th century.
Reformation
The Italian astronomer who proved the theories of Copernicus was named______________
Galileo
The entire historical period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Renaissance is called the ___________________.
Middle Ages
The Germanic tribes that settled in Britain after the Romans departed were called the _________.
Anglo-Saxons
The plays of the Renaissance English writer______________ are still very popular today.
William Shakespeare
In the beginning, the Renaissance movement was greatly inspired by scholars called ___________ who were devoted to the study of the lost cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.
Humanists
The paintings of the Renaissance are more _____________ than those produced during the medieval period.
Lifelike, Realistic, 3D
The Renaissance began in the country of __________ around 1350.
Italy
The Spanish explorer ______________ sailed completely around the world in 1522 for the very first time.
Magellan
The invention of the _________ allowed books to be mass-produced and this resulted in a more rapid flow of new ideas than was possible when books were copied by hand.
Printing Press
Both the microscope and the telescope were invented in the country of ______________ between 1590 and 1608.
Holland
Between 1347 and 1349, 25 to 30% of the population of Europe died as a result of the ________________.
Black Death or The Plague
By using ______________, Renaissance artists were able to create illusion of depth in their drawings and paintings.
Perspective
The Renaissance interest in the human body revived the science of _______________ that had not been studied seriously since ancient Roman times.
Human Anatomy
One of the greatest Renaissance artists and inventors was called __________________.
Leonardo Da Vinchi
