5. THE RENAISSANCE

Where and when the Renaissance began

Two reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy

Two developments in painting during the Renaissance

Painting done on wet plaster

Verrocchio asked his student, Leanardo da Vinci to help paint ...

Patron to Leonardo da Vinci during his years in Milan

Shading the border between colours

Two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci

Two statues by Michelangelo

Patron who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Subject of The Last Judgement by Michelangelo

Artist from the Northern Renaissance and one of his works

Inventor of the moveable-type printing press

Two effects of the invention of the printing press

14 line poem

Two plays written by William Shakespeare

The name of Shakespeare's theatre company and where they performed

Author of The Prince (1513) which explained ways rulers could get and keep power

Book about anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius

Discovered that the heart pumps blood around the body

Book written by Copernicus stating that the earth revolves around the sun

What did Jan Lippershey invent in 1608?

Put under house arrest by the Court of Inquisition for writing a book that supported Copernicus' belief that the earth revolves around the sun.

One reason why the Renaissance was historically significant.