Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Reformation

Renaissance

"rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome

Reformation

A religious movement of the 16th century that attempted to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.

Scientific Revolution

The series of events that led to the birth of modern science (included scientists like Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, etc.)

Johan Gutenberg

Invented the printing press

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian painter, sculptor, engineer, scientist and architect

Martin Luther

a German monk who led the Reformation of the Christian church in the 1500's

humanism

An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements

William Shakespeare

English poet and playwright considered one of the greatest writers of the English language (1564-1616)

Copernicus

astronomer who believed in a heliocentric universe where the planets revolved around the sun

Heliocentric

Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe

Isaac Newton

Scientist who defined the laws of motion and gravity. Tried to explain motion of the universe.

Galileo

Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars