Untitled Flashcards Set

One of the most important inventions during the Renaissance was the printing press

1. who is associated with the first printing press?

   1. Gutenberg and why was it important to learning and education

Renaissance science- experimentation, observation and use of math to solve problems

1. Da Vinci- anatomy

2. Astronomy- Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo

3. Heliocentric- as opposite to geocentric

European Exploration- the renaissance led to a period of Renaissance exploration.

1. Why? The period led to improvements in navigation and sailing. The Renaissance led people to become curious about their surroundings

The first major explorer of the Renaissance period was an Italian who visited China and lived there for 17 years and came back to Europe and wrote about his travels

1. Who was he? Marco Polo- interest in China- Asia grew

2. They had to find the fastest and cheapest (tolls) way to get there

   1. All water route

Prince Henry (Portugal) the Navigator

1. He started one of the first schools of navigation

2. Portugal was the first country to start a systematic exploration of the world.

3. One of the areas that European countries became interested in was Africa (it was used as an all water route to Asia, gold, ivory, and slaves).