People of Chapter 11 Flashcards
Desiderus Erasmus
A dutch scholar who used satire to criticize church leaders and ritulals
Francois Rabelais
a French humanist who used humor and exaggeration to criticize traditions in religion; wrote the book Gargantua and Pantagruel
Filippo Brunelleschi
Discovered the rules of linear perspective and built a dome
Leonardo daVinci
A very versatile person who dissected bodies and painted the Mona Lisa - introduced sfumato
Michelangelo Buaonarroti
a famous sculpture who painted the ceiling of the sistine chaple
Francesco Petrarch
Founder of humanism and brought ideas of pagan and classical culture together
William Shakespear
famous writer and poet who helped developed the English language
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote about a nobleman who wants to become a knight - used picarsque and elements of perspective.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish astronomer that spent years studying the movements of the sun, moon, and planets and believed the heliocentric theory
Johannes Kepler
German Astronomer who used mathematics to prove that Earth revolves around the sun
Galileo Galilei
Italian mathematician who supported the heliocentric theory and disproved Aristotle that all objects fall at the same speed.
Sir Frances Bacon
English philosopher who believed that scientists should rely on their own experiments to draw conclusions — also developed inductive reasoning
Rene Descartes
French philosopher who thought we should question everything except the things that are beyond doubt
John Locke
English philosopher who believe that people have the ability to control their own lives; believed in natural rights
Baron de Montequieu
Divided power among three branches of government (separation of powers)
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
a French philosopher who wrote about social contract
Sir Thomas More
An English scholar who wrote the book “Utopia”
Guttenberg
Invented the movable type of printing press
Adam Smith
Scottish writer who studied the economy and criticized mercantilism
voltaire
Saw the destruction caused by religious wars and wanted people to tolerate different religions
Mary wollstonecraft
Introduced feminism and wrote a book showing that women should have equal rights
Dante Alighieri
wrote a poem about a journey through heaven and hell and was born in the middle ages
Nicocolo Machiavelli
wrote the Prince in the vernacular that showed that its more important to be a feared leader than a loved one.
