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| Created a theory that the planets revolved around the Sun, not the Earth (Heliocentric) |
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| Sought to prove Copernicus's Heliocentric Theory correct using math. Discovered that the planets move in elliptical movements |
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| Used a telescope to confirm the findings of Copernicus and Kepler (Heliocentric and that the planets move in ellipses) He also discoveered that objects all fall @ the same rate |
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| He discovered how the human body was constructed- bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, ect. |
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| French Jesuit scholar who said "Everything has to be proven except that which is self-evident" (I think so therefore, I am" |
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| Argued with Descartes and said that "Nothing is self-evident" and that everything must be proven through experiment |
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| Established the Law of Universal Gravitation (Everything pulls towards eachother) |
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| Identified cells in living matter |
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| Founder of Modern Chemistry |
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| Discovered the element later named oxygen by Lavoisier |
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| Discovered that matter cannot be created or destroyed |
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Believed that by imitating classical Greek and Roman writers one could become a virtuous person
This study became known as classical education. |
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| Believed that by imitating classical Greek and Roman writers, a person could understand and participate in the best forms of government and politics. |
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| Used fictional dialogues to express proper, refined behavior for ladies and gentlemen in a polite society. |
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| It is said that Giotto’s paintins were so lifelike that an admirar tried to brush a fly off from the canvas…the fly was part of the painting. |
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| Uses light and darkness to create emphasis in his paintings |
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| One of the most famous men ever. Was an artist, scientist, architect, and engineer. |
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| Most famous Renaissance artists |
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| Master of realism in his paintings |
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| Invented the printing press |
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o Dutch humanist scholar who was interested in early Christian period as well as Roman and Greek culture.
o His most famous work is the Praise of Folly, which ridiculed ignorance, vice, and superstition among Christians.
• He called for a return to the simple message of Jesus. |
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| Like Erasmus. In his book Utopia, he criticized society for being segregated and divisive. |
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| Church started by King Henry the 8th of England in order that he could divorce his wife because she didn't provide him a son. |
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| Developed Calvinism. Says that some people are destined for Heaven, some for Hell. |
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