Notes

William Shakespeare-
-Wrote Romeo and Juliet.


Christopher Colombus-
-Traveled the Carribean Sea and explored for Spain.

John Calvin-
-Geneva was the center of Calvinism.

Robert Hook-
-He developed the compound microscope.

Leonardo da Vinci-
-Sketched and invented early tanks and cars.

Michaelangelo-
-His most famous is the Piete.
-Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Prince Henry-
-He discovered the center for navigation and exploration.

Miguel de Servantes-
-Servantis wrote Quixote.

Sir Thomas More-
-Wrote Utopia in which he shared a vision of equal societies.

Louise Labe-
-Author who incouraged women to write books.

Peter Buerghal-
-Painted the Peasent Dance which is a painting that relied on detail and realism

Niccolo Machiavelli-
-Wrote a book called The Prince.

Filippo Brunelleschi-
-Designed and built a dome for the Florence Cathedral.

Johannes Gutenberg-
-Invented the mobile-type printing press.

Aretmisia Gentileschi-
-Painted pictures of strong women including a self-portrait.

Martin Luther-
-Wrote the 95 theses challenging the Catholic Church.

Nicoluas Copernicus-
-Published the theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe.

Andreas Vesalius-
-Published detail dscriptions of the human anatomy.

Galileo Galilei-
-Created a powerful telescope and was the first to observe and record sunspots.

Ambrose Pare-
-A surgeon who develoepd the use of bandages.