Sir Thomas More -
He was a humanist.
An important counselor.
Wrote Utopia.
Refused King as ruler of the church.

Martin Luther-
Born in 1483 in strict German Catholic family.
Became a monk and professor.
Wrote 95 theses challenging the Catholic church.

Prince Henry of Portugal-
Died in 1460.
Duke.
Established a center of navigation and exploration.

Miguel de Cervantes-
Born in 1547.
Wrote first European novel called Don quixote.
He was named Prince of Wits.

Louis Lave-
Born in 1522.
Female french poet.
Her mother died while she was a child.
She married in early 20s.
She wrote 24 sonnets.
The first in Italian.

Filipo Brunelleschi-
He built works of art such as churches.
Designed and built dome for Florence Cathedral.

Ambrose Pare-
He was a surgeon.
He was born in France.
He was the great surgeon for the kings.
Leader is medicine.
First to use bandages.

Pieter Brueghel
Married his mentor's daughter.
Nicknamed Brueghel the peasant.
Painted.

Galiliei -
He was born in Tuscany.
he was a well known musician.
He made telescope with 32 magnification.
Observed Jupiter's moons.
He became blind and had glaucoma.

Gutenberg -
German blacksmith, printer, and publisher.
introduced printing to Europe.
Introduced movable type printing press.

Robert Hook -
English philosopher.
He rebuilt london after the fire.
He built Gregorean telescopes.
Developed the compound microscope.

John Calvin -
He created Calvinism.
Died in 1564.
French reformer.
Calvinism was based on supremacy of God.

Christopher Columbus -
He was an italian spanish navigator.
sailed west for a route to asia but found america.
He didn't mean to discover it.

Leonardo Da Vinci -
Invented and sketched early tanks and cars.

Michelangelo-
Painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

William Shakespeare -
Wrote Romeo and Juliet among others.

Nicolaus Copernicus-
Published the theory that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Andreas Vesalius-
Published detailed descriptions of the human anatomy.