1. “If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants.”
- SIR ISAAC NEWTON

2. GALILEO GALILEI Born : 1564 in Pisa, Italy
Died : 1642 in Arcetri near Florence
Why is he famous?
What is Galileo’s lasting legacy?
Which other Renaissance individuals are they linked to?
“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same god who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”

3. Leonardo Da Vinci Born : 1452 in Vinci, Italy Died : 1519 France
Why is he famous?
What is Leonardo’s lasting legacy?
Which other Renaissance individuals are they linked to?

4. ALL MUST
Be able to describe the works of a famous individual from the Renaissance period
ALL SHOULD
Be able to explain the legacy this individual has left through their work
SOME COULD
Link the work of this individual to the work of another important Renaissance person e.g. Isaac Newton to Galileo

5. Important People from the Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery, and the Enlightenment
Your project is to research one of the famous people from the Renaissance, Reformation, the Age of Discovery, and the Enlightenment. You will need to write a short paragraph that includes the following information on each person listed, in your own words. Please do not simply copy and paste text from the Internet.
When they were born.
Where they were born.
Why they are famous. Be specific here. Most of your project will be about why they are famous and what they did to become famous.
Their lasting legacy
A picture of each person.
You can choose from any of the following people you will need to conduct your own research. You may use the links provided or find your own.

6. 1. William Shakespeare 2. Leonardo da Vinci 3. Michelangelo 4
1. William Shakespeare 2. Leonardo da Vinci 3. Michelangelo 4. Johann Gutenberg 5. Martin Luther 6. John Calvin 7. Galileo 8. Christopher Columbus 9. Ferdinand Magellan 10. Isaac Newton
11. Prince Henry the Navigator 12. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella 13. Henry VIII 14. Queen Elizabeth I 15. Francisco Pizarro 16. Hernando Cortes 17. Jean Jacques Rousseau 18. Voltaire 19. John Locke 20. Nicolaus Copernicus

8. “I do not feel obliged to believe that the same god who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”
GALILEO GALILEI
Born : 1564 in Pisa, Italy
Died : 1642 in Arcetri near Florence
Why is he famous?
What is Galileo’s lasting legacy?