important people
catholic priest who protested against Catholicism
Martin Luther
group that introduced the alphabet to the west
the Phoenicians
year the Roman empire fell
September 4th, 476
tow lasting legacies of classical greece
democracy and architecture
key figure to English literature
william Shakespeare
prophet who introduced islam
Prophet Muhammad
group who occupied italy and Spain after rome
The goths
Charlemagne was crowned holy Roman empire
christmas day, 800
three Roman technological advancements
aqueducts, roads and concrete
greatest sculpture, painter and architect of the renaissance
Michelangelo
invented the printing press
Johann Gutenberg
influential Renaissance family based in Florence
The medici family
the battle of Poitiers was fought
september 19th, 1356
three major nations that developed in western Europe after the fall of Rome
franks, Umayyads and the holy Roman empire
leader of the medici family
lorenzo de edici
divorced his wife to start the Anglican church
Henry the VIII
group who occupies Palestine and Israel
the Arab Muslims
the battle of hastings
october 14th 1066
three major renaissance artists
leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael.
the father of humanism
petrarch
british general in the American revolution
Charles Cornwallis
year the printing press was created
1440
two historical buildings built during the renaissance that still exist today
st Peters basilica and palace de Versailles
leading mathematician, astronomer, physician and economist from the renaissance
nicolaus copernicus