Known as the "Father of Humanism", he was an Italian who studied the classics and wrote letters to Greek and Roman authors of the past.
Who is Petrarch?
100
Probably considered the perfect "Renaissance Man", he drew machines that would not be invented for centuries to come.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
100
At the start of the Renaissance, this city-state was the richest in Italy due to its trade with the Ottoman Empire.
What is Venice?
100
This brand of humanism believed that one should use one's learning to better the world around them and lead an active civic life.
What is civic humanism?
100
He pulled the strings from behind the scenes in the Republic of Florence.
Who is Cosimo de Medici?
200
He wrote Oration on the Dignity of Man, in which he said men could rise to the heights of the angels.
Who is Pico della Mirandola?
200
Considered the "Father of Renaissance Painting", he began playing with perspective although never mastered it.
Who is Giotto?
200
Home to the Medicis, this city-state soon surpassed Venice as the richest city-state.
What is Florence?
200
They were powerful, military generals sought after in the warring city-states of Italy.
What is condottieri?
200
Together they expelled the Jews from Spain in 1492.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
300
He worked in the Platonic Academy and tried to show how the writings of Plato and the writings of the earliest Christians had many things in common.
Who is Ficino?
300
He is famous for both his statues of David and the Pieta as well as for his work on the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
300
This city-state was ruled first by the Visconti and then the Sforza families.
What is Milan?
300
Used in both paintings and sculptures during the Renaissance, this technique made figures appear as if they were placing weight on one leg rather than the other.
What is contraposto?
300
Known as the Spider King, he defeated the Burgundians.
Who is Louis XI?
400
She wrote The Book of Three Virtues, in which she instructed women on how to live a good and ideal life.
Who is Christine de Pizan?
400
A Northern Renaissance artist, he is perhaps best known for his wood etchings and self-portraits.
Who is Durer?
400
This city-state eventually united with Sicily under the leadership of Alfonso the Magnificent.
What is Naples?
400
A branch of chemistry in which the prime purpose was trying to figure out how to turn one substance into another, namely gold.
What is alchemy?
400
He became king after the War of the Roses and consolidated his political power while bringing the Renaissance to his country.
Who is Henry VII?
500
He wrote The Book of the Courtier, which taught men and women the proper behavior at court.
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
500
His most famous painting, The Arnolfini Marriage, is filled with symbolism, characteristic of the Renaissance.
Who is Van Eyck?
500
This country tried unsuccessfully to carve out its own path independent of France.
What is Burgundy?
500
The term for rising middle class.
What is bourgeoisie?
500
He was a leader of the Papal States from the Borgia family who sought to gain control over central Italy.