Renaissance Begins
The word Renaissance comes from this language
French
city that was the first major center of the Renaissance
Florence
scholars who wanted to gain knowledge through reason, not just through religious faith
humanists
Artist who painted The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
everyday language people speak in a region
vernacular
Language of old Rome studied by Renaissance scholars
Latin
full time soldier who fights in army for money
mercenary
created a printing press using movable metal type
Johannes Gutenberg
Artistic technique using light and shadows to separate objects
Chiaroscuro
first European printed book
Christian Bible
interested in worldly ideas and events, not just religious ones
secular
wealthiest family in Florence
Medici
This philosopher believed reason was God's greatest gift to humans and was later recognized as the patron saint of teachers.
Thomas Aquinas
Artist known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
ruler who wields absolute power
dictator
conflict that brought Italian and Arab merchants into contact with one another
Crusades
government in which power comes from its citizens
republic
Dante
Practice of wealthy families providing financial support to artists
patronage
humanist who studied Cicero and wrote biographies of famous Romans
Petrarch
event that united much of Asia into one trading Network
Mongol conquest
This "Magnificent" leader governed Florence from 1460 to 1492
Lorenzo de' Medici
Author of The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Architect of the Dome of the Cathedral in Florence
Brunelleschi
stated that a ruler should do whatever is necessary to keep power and protect their city, even lying and killing
Machiavelli