Before the Renaissance
During the Middle Ages Europeans endured a hard life in hopes of going where?
Heaven
This French word Renaissance means this in English
Rebirth
This Renaissance writer's work has been reproduced and performed on many stages throughout the world
William Shakespeare
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Gist
This epidemic traveled along trade routes through rats, caused large bleeding boils and caused many deaths in Asia, Europe and Africa
Black Death/Plague
During the Renaissance people believed that life should be
Enjoyable and Pleasant
This Renaissance writer has had people questioning whether it is better to be feared than loved
Machiavelli
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These holy wars were fought to win the Holy Land back from the Muslims
The Crusades
During the Renaissance, emphasis was placed on learning history, Latin, grammar, logic, and philosophy.
Humanism
The printing press increased the availability of books which increased this rate as well
Literacy rate
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This group of people preserved the knowledge of the Greeks and Romans
Muslims
During the Renaissance this invention by Johanas Gutenberg made the spread of ideas easier
Printing Press
During the Renaissance artists created art on religious and _________ topics
Secular
The act of describing where, when and why an event happened
contextualizing
This geographical feature made Italy the perfect place for the Renaissance to begin there.
Peninsula (land surrounded on 3 sides by water)
This type of art made paintings seem more realistic
Oil Painting