People
A very wealthy family of bankers who lived in Florence, Italy
Who are the Medici's
Where did the Renaissance begin?
What is Italy?
People/families who commission great paintings, sculptures, and architecture
What is a patron?
What is the rebirth?
What is the Black Death?
He is arguably the most famous Renaissance Writer. His works include Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo & Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
What is Germany?
The "Renaissance Man"- He was a painter, scientist, and inventor. One of his most popular paintings is the Mona Lisa
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
What is Secularism?
The invention that allowed the spread of literacy
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This Italian city is considered the home of the Renaissance
What is Florence?
A famous painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. One of his most famous works is the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo?
A Renaissance way of thinking that focused on human potential and achievements
The royal charter that forced the English King to put limits on his power
What is the Magna Carta?
He paved the way for the Scientific Revolution, is often called "the father of observational astronomy", believed in the heliocentric model of the solar system (the planets revolve around the sun)
Who is Galileo Galilei?
What is a City-State?
This artists most popular work is known as The School of Athens in the Stanza della segnatura (‘Room of the Signatura’)
Who is Raphael?
What is the Scientific Revolution?
The system where poor peasants worked on the land of the wealthy land owners in exchange for protection
What is Feudalism?
He was a Florentine political philosopher, who's work titled "The Prince" stirred up a lot of controversy
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
The rediscovery of works from these ancient places helped spark the Renaissance
What are Ancient Greece and Rome?
This Italian sculptor created the Statue of David
Who is Donatello?
What is the Middle Ages?