having no religious basis
What is SECULAR
a wealthy, noble family of renaissance Italy
Who are the MEDICI FAMILY
an Italian artist, musician, engineer and scientist in the 15th and 16th centuries. His famous works include The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Who is LEONARDO DA VINCI
a city with surrounding territory that forms a state
What is CITY STATES
a person that supports an activity, especially in the arts
What is a PATRON
an Italian artist, architect and poet who worked in the 15th and 16th centuries. His famous works include David and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is MICHELANGELO
playwright & poet of 16th century, considered the greatest author of the English language
Who is WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
a German printer credited with inventing the first printing press
Who is JOHANNES GUTENBERG
the habit of being independent
What is INDIVIDUALISM
a machine with moveable type plates; allowed books to be mass produced for the first time
What is the PRINTING PRESS
literally "rebirth" of classical Greek & Roman civilizations
What is RENAISSANCE
the importance of human rather than supernatural
What is HUMANISM
an Italian author & politician known for trickery, wrote The Prince
Who is MACHIAVELLI
a military campaign led by Europeans to reclaim the holy land from the Muslims
What are the CRUSADES
relating to Greek & Roman history
What is CLASSICAL
to doubt something
What is SKEPTICISM
art that gives the viewer height, width, depth and position
What is PERSPECTIVE
the exchange of goods & services between people or businesses
What is COMMERCE
an imagined place where everything is perfect, also a book written by Thomas More
What is UTOPIA
the investigation of the truth & knowledge
What is PHILOSOPHY
When a person or company controls the entire supply of a good or service
What is a MONOPOLY
The amount of a product/service available and the demand people have for that product/service.
What is SUPPLY & DEMAND
A political movement that emphasizes nation and race above the individual and often is associated with a dictator or authoritarian government.
What is FASCISM
This person was an early pioneer of Communism with his book The Communist Manifesto.
Who was KARL MARX
bringing goods into a country as well as sending them to other countries.
What are IMPORT-EXPORT