Key Ideas
"Rebirth"
What is Renaissance?
This astronomer built one of the first telescopes.
Who is Galileo?
The Mona Lisa was painted by which Renaissance artist?
Who is Leonardo de Vinci?
The everyday spoken word of ordinary people.
What is Vernacular?
Medieval soldiers.
What are Knights?
A type of writing that uses sarcasm or ridicule to criticize a system, government, etc.
What is Satire?
This explorer's writings inspired the Italian desire for trade items from Asia.
Who is Marco Polo?
One of this artists most famous works is a 13 foot statue of David.
Who is Michelangelo?
A person who commissioned or paid for artists to create paintings, sculptures, architecture, etc.
What is a patron?
The name given to the "holy wars" between the Christians and the Muslims.
What are The Crusades?
The belief that the individual is significant and important.
What is Individualism?
This inventor's "block"-buster invention revolutionized the world and brought reading to the masses.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
The Canterbury Tales was written by this famous English writer.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
Narrow boats used for navigating Venice's canal
What are gondolas?
The fall of this economic and social system marked the end of the Middle Ages.
What is the feudalism?
The view that religion does not need to be the center of life.
What is Secularism?
This family was a major patron of Renaissance artists and are responsible for many of the most famous works of art.
Who is the Medici family?
The creator of the dome on the Cathedral of Florence.
Who is Brunelleschi?
The independent areas Italy was divided into which became wealthy centers for trade and commerce.
What are city-states?
The name given to a kingdom on which the king, nobles, peasants, and others reside.
What is a Manor?
Renaissance idea that focused on classic scholars, art, and other human achievements.
What is Humanism?
This Dutch scholar used satire to criticize church leaders and religious practices he believed had become corrupted.
Who is Erasmus?
This writer's famous works include Hamlet, Macbeth, and Much Ado about Nothing.
Who is William Shakespeare?
The Greek word given to describe the "ideal" or perfect place.
What is Utopia?
This document limited the powers of the king and granted basic human rights to individuals.
What is the Magna Carta?