Renaissance Vocab Test

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Period after the Middle Ages known for art and education, "Rebirth"

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Renaissance

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Trader and traveler from Venice who journeyed to China for 20 years.

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Marco Polo

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Powerful banking family from Florence that made the city an art center.

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Cosimo de'Medici

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Study of subjects emphasizing human actions and abilities.

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Humanism

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3-D representation on a flat surface.

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Perspective

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Politician and poet who wrote "The Divine Comedy"; first to write in Italian instead of Latin.

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Dante

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Writer of "The Prince"; advised rulers: better to be feared than loved, and "the ends justify the means."

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Machiavelli

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Architect, painter, sculptor; painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Michelangelo

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Architect, painter, sculptor, inventor; drew flying machines, human biology, and painted the Mona Lisa.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Importance of studying history to avoid repetition.

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Petrarch