Renaissance vocab flashcard 7th grade history

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Method of depicting 3D on a flat surface; absent in Medieval art.

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Perspective

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Study of subjects focusing on human actions and abilities.

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Humanism

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

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Dante

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

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Renaissance

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Writer of "The Prince" advised rulers: better to be feared than loved, and "the end justifies the means."

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Machiavelli

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Wrote 'Don Quixote', mocking the Middle Ages. First Spanish writer. First modern novel.

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Miguel Cervantes

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Importance of studying history to avoid repetition. Father of Humanism who rediscovered and translated ancient texts.

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Petrarch

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Inventor of the printing press in the mid-1400s using movable type.

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Johann Gutenberg

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

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Michelangelo

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German painter known for detailed nature studies, allowing plant species identification.

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Albrecht Durer