SS7 Ch. 11 Vocab

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Italian trader who traveled to China and served in Kublai Khan's court.

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Marco Polo

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Italian banker and Florence leader who aimed to make it the greatest city, influencing the Renaissance.

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Cosimo de' Medici

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Italian Renaissance poet who wrote The Divine Comedy in Italian.

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Dante Alighieri

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Italian writer and politician who wrote The Prince advising leaders on rule.

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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Italian Renaissance artist known for architecture, poetry, sculpture, and painting.

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Michelangelo

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Genius of the Renaissance, a painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, town planner, and mapmaker.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Early Italian Renaissance scholar who emphasized studying history.

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Petrarch

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German printer who developed a movable type printing press.

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Johann Gutenberg

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Dutch priest who published 'In Praise of Folly', criticizing corrupt clergy and inspiring the Protestant Reformation.

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Desiderius Erasmus

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German Renaissance artist known for prints and woodcuts.

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Albrecht Durer