7th Grade- Renaissance Vocabulary

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This merchant from Venice traveled through Asia for 20 years before returning home. The tales of his travels inspired interest in Asian culture and trade.

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Marco Polo

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a period after the Middle Ages that saw a 'rebirth' of art, literature, philosophy, and trade

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Renaissance

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a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions

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humanism

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a Renaissance poet and politician who was known for writing in Italian and not Latin.  He was the author of Divine Comedy.

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Dante Alighieri

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An Italian writer and politician who wrote 'The Prince' in 1513

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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this Renaissance artist famously painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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Michelangelo

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this Renaissance artist and inventor is the painter of the 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper'

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Leonardo da Vinci

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this Renaissance scholar warned about the perils of ignoring history

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Petrarch

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Who developed the printing press with movable type that allowed works to be produced in large quantities and in different languages?

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Johann Gutenberg

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a Dutch priest who criticized clergy for corruption and wanted to emphasize devotion and the teachings of Jesus over church rituals

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Desiderius Erasmus