Renaissance vocab

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Renaissance

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Period of European History at the close of the middle ages that was a rebirth or renewal in interest from the Greek and Roman arts.

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Humanism

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doctrine promoting the welfare of mankind.

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Secular

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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.

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Patron

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someone who supports or champions something.

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Perspective

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a way of regarding situations or topics.

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Utopia

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ideally perfect state.

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Mercenary

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a soldier who fights for money

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Shakespeare

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English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) Wrote Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519) painted last supper and Mona Lisa.

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Michelangelo

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Florentine sculptor and painter and architect. Painted the Sistine Chapel, and sculpted the David.