Reniassance

​Renaissance

(ren-uh-sahns)

​means “rebirth” and refers to the period that followed the Middle

Ages, when there was a renewed interest in the classical era,

particularly in ancient Greece and Rome

​interest

​a fee that borrowers pay for the use of someone else's money

​humanism

​the study of humanities (history, literature, art and public speaking)

led to this new way of thinking

bankers

​people like the Medici family who made loans and grew wealthy from

interest

​patrons of the arts

​people who buy art, such as the wealthy, banking Medici family,

which provided incentive for artists to create art

​perspective

​perspective

​economy

​how a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of

goods and services. Inspired by Marco Polo, during the Renaissance

trade with Asia increased.

​printing press

invented by Johann Gutenberg, it used movable type (letters on

individual blocks) to print

​scholar

​an educated person who often has knowledge in a particular subject,

but sometimes in many subjects as in the case of

painter/sculptor/inventor

​playwright

​A person who writes plays, such as William Shakespeare

​individualism

​the idea that an individual has worth and can make valuable

contributions outside of the group

​classical era

​an ancient era in Rome and Greece when people achieved new

heights in art, architecture, and philosophy