Renaissance

Humanism

• Using a native language of a region or country rather than using a literary, cultured, or foreign language.
• The printing press allowed information and ideas to travel quickly through books and newspapers. As a result the bible was mass produced and literacy rates rose.
• A theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment.
• He is often considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. He is history's best selling fiction author who is credited with inventing approximately 3,000 words.

Renaissance

• He traveled along the Silk Road where he met Kublai Khan. His travels sparked European interest in Asia.
• A Renaissance astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center.
• An Italian painter who created art for the church and is famous for his painting, The School of Athens.
• A revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe extending from the 1300s through the 1600s.

Vernacular

• A revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe extending from the 1300s through the 1600s.
• Using a native language of a region or country rather than using a literary, cultured, or foreign language.
• A Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote which many consider to be the first modern novel.
• He is often considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. He is history's best selling fiction author who is credited with inventing approximately 3,000 words.

Elizabethan Age

• A period of British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 1500s which witnessed literary achievement and domestic prosperity.
• He traveled along the Silk Road where he met Kublai Khan. His travels sparked European interest in Asia.
• The printing press allowed information and ideas to travel quickly through books and newspapers. As a result the bible was mass produced and literacy rates rose.
• A theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment.

Square Root

• William Shakespeare's plays include Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth.
• A number that when multiplied by itself yields a particular number. Three times three is nine. Three is the square root of nine. During the Renaissance a special character was created to represent the square root of a number.
• A period of British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 1500s which witnessed literary achievement and domestic prosperity.
• A revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe extending from the 1300s through the 1600s.

Birthplace of the Renaissance

• Using a native language of a region or country rather than using a literary, cultured, or foreign language.
• The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy and spread to other parts of Europe.
• A theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment.
• An Italian scholar and poet who revived Greek and Roman ideas. He became the Father of Humanism and reintroduced the works of Cicero, a Roman philosopher.

Marco Polo

• The printing press allowed information and ideas to travel quickly through books and newspapers. As a result the bible was mass produced and literacy rates rose.
• A number that when multiplied by itself yields a particular number. Three times three is nine. Three is the square root of nine. During the Renaissance a special character was created to represent the square root of a number.
• An Italian scholar and poet who revived Greek and Roman ideas. He became the Father of Humanism and reintroduced the works of Cicero, a Roman philosopher.
• He traveled along the Silk Road where he met Kublai Khan. His travels sparked European interest in Asia.

Cosimo de' Medici

• He ruled the city of Florence, Italy in the 1400s. He came from a wealthy family of bankers who supported the arts and education.
• Renaissance painting technique that involves painting objects in the background smaller than objects in the foreground to convey a sense of depth.
• A revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe extending from the 1300s through the 1600s.
• A theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment.

Petrarch

• Renaissance painting technique that involves painting objects in the background smaller than objects in the foreground to convey a sense of depth.
• A revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe extending from the 1300s through the 1600s.
• An Italian scholar and poet who revived Greek and Roman ideas. He became the Father of Humanism and reintroduced the works of Cicero, a Roman philosopher.
• He is often considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. He is history's best selling fiction author who is credited with inventing approximately 3,000 words.

Niccolo Machiavelli

• A philosopher and playwright of Florence, Italy who wrote The Prince which discusses how a leader should maintain power.
• The printing press allowed information and ideas to travel quickly through books and newspapers. As a result the bible was mass produced and literacy rates rose.
• An Italian inventor, scientist, and artist who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and created scientific sketches including the famous Vitruvian Man.
• William Shakespeare's plays include Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth.