Chapter 13: The Renaissance

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Humanism

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An intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Artist that had an endless curiosity that fed a genius for invention.  He became known as the “Renaissance Man” because of his works of art.

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Patron

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A person who provides financial support for the arts

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Shakespeare

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The English poet and playwright that between 1590 and 1613, wrote 37 plays that are still performed around the world.

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Martin Luther

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He was born in France and trained as a priest and a lawyer.  In 1536 he published a widely read book that set forth his religious beliefs and explained how to organize and run a Protestant church.

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King Henry VIII

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He was king of England from 1509 until his death in 1547.  He was the 2nd Tudor monarch.  His children included Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward VI Tudor.

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Mary Tudor

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She was the daughter of King Henry and his Spanish wife Catherine of Aragon.

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Queen Elizabeth

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The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who would rule over England after the death of her sister.

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ghetto

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Separate section of a city where members of a minority group are forced to live

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gravity

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Force that pulls objects in Earth’s sphere to the center of Earth