time period following the Middle Ages, characterized by renewed interest in Greek and Roman culture and emphasis on people as individuals - means "rebirth"

emphasis on human value and achievement

Italian poet who wrote "The Divine Comedy"

political writer who wrote "The Prince"

Renaissance poet and scholar who helped change education

technique in art to represent a three-dimensional scene on a flat space so that it looks real

master artist who painted the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel

master inventor, engineer, and artist who painted the "Mona Lisa"

German inventor of a printing press with movable type

priest and Christian humanist who critiqued corrupt clergy

English dramatist and poet inspired by the Renaissance