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83825684Baldassare Castiglione -- (1478-1529) an Italian author who wrote The Book of The Courtier.0
83825685Christine de Pizan -(1365-1429) an Italian-born French intellectual and poet. She was a feminist of medieval times. She is known as probably the first female professional author and writer since ancient times. She wrote The City of Ladies.1
83825686Civic Politics - ...increased papal absolutism and and carried out work of a normal goverment2
83825687Desiderius Erasmus -(about 1466-1536) a Dutch writer, humanist, and theologian who was the first person to publish the New Testament in Greek (1516). He was the leading scholar of the Renaissance in northern Europe.3
83825688Donatello -(about 1466-1536) a Dutch writer, humanist, and theologian who was the first person to publish the New Testament in Greek (1516). He was the leading scholar of the Renaissance in northern Europe.4
83825689High Renaissance -time period of the Renaissance that had a lot to do with art, sculpting, and painting. Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo were artists of this time5
83825690humanism -interest in the individual and human body.6
83825691Jan van Eyck -- (1390-1441) a Flemish painter who was the first painter to use modern ways of oil painting. He opened the Flemish School of Painting.7
83825692Lorenzo de Medici -An Italian ruler of the 15th century who was the patron of many Renaissance artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Botticelli. He is known as "Lorenzo the Magnificent."8
83825693Northern Renaissance -Time of the Renaissance when people were more interested in perfecting reproductions of items and the meaning of them rather than the scientific aspect of life.9
83825694oligarchy -rule by a small group of people. i.e. fief10
83825695Oration on the Dignity of Man -Written by Pico della Miandola. It is said to be the most famous statement on the nature of humankind during the Renaissance. It says that humans are the only creatures on Earth who have the ability to reason, thus either being able to go the Heaven or Hell.11
83825696Petrarch -(1304-1374) an Italian scholar and poet of the Renaissance who was an influence for the values of that time period.12
83825697Pico della Mirandola -(1463-1494) an Italian philosopher, humanist, and writer who wrote the Oration on the Dignity of Man.13
83825698Renaissance -the change from medieval times to modern times in Europe. Humanism was a major factor of this time period.14
83825699secularism -the idea that religious and political affairs should not mix together.15
83825700Sir Thomas More -(1478-1535) a humanist, author, and statesman who refused to accept Henry VIII as the Head of the Church along with being king. For this, he was beheaded. He is a saint in the Catholic faith.16
83825701The Book of the Courtier -describes how the perfect courtier/gentleman should behave, and the qualities of who he should court. It was very popular to noblemen and aristocrats during the Renaissance.17
83825702vernacular -use of native or everday language18
83825703civic humanismhumanism with the added belief that one must be an active and contributing member to one's society19
83825704in praise of follywritten by Erasmus, criticized the problems of the Church20
83825705Neo-PlatonismViews based on the ideas of Plato that one should search beyond appearances for true knowledge21
83825706miguel de cervantesSpanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)22
83825707Don quixoteThe main character in Miguel de Cervantes' book about the changing times in the early 1600's. He was a man who did not like how the Middle Ages were ending and people were becoming more materialistic, so he set of to become a knight and bring back chivalry to Spain23
83825708GiottoAn artist who led the way into realism; his treatment of the human body and face replaced the formal stiffness and artificiality that had long characterized the representation of the human body24
83825709MasaccioThe ranaissance artist who led the way in establishing a new style of employing deep space, modeling , and anatomical correctness.25
83825710BotticelliOne of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance, developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus26
83825711BrunelleschiItalian architect, celebrated for work during Florentine Renaissance. He was anti-Gothic. Foundling Hospital in Florence.27
83825712Federigo da Montefeltrohe became "the light of Italy" and the ideal Renaissance man, as skilled in letters as in arms.28
83825713Isabella d'este(1474-1539), daughter of the Duke of Ferrara, was known in her own time as "First Lady of the World." She was particularly skillful in using her patronage of the arts to project an image of glamour, sophistication, liberality, and magnanimity.29
83825714The City Of LadiesA chronicle of the accomplishments of the great women of history. Written by Christine de Pisan.30
83825715Albretcht Dürerwas a German painter, printmaker and theorist from Nuremberg. His prints established his reputation across Europe when he was still in his twenties, and he has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance ever since31
83825716Francois rabelaisHe was a French humanist known for discussing the disorders of contemporary religion and secular life. (p.439)32
83825717Northern humanismThis humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity, individualism, and humanism in terms of their own traditions33
83825718utopiaa book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island34
83825719Christian humanisma movement that developed in northern Europe during the renaissance combining classical learning with the goal of reforming the catholic church35
83825720William shakespearEnglish author who wrote sonnets, poetry, and 37 plays with beautiful language36
83825721Johannes GutenbergGerman printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)37
83825722League of VeniceA league formed by Ferdinand of Aragon as a response to French invasion of Italy. Brought together Venice, Papal STates, and emperor Maximillian I against France. Eventually failed after Pope Alex VI abandoned it.38
83825723merchant oligarchyGoverned by a few merchants, especially by a small faction of persons or families.39
83825724Leonardo da Vinchilived in 1400's, he was a painter, engineer, archtect,chemstry,& geology. was the first Renasance Man. panited the mona lisa and th elast supper40
83825725RaphaelItalian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)41
83825726Michelangelo Buonarroti(1475-1564) Worked in Rome. Painted the Sistine Chapel for Pope Julius II. Sculpted the statue of David.42

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