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| 12095046199 | The Renaissance | The period of artistic, cultural, and intellectual revival from 1300-1600; known as the beginning of modern history because it breaks from Medieval views. | 0 | |
| 12095046200 | Jacob Burckhardt | A 19th century historian who claimed the Renaissance period stood in distinct contrast to the Middle Ages. | 1 | |
| 12095046201 | The Medici Family | Most famous dynasty of merchants and bankers who used their wealth to govern city-states and patronize the arts. | 2 | |
| 12095046202 | Cosimo de Medici | Allied with other powerful families of Florence and became the unofficial ruler of the republic. | 3 | |
| 12095046203 | Lorenzo de Medici | Major patron of the arts. | 4 | |
| 12095046204 | Duchy of Milan | Major enemy of Florence throughout much of the Renaissance. | 5 | |
| 12095046206 | The Papal States | Controlled by the Renaissance Popes: Alexander VI (Borgia Pope), Julius II (Warrior Pope), and Leo X (Medici Pope). | 6 | |
| 12095046207 | Girolamo Savonarola | Established theocracy in Florence after removal of Medici familiy. | 7 | |
| 12095046208 | Niccolo Machiavelli | The Prince - Revolutionized politics by describing the methods to obtain and maintain power. Emphasized practical politics. | 8 | |
| 12095046209 | Humanism | Stress education, intellect, and individualism; emphasis on the unique and creative personality. Man wrote on human behavior, not religion. | 9 | |
| 12095046210 | Petrarch | Father of Humanism; Love Letters to Laura - First large group of writings unrelated to the Pope. | 10 | |
| 12095046211 | Leonardo Bruni | Wrote history of Florence; first to use the term "humanism." | 11 | |
| 12095046212 | Lorenzo Valla | On the False Donation of Constantine - Exposed false land claims of the Catholic Church. | 12 | |
| 12095046214 | Pico della Mirandola | Oration on the Dignity of Man - Emphasized humans are capable of achieving great things and are made in God's image. | 13 | |
| 12095046215 | Baldassare Castiglione | The Book of The Courtier - Emphasized ideas of the Renaissance Man: well read in classics, a gentleman, warrior, poet, musician, etc. | 14 | |
| 12095046216 | Johann Gutenberg | Printing Press - Facilitated the spread of humanistic literature to the rest of Europe. | 15 | |
| 12095046217 | New Artistic Techniques | Perspective, proportion, chiaroscuro (light/ shadow), individualism, sfumato (blur/ sharpening of lines), Greek/ Roman influence. | 16 | |
| 12095046219 | Sandro Botticelli | Birth of Venus. |  | 17 |
| 12095046220 | Michelangelo | Brunelleschi's Dome, the Last Judgement. |  | 18 |
| 12095046221 | Raphael | School of Athens. |  | 19 |
| 12095046222 | Leonardo da Vinci | The Last Supper, Mona Lisa. |  | 20 |
| 12095046223 | Titian | Venus of Urbino. |  | 21 |
| 12095046224 | Ghiberti | The Gates of Paradise. |  | 22 |
| 12095046225 | Donatello | David. |  | 23 |
| 12095046226 | Filippo Brunelleschi | IL Duomo. |  | 24 |
| 12095046227 | Secularism | Emphasis on the here and now rather than the afterlife. | 25 | |
| 12095046228 | Individualism | A sense of human power replaced religious awe, people now valued involvement instead of piety. | 26 | |
| 12095046230 | Christian Humanism | Emphasis on early Church writings for answers to improve society, education, power of human intellect. | 27 | |
| 12095046231 | Erasmus | In Praise of Folly - Criticized immorality and hypocrisy of Church leaders and the clergy. | 28 | |
| 12095046232 | Thomas More | Utopia - Idea of an ideal society with harmony and order, but it lacked individual rights. | 29 | |
| 12095046233 | Skepticism | Doubt that true knowledge could be obtained. Believed the skeptic must be cautious, critical, and suspend judgement. | 30 | |
| 12095046234 | Cervantes | Don Quixote - Mocking the middle ages; critical of excessive religious idealism and chivalric romance. | 31 | |
| 12095046235 | Brueghel | Hunters in the Snow. |  | 32 |
| 12095046236 | Jan Van Eyck | Arnold Fini and His Bride. |  | 33 |
| 12095046237 | Albrecht Durer | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. |  | 34 |
| 12095046238 | Women in the Renaissance | Increased education, functioned as "ornaments" to their husbands and make themselves pleasing to the man, sexual-double standard imposed. | 35 | |
| 12095046239 | Christine de Pisan | The City of Ladies - chronological accomplishments of great women in history. | 36 | |
| 12095046240 | Isabella d'Este | Set an example for women to break away from their traditional roles, ruled after the death of her husband. | 37 | |
| 12095046241 | Nuclear Family | A married couple and their unmarried children living together, no extended family. | 38 |
