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The Renaissance

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25293519RenaissanceThe creativity in art and writing that lasted from around the 1300's to the 1600's and started in Italy.
25293520HumanismArt and texts that focused on classical education, human potential, and achievements rather than Christian teachings.
25293521SecularSociety that had no concern for religion but focused on the present time.
25293522PatronThe Church leaders, wealthy families, and merchants who spent a huge amount of money on art.
25293523PerspectiveA popular technique which a three dimensional piece of art is displayed on a flat surface.
25293524Leonardo da VinciA talented Renaissance man who caught interest in how things work and was a scientist, inventor, sculptor, and a painter, who painted one of the best-known portraits in the world.
25293525Renaissance ManA person who is successful when it comes to working, and overall universal, knew how to dance, fight, sing, write poetry, and how to create art, and well educated with the classics.
25293526Renaissance WomanA person familiar with the Roman and Greek classics, had little influence in politics, and inspires art.
25293527The PrinceA book wrote by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513 about the imperfect conduct of humans and says how a ruler is able to keep power and manage to keep it disregarding enemies.
25293528MachiavellianA person who is willing to do anything to stay in control, like the objective of the book wrote by Machiavelli.
25293529Thomas MoreOne of the best known Humanist from England who wrote the book Utopia.
25293530Christian HumanismThe main focus of reforming society, where education was a major importance.
25293531Romeo and JulietOne of Shakespeare's most famous plays that can be performed in modern day. Recently read in English Class.
25293532Lorenzo MediciThe grandson of Cosimo de Medici and became dictator of Florence.
25293533ClassicsGreek and Roman history, literature, and art of the middle ages.
25293534FlorenceA small city-state where a high persentage of citizens could be involved in political life, had a republican government.

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