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World History Vocab.

World History Vocabulary

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Renaissance 'Rebirth'; Movement that centered on the rival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome.
Humanism A movement during the Renaissance that focused on the study of worldly subjects.
Secular Having to do with worldly, opposed to religious matter.
Baldassare Castiglione Wrote how to be polite to everyone.
Niccolo Machiavelli Wrote about the rulers.
Lorenzo de Medici a well educated poet, supported some of the most talented artists.
Leonardo da Vinci Writer, inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, musician and philosopher.
Michaelangelo Buonarroti Was called the son of Florence; became famous with his piece Pieta.
Johannes Gutenberg Casted the letters of the alphabet onto metal plates and locked those plates onto wooden press.
Desiderius Erasmus Worked as a priest and wrote about the simple christian life.
Sir Thomas More Humanist and statesman, best work is the novel 'Utopia'.
William Shakespeare believed to be the greatest English playwright.
Christine de Pisan Wrote important works focusing on the role women played in society.
Albrecht Durer Used the Italian techniques of realism and perspective in his own words.
Jan Van Eyck His work often focused on landscapes and domestic life.
Raphael Renowned painter and an accomplished architect.
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