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SS Chapter 29
Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Duomo | a great, large, 8-sided cathedral that took over 140 years to complete |
| Palazzo Vecchio | a building that housed the government of Florence |
| The Medici Family | the family that ruled Florence by controlling the banking industry |
| Filipo Brunelleschi | the Renaissance architect whom was responsible for the completion of the dome of the Duomo |
| Hoists | mechanical devices that were used to lift people or heavy objects |
| Adoration of the Magi | a famous painting by Sandra Botticelli |
| Donatello | one of the first sculpters to use the new, more life-like style of sculpting |
| Secular | relating to earthly life rather than spiritual matters |
| Dante Alighieri | a Florentine writer who became the first well-known writer to write in his native tongue |
| Leonardo da Vinci | a famous artist/scientist/inventor who was centuries ahead of his time and nicknamed "The Renaissance man |
| Circulation | the flow of blood through the body |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | a Florentine statesman/historian who wrote about what the government was really like |
| Loggia | roofed porches that created an outdoor plaza |