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Tav History
Renaissance Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crusades | the wars to free the Holy Land |
| Manufacturing | making goods(products) by hand or machine |
| Humanists | scholars who studied about human life, focused on the individual |
| Renaissance | rebirth of Greek & Roman ideas- Period covering the 1300's-1600's |
| Reform | to bring about positive change |
| Patrons | People who supported the arts (with money) |
| Holy Land | land where Jesus lived and preached |
| Venice | Main trade city |
| Florence | City where the Renaissance began |
| Medici | the last name of an influential (important) Renaissance family |
| Copernicus & Galileo | scientists of the Renaissance |
| Leonardo DaVinci | Artist, inventor and engineer- lived during the renaissance. |
| William Shakespeare | writer of many of the greatest plays in the English language |
| Gutenberg | invented the Printing Press |
| Vernacular | language of the people |