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Italian Renaissance
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | Rebirth of learning and ideas |
| Humanism | Human needs and values are considered more important than religious beliefs |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Renaissance man; painter, sculptor, architect, inventor; Mona Lisa, Last Supper |
| Michelangelo | painter, sculptor; statue of David, Sistene Chapel |
| John Calvin | Reformer; believed in predestination |
| Johann Guttenburg | Developed a printing press that used moveable type |
| William Shakespeare | Poet and playwrite |
| Reformation | A reform movement against the Catholic Church |
| Martin Luther | Reformer; Nailed 95 Theses (complaints) to the church door. |
| perspective | In art, three dimensional, shows depth |
| patrons | A person who financially supported artists during the Renaissance |
| vernacular | everyday language of ordinary people |
| Protestant | Those who protested against the Catholic Church |