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Wrld Hist Ch11 Peeps

BJU World History Chapter 11 People

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Francesco Petrarch Father of Humanism
Niccolo Machiavelli One of the most influential writers of the Renaissance; Wrote The Prince
Erasmus Prince of the Humanists; In Praise of Folly; first to publish a Greek New Testament
Sir Thomas More Author of Utopia
Miguel de Cervantes Wrote Don Quixote; foremost Spanish writer of the Renaissance
William Shakespeare Greatest playwright of all time; Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear are his greatest works
Giotto di Bondone "Father of Renaissance Painting"
Sandro Botticelli Added the art of movement to paintings
Leonardo da Vinci Studied and displayed a wide range of interests in sculpting, architect, painting, music, botany, geology, astronomy, engineering, and mathematics. Painted The Last Supper. Vitruvian Man
Raphael Studied master painters to perfect his own technique
Michelangelo commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Albrecht Durer made woodcarvings and engravings, which were used to illustrate printed books
Hans Holbein finest painter of the northern Renaissance; became the official court painter of Henry VIII
Donatello Leading sculptor of the early Rena; created the statue of David and a man on horseback; inspired Michelangelo
John Wycliffe "Morning Star of the Reformation"; initiated the translation of the Bible from Latin to English
John Huss Bohemian reformer who was burned at the stake; taught and defended Wycliffe's beliefs
Martin Luther Major figure of the Reformation; professor of Bible at the University of Wittenberg; wrote on Romans 1:17; preached justification by faith alone; Ninety-five theses on Oct. 31, 1517
Pope Leo X sent out agents to sell indulgences
Charles V German emperor that refused to condemn Luther without a hearing; summoned Luther to the city of Worms to appear in a German Diet
Phillip Melanchthon friend of Luther; wrote Augsburg Confession
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