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Italian Renaissance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Humanism | — A way of thinking during the Renaissance that focused on learning and people’s abilities. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | — A famous artist and inventor who painted the Mona Lisa. |
| Masterpiece | — A person’s greatest or best work of art. |
| Medici family | — A rich family in Florence that supported artists and helped the Renaissance grow. |
| Renaissance | — A time in Europe when art, learning, and new ideas became very important again. |
| Michelangelo | — A famous artist who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and made sculptures. |
| Florence | — An Italian city where the Renaissance began. |
| Raphael | — A Renaissance painter known for beautiful paintings of people. |
| Patrons | — Rich people who paid artists to create art. |
| Marco Polo | — An explorer who traveled to Asia and wrote about his journeys. |
| Venice | — A wealthy Italian city known for trade and canals.Niccolò Machiavelli — A writer who believed leaders should do what is needed to keep power. |
| Perspective | — An art method that makes pictures look deep and realistic. |
| Interest | —Money paid for borrowing money. |
| Florence | — A city in Italy famous for art and learning during the Renaissance. |
| Petrarch | — A scholar known as the “Father of Humanism.” |