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Vocabulary
Humanism – A Renaissance intellectual movement that focused on human potential, achievements, and the study of classical texts from ancient Greece and Rome.
Humanities – Academic subjects that study human culture, such as literature, history, philosophy, and art.
Petrarch – An Italian poet and scholar, known as the “Father of Humanism,” who helped revive interest in classical literature.
Florence – An Italian city-state considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, famous for art, banking, and wealthy patrons.
Patron – A person who supports artists, writers, or scholars financially, often commissioning works of art.
Patron – A person who supports artists, writers, or scholars financially, often commissioning works of art.
Perspective – An artistic technique that creates the illusion of depth and three-dimensional space on a flat surface.
Leonardo da Vinci – An Italian Renaissance artist, inventor, and scientist known for masterpieces like The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Michelangelo – An Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect, famous for the David sculpture and the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Baldassare Castiglione – Italian author of The Book of the Courtier, which described the ideal qualities of a Renaissance noble.
Niccolò Machiavelli – Italian political thinker and writer of The Prince, emphasizing practical, sometimes ruthless approaches to power.
Vernacular – The everyday language spoken by ordinary people, as opposed to Latin; used by Renaissance writers to reach wider audiences.
Johannes Gutenberg – German inventor of the printing press around 1450, which helped spread Renaissance ideas quickly.
Flanders – A region in northern Europe (modern-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands) known for Renaissance art and trade.
Albrecht Dürer – German Renaissance artist known for detailed engravings, woodcuts, and influence on Northern European art.
Engraving – A printmaking technique where an artist etches a design onto a metal plate to create multiple copies.
Erasmus – Dutch humanist and scholar who promoted education, classical learning, and reform of the Church.
Sir Thomas More – English humanist and author of Utopia, describing an ideal society based on reason and fairness.
Utopian – Referring to an ideal or perfect society, often used to describe More’s work.
Shakespeare – English playwright and poet, considered one of the greatest writers of all time, known for plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.