Renaissance
means “rebirth”, an era which emphasises education, art and critical thinking.
city-state
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Florence
Italian city-state was the birthplace of the Renaissance, center of Renaissance banking
Medici Family
rich banking family in Florence and controlled the government also.
Humanism
a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions.
perspective
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance artist that painted The Last Supper and Mona Lisa, he was also an engineer, architect, sculptor, and scientist.
Michelangelo
Italian Reniassance sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect; famous works include the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the sculpture of the David
Botticelli
Italian Renaissance painter who painted members of the Medici family and religious figures.
Johannes Gutenberg
Inventor of the printing press, Gutenberg Bible and movable type.
printing press
Renaissance invention; made possible the mass production of printed books and other texts,; increased literacy.
Machiavelli
Italian Reniassance writier and politician; observed political events that lead to the essay he wrote called “The Prince”.
Venice
Italian city-state- port city and manufactured glass in Renaissance Italy
Oligarchies
rule of merchant aristocracies over city-states in many parts of Italy
Secularism
A belief in society and government with no connection to religion
Individualism
During the Renaissance, a new concept of people value their unique talents and abilities to achieve great things.
Republic
A government run with a constitution; in Italy oligarchies ruled, cities were republics in name only
Hermandades
In Spain, popular brotherhoods who were given authority in towns to act as a local police force
