Renaissance

This is the city-state where the Renaissance began...AKA the "Cradle of the Renaissance"

Italian writer who wrote "The Prince,"which took a realistic view of politics.

Wealthy people during the Renaissance who paid artists to complete works of art.

Renaissance characteristic that stresses the value of human beings, beauty, & potential

The everyday language for an area - significant because the official language = Latin.   

Powerful family of merchants and bankers in Florence that helped start the Renaissance 

Renaissance value that stressed "worldly" things: money, materialism, success 

Renaissance characteristic that stressed the power of individual people & their potential

Someone with exceptional skills in a wide range of fields.

Inventor of the first printing press. As a result, Renaissance ideas spread rapidly.