The Renaissance

An emphasis on worldly concerns with a belief that reason leads to knowledge.

Name the period in European history when people became interested again in art and learning.

The Age of Rebirth began lasted in Europe from -----

He wrote in the vernacular and wrote The Canterbury Tales in English.

War, trade, travel, and the printing press spread humanist ideas to northern Europe to England

Educated people wrote in Latin, but also everyday language that people spoke in a region called

-------- was the most famous city of the Renaissance.

How did Gutenberg's printing press change Europe?

Humanist scholars studied -------.

The ruins of ancient ---- inspired Italians in their own art.

Niccolo Macchiavelli wrote --------- in 1513, saying rulers should do anything to keep power.

Renaissance artist used ----- to express humanist ideas.

European scholars created humanism based on ancient ---------- ideas.

Who invented the printing press?

Politics in Italy were not simple. Italians developed ------, making agreements with countries.

Italian cities were very rich through ----- and people could pay for artists to make new works.

Who paid Italian artists to create work during the Renaissance?

The Renaissance began in -----, the center of the Roman Empire.

During the Renaissance people became more -------, or interested in worldly ideas and events.

Humanists believed that individuals were important.

Humanists wanted to use reason, not just religion, to gain knowledge.

Italy was made of city-states that were a ---------, a government controlled by its citizens.