The Renaissance

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

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

How did Gutenberg's printing press change Europe?

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

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

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

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

Humanists believed that individuals were important.

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

Who paid Italian artists to create work during the Renaissance?

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

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

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

Who invented the printing press?

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

Humanist scholars studied -------.

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

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

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

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

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

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