The Renaissance

Wrote The Prince and stated that it is better to be feared than loved.

This world and life are worth studying and living now, not just as preparation for after life 

First book printed by the Gutenberg press

Humanism was one of the driving forces behind the Renaissance. How would this term be defined?

Painted the Mona Lisa and is known as the first "Renaissance Man"

During the Renaissance artwork became more realistic and focused less on this topic..

Renaissance is a French word that means what?

Historians consider the Renaissance the beginning of modern history. 

This philosophy stressed reason,observation, and the power of the human mind

What does it mean that people became more secular during the Renaissance?

Helped to increase literacy rates

Humanist studied  ___________ Greek and Roman writings, art, architecture..

Someone who commissions paintings, sculptures, and architecture. 

Upon which of the following beliefs did Copernicus and Galileo agree?

This family help to make Florence one of the prominent cities in Northern Italy

Painted the Sistine Chapel