Renaissance Vocab Review

Early Italian Renaissance scholar, he wrote about the importance of knowing history

Italian banker and leader of Florence, he wanted to make Florence the greatest city in the world.

Italian Renaissance architect, he used mathematical formulas to design strong buildings

Italian Renaissance artist, he designed buildings, wrote poetry, and created sculptures and paintings

Genius of the Renaissance, he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, town planner, and mapmaker

Italian Renaissance poet, he wrote The Divine Comedy in the Italian language

Italian writer and politician, he wrote The Prince in which he advised leaders on how to rule

one who organizes, pays for, and takes on the risk of setting up a business

a renewal or rebirth of interest in Greek and Roman arts

an emphasis on worldly concerns; belief in the worth of the individual and that reason is the path to knowledge

English Renaissance writer and playwright, he is considered by many to be the greatest English writer of all time

French peasant girl, she rallied the French troops during the Hundred Year’s War

German printer, he developed a printing press that used moveable type

a group of merchants or craftspeople