Renaissance

Italian city-state which was the birthplace of the Renaissance, center of Renaissance banking

A way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions.

Inventor of the printing press, Gutenberg Bible and movable type

This means "rebirth", an era which emphasizes education, art and critical thinking.

Renaissance astronomer; explained how the planets travel around the sun.

made possible the mass production of printed books and other texts

An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.

Italian city-state- manufactured weapons and silk in Renaissance Italy

The art and science of building

astronomer :showed gravity controls motion of planets around the sun and motion of the Moon.

Renaissance astronomer; proved sun the center of the solar system; placed under house arrest.

idea to paint and sculpt subjects realistically;makes subjects,background look like real life.

study of the structure of the human body

astronomer; stating that Earth and the other planets travel around the sun.

Italian city-state- port city and manufactured glass in Renaissance Italy

Renaissance artist : The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, engineer, architect, sculptor, scientist.

Renaissance sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, architect;Sistine Chapel, sculpture of the David

A rich banking family in Florence who controlled the government also (Patron to Michelangelo)

Italian Renaissance painter who painted members of the Medici family and religious figures.

Italian writer and politician; observed political events and wrote essay, The Prince".