Renession

Question	Answer
Renaissanc	Rebirth 1350- 1600 Age of discovery
Florence, italy	where the renaissance began
Medici family	was a powerful, wealthy family that controlled the city of Florence; and sponsored several important artists
Humanism	characteristic of the renaissance; emphasized the study of the humanities- subject like history, philosophy, rhetoric
Leonardo da vinci	painted the Mona Lisa and the last super, famous artist
Michelangelo	painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel, also famous for his marble sculptures
Raphael	painted the school of athens
donatello	he also had a sculpture "David"
Botticelli	painted "The Birth of Venus"
Niccolo Machiavelli	wrote the book called "The Prince"
Goeffrey Chaucer	wrote "The Canterbury Tales"
William shakesphere	English play writer the wrote romeo and Juliet
Elizabethan age	period in history when Elizabeth was queen
Henry Vlll	had 6 wives; when the Catholic Church in Rome would not grant him a divorce
Elizabeth l	daughter of Henry Vlll and Anne Boleyn; she became queen after her half sister mary

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