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| Renaissance | period of great intellectual and artistic achievement in Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries due to the rebirth of Roman and Greek culture |
| secular | pertaining to non--religious life, concerning the world; this mindset was very important during the Renaissance |
| causes | humanism, access to important trade routes, and renewed emphasis on Greek and Roman culture and learning |
| Humanism | the importance and worth of the individual |
| Effects | the use of the scientific method, the questioning of traditional and religious beliefs, the Scientific Revolution, great intellectual and artistic achievements, the use of the printing press to spread ideas and increase literacy |
| Scientific Revolution | a period of great scientific achievements and great scientists |
| Newton, Copernicus, Galileo | Important people during the Scientific Revolution |
| Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare | important people during the Renaissance |
| Great achievements during the Renaissance | Mona Lisa, the Guttenberg Bible |
