| A | B |
| Renaissance | Time of re-birth, use of classical ideas, new ideas and resources available from trade and growth of Citystates |
| Classical | Ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome |
| Roman Catholic Church | The main religion in Europe at the time of the Renaissance |
| City-States | These independent states included a city and its surrounding area |
| Republics | The type of government used by City States where people elected representatives |
| Humanism | Areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and ethics. |
| Patron | A person who supports the arts, the building of universities, and more by supplying money. |
| Florence | A city state known for banking and cloth making |
| il Duomo | The dome of the cathedral in Florence (largest dome of its time) |
| Realism | portraying people and places as they really appear (not flawless) |
| Perspective | The appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface, as in painting |
| Dante | Author of the Divine Comedy an imaginative trip through heaven, purgatory and hell. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Inventor, artist, engineer, mathematician, and more! |
| Machiavelli | "The ends justify the means" do what you need to do to keep power! |
| Pope Julius II | hired Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel |
| Michelangelo | Sculptor of David and Moses, painter of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel |
| Rome | The setting of the Agony and the Ecstasy |
| Galileo | Advanced the study of Gravity |
| Florins | the coins of Florence |
| The Medicis | The Bankers and patrons of Florence |