| A | B |
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| Hundred Years War | a long conflict between England and France that lasted from 1337-1453 |
| Heresy | religious ideas that oppose accepted church teachings |
| Marco Polo | an Italian trader, he traveled to China and later wrote about his trip |
| Renaissance | the period of "rebirth" and creativity that followed Europe's Middle Ages |
| Humanism | the study of history, literature, public speaking, and art that led to a new way of thinking in Europe in the late 1300s |
| Dante | Italian Renaissance poet, he wrote "The Divine Comedy" in the Italian language |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | Italian writer and politician, he wrote " The Prince" in which he advised leaders on how to rule |
| Michelangelo | Italian Renaissance artist, he designed buildings, wrote poetry, and created sculptures and paintings |
| Leonardo Davinci | Genius of the Renaissance, he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, town planner, and mapmaker |
| Petrarch | Early Renaissance scholar, he wrote about the importance of knowing history |
| Gutenburg | German printer, he developed a printing press that used movable type |
| Christian Humanism | a blend of humanism and religious ideas |
