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| Renaissance | Ther term means rebirth, and in this context, it refers to a revival of art and learning. In Italy it meant to bring back the culture of classical Greece and Rome |
| Humanism | An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements. |
| secular | Worldly. A focus on the here an now and not the life after. |
| patron | Someone who finanically supported and funded artists and/or their work. |
| perspective | 3-dimension view of art vs. a flat surface view. Gave a more realistic, life-like view |
| vernacular | Native language. Instead of writing in Latin, a German writer would write in German for example |
| Renaissance Man | Someone who studied art, science, etc. |
| Classics | The study of ancient philosophies and writings from the Greece or Rome. The writings of Plato, Aristole |
| Utopia | No place. Utopia was an ideal, perfect place to live. Utopia translates to "no place" since it does not exist. |
| William Shakespeare | A poet and playwright from England. |
| Johann Gutenberg | Developed the printing press. |
| Thomas More | A Christian humanist who wrote Utopia |
| Erasmus | A Christian humanist from Holland |
| Queen Elizabeth | English queen, protestant daughter of Henry VIII, example of a renaissance woman. Educated in the classics and spoke several languages |
| Flemish | The name of the people who lived in in Flanders. Flanders is the region now called Belgium. |
| Machiavelli | Italian writer, advised rulers. Wrote "The Prince" a quidebook to ruling. |
