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| John Calvin | Brought challenge to the Catholic Church. Set up a theocracy in Geneva. Believed in predestination. |
| Martin Luther | Former Catholic priest who protested against the corruption of the Catholic Church. He was exiled after he posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Catholic Church. |
| Elizabeth I | Brought stability to England, using compromise |
| Johann Gutenberg | First person in Europe to invent the printing press. Printed the first complete version of the Bible |
| Henry VIII | Ruthless leader who broke away from the Catholic Church for political reasons. Closed convents and monestaries in order to increase power and fortune |
| Leonardo da Vinci | A true Renaissance man. Painter, inventor and scientist. Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. |
| Lorenzo Medici | Patron of the arts. Family gained money through banker. Brought famous artists to Florence. |
| Michelangelo | A true Renaissance man. Sculpted the statue of David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. |
| Raphael | Followed in the footsteps of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Painted the School of Athens. |
| William Shakespeare | Probably the most famous writer of all-time. His works include Romeo and Juliet as well as Hamlet |
| Medici Family | Familu gained political power in Florence. Generous patron of the arts |
| Donatello | He was most famous for his sculptors. He developed a method of making a model of a vody, draping wet clothes over the statur, then carving the figure into marble for a final product |
| Francesco Petarch | Assembled a library of Greek and Roman manusvripts and wrote Sonnets to Laura |
| Miguel de Cervantes | Wrote Don Quixote, the best known Spanish literary works |
