Renaissance
The rebirth of learning, literature and art that began in the late 1300 in Italy
Classical Civilizations
Geece and Rome
Humanism
A renaissance intellectual movementin which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
secular
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
perspective
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimmensions on a flat surface
vernacular
The everyday language of people in a region of country
Renaissance man
A man who excells in many fields
Leonardo Da Vinci
Paintor sculptor inventer scientist. Interested in how things work
Niccolo Machiavelli
historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer. Founder of modern political science
Michelangelo
sculptor, painter, architect, poet. Greatly influenced development of western art
Merit
quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward. People who applied themselves and put in the work
