renaisance facts

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  1. 2. the Spanish Renaissance author of the masterpiece Don Quixote
  2. 6. the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus
  3. 7. a German inventor who, in about 1450, developed the first printing press with movable type in Europe
  4. 10. small towns where people live and trade
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  1. 1. an English Renaissance poet and playwright whose plays show a deep understanding of human behavior
  2. 3. influenced by the styles and techniques of ancient Greece and Rome
  3. 4. a strong difference between two or more things
  4. 5. a philosophy that tries to balance religious faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and an interest in nature and human society
  5. 8. the path on which one object circles another
  6. 9. special importance