Renaissance Vocab

2. an Italian Renaissance diplomat, historian, and political philosopher.
6. a German inventor, goldsmith, and printer best known for introducing the mechanical movable-type printing press to Europe
7. not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
9. the everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a specific region, community, or group
10. was an English playwright, poet, and actor widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist
13. an English lawyer, Renaissance humanist, author, and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor under King Henry VIII.

1. an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its citizens.
2. an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
3. an Italian High Renaissance polymath renowned for his mastery as a painter, inventor, scientist, engineer, and anatomist.
4. a mural painting technique in which water-based pigments are applied directly onto freshly laid, wet lime plaster
5. a major period of European cultural, artistic, political, and scientific revival lasting roughly from the 14th to the 17th century
8. a philosophy and ethical worldview that centers on human dignity, reason, and well-being rather than supernatural or religious beliefs
11. a famous 16th-century oil painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci.
12. a wealthy Italian banking family and political dynasty that ruled Florence and later Tuscany from the 15th through the 18th century