The Renaissance

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  1. 3. the period of "rebirth" and creativity that followed Europe's Middle Ages
  2. 4. Genius of the Renaissance, he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, town planner, and map maker.(1452-1519)
  3. 5. the study of history, literature, public speaking, and art that led to a new way of thinking in Europe in the late 1300s
  4. 8. German printer, he developed a printing press that used movable type.(1400-1468)
  5. 9. English Renaissance writer and playwright, he is considered by many to be the greatest English writer of all time.(1564-1616)
  6. 10. Italian writer and politician, he wrote The Prince in which he advised leaders on how to rule.(1469-1527)
  7. 11. Italian Renaissance artist, he designed buildings, wrote poetry, and created sculptures and paintings.(1475-1564)
Down
  1. 1. the combination of humanist and religious ideas
  2. 2. Italian trader, he traveled to China and later wrote about his trip. During his time in China he served as a government official in Kublai Khan's court.(1254-1324)
  3. 6. a method of showing a three-dimensional scene on a flat surface so that it looks real
  4. 7. Early Italian Renaissance scholar, he wrote about the importance of knowing history.(1304-1374)