Leading Figures of the Renaissance
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LauraJamieson on May 3, 2012
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Chapter 30
7th Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 chapel | a room, sometimes inside a larger church, set aside for prayer and worship |
| proportion | the relative sizes of things, such as the length of an arm compared to the overall size of the human body |
| engraving | a print of an image that has been engraved, or etched, in a hard surface, such as metal |
| woodcut | print of an image that has been carved in wood-inked and transferred to paper |
| axis | an imaginary line drawn through a sphere, or ball, such as Earth |
| dissect | to cut and separate the parts of a living thing for scientific study |
| New World | the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown in Europe before the voyages of Christopher Columbus |
| subject | a person under the rule of a monarch |
| playwright | an author of plays |
| armada | a large fleet of ships |
| comedy | an amusing play with a happy ending |
| tragedy | a serious play with a sad ending |
| satire | a work that uses sharp humor to attack people or society |
| Michelangelo Buonarroti | Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David. |
| Titian | Venetian painter. He used vivid color and movement, which was the opposite of the subtle colors and static figures in Florentine paintings. |
| Albrecht Durer | German artist known for his engravings and woodcuts |
| NIcolaus Copernicus | Proposed the heliocentric theory that put the sun in the center of the Earth with the planets traveling around the sun. |
| Andreas Vesalius | father of anatomy; presented to the world his book on the structure of the human body |
| Isabella I, Queen of Spain | - creating a unified Spain - sponsoring voyages of Christopher Columbus - intelligent, strong-willed, and devoted Catholic - forceful and brave ruler - married Prince Ferdinand of Aragon - fought many battles to unify the nation - actively encouraged exploration |
| Elizabeth I, Queen of England | able ruler her reign is often called England's Golden Age supported theater, fashion, literature, dance and education strengthened England's economy |
| William Shakespeare | English poet and playwright considered one of the greatest writers of the English language; works include Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. |
| Miguel Cervantes | Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616) |
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