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Sections 1 & 2: Renaissance
HWC Finals: Chapter 1
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History
9th Grade
06/06/2010

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Dante Alighieri
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Italian Poet; wrote "Divine Comedy"
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giovanni boccacio and Francesco Petrarch
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Two friends; Founders of Humanism; Translated works from Greek to Latin
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Secular
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Separate from religion
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Baldassare Castiglione
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Wrote "Courtier"; Defines how to act
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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Wrote "The Prince"; "Rulers actions can be justified by the means".
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Styles and Techniques of Renaissance
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More realistic; perspectives; shading; oil-based paints
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Donato Bramante
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Introduced Famous styles to Rome

Designed St. Peter's Basilica
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Desiderius Erasmus
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Catholic priest and humanist

Translated New Testaments using humanist techniques.
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Christine de Pisan
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Born in Venice; Women's Rights; Respected poet
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Albrecht Durer
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Greatest artists Northern Europe; Used water colors; Landscape
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Jan Van Eyck
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Flemish painter; Invented oil painting on canvas
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