Chapter 29 Vocabulary
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- Girolamo Cardano
- Solved complex equations in algebra and made break throughs in the science of chance.
- Arno River
- The river that runs through Florence.
- Divine Comedy
- A book that highlights strong emotions and the experiences of individuals.
- Medici Family
- Controlled Florence and were one of the richest families in Italy.
- Donatello
- One of first sculptures to use the newlifestyle life.
- The Statue of David
- Then first life-size nude statue since classical times.
- Niccolo Machiavelli
- Statesmen and historian; wrote The Prince which held accounts of how politics and government really worked.
- Dante Alighieri
- Wrote the Divine Comedy.
- Florence
- Italy's leading cultural center during the Renaissance.
- Brunelleschi
- Came up with the design for a large enough dome that would not collapse; he was an architect.
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Was an artist, scientist and inventor. One of the most creative Renaissance thinkers.
- Lorenzo the Magnificent
- A leading patron of art and scholarship; powerful member of the Medici family.