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- Leonardo da Vinci
- born near Florence; Renaissance artist, engineer, architect; as an artist he created the Mona Lisa
- Arno River
- river that runs through Florence; it helped trade with water and transportation
- Donatello
- Florentine sculptor; made very life like and realistic sculptures expresssing personality and mood
- Lorenzo the Magnificent
- one of the most powerful part of Medicis for more than 20 years; ruler for more than 20 years
- Dante Ailghieri
- boren in Florence; poet and writer; his most famous book that he wrote was the Divine of Comedy
- Florence
- Italy's leading cultural city during the Renaissance; was imprtant for trade and commerce
- Divine Comedy
- book written by Dante Alighieri; described imaginary journey through heaven, hell, and purgatory guided by Virgi
- The Statue of David
- a statue made by Micelangelo; 17 feet tall, and made with all marble
- Medici family
- aqcuired wealth through Florence's major industry, banking; dominated Florence
- Girolamo Cardano
- a Renaissance mathmetician who used probability and solved complex algebra problems
- Niccol Machiavelli
- Florentine statesman and historian; served as a diplomat and observed actions of other rulers
- Brunelleschi
- Renaissance architect; he created the dome for Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore