Chapter 29 vocabulary- Renaissance
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- Medici family
- they were the supporters of the artist, writers and musicians
- Brunelleschi
- a great architect who created the famous dome in Florence
- Florence
- Italy's cultural center during the Renaissance
- Lorenzo the Magnificent
- a leading patron of art and scolarship; leader of the Medici family
- Divine Comedy
- a long poem that describes an imaginary journey through the places of Christian afterlife
- Niccolo Machiavelli
- a statesman and historian who also served as a diplomat
- Donatello
- a sculptor who used life-like characteristics on his sculptures
- The Statue of David
- a work of masterpiece created by Donatello
- Leonardo da Vinci
- a artist, scientist, and an inventer who was ahead of his time with his inventions
- Dante Alighieri
- the author of the Divine Comedy and well known throughout Florence
- Girolamo Cardano
- pioneer in the theory of probabilty and gambling
- Arno River
- a historical river that runs straight through the city of Florence