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Topic: 30 – People of the Renaissance
Date: 4/29/2009
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What was Johannes
Gutenberg’s invention
and how did it affect the
spread of ideas during
the Renaissance? Pg 334
In 1450 Gutenberg invented a _________________ that used
_________________. Before Gutenberg most books were _____________.
It could take _________________ months to copy a book. Gutenberg’s
printing press made new ____________, _____________, and ___________
more widely available.
The Italian Renaissance:
Who was Leonardo de
Vinci? What were his
major accomplishments?
Pg. 344
Leonardo de Vinci was an ________________ and ____________________
from _______________, Italy.
He made precise drawing of ___________, ___________, and ___________.
He sketched ideas about _______________ , __________________, and
_________________________.
He designed _________________, ________________, and _____________.
One of his most famous paintings was _____________________________.
Who was Michelangelo?
What were his major
accomplishments? Pg 335
Michelangelo was an ___________________ from ______________, Italy.
He was gifted at both ____________ and __________________.
He often worked for the powerful _______________ family.
His most famous works include: __________________, ______________,
__________________, and __________________.
Who was Titian? What
were his major
accomplishments?
Pg 336.
Titian lived in __________, Italy.
He often painted _____________myths and __________stories.
His work was admired by ___________________, the Holy Roman
Emperor.
Summary: Look at the birth dates for Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, and Titian. When did the
Italian Renaissance begin? How did Italian artists influence the Renaissance?
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Name:
Topic: 30 – People of the Renaissance
Date: 4/29/2009
Period:
The Spanish
Renaissance:
Who was Queen Isabella?
How did her rule affect
the spread of the Catholic
religion?
Pg. 340
Queen Isabella was the Queen of a Spanish kingdom called
____________. She married King _____________ of ___________. Their
marriage united _______________ into one kingdom.
Isabella encouraged and paid for explorers like ____________________,
who was the first European to discover________________.
She forced everyone in Spain convert to ___________________ and kicked
out all of the ______________ who refused to convert.
Who was Miguel
Cervantes? What were his
major accomplishments?
Pg. 343
Cervantes was a ______________ before he became a writer.
He wrote plays and a book called ____________, which is about an old
man who thinks he is a ___________.
His writing advanced the use of __________ in literature.
Queen Elizabeth was Queen of ____________. She became queen at
The English
_______ and ruled for ________.
Renaissance:
She never _____________.
Who was Queen
Her rule was considered a __________________________ for England,
Elizabeth? Why was
because she supported _________, __________, _____________, ________
Elizabeth’s reign (period
and education.
of rule) considered to be
She also encouraged ___________ and __________________ and
the Golden Age of England? successfully defended England from an attempted invasion by
Pg. 341
_______________.
Who was William
Shakespeare? What were
his major
accomplishments?
Pg. 342
Shakespeare was a ____________ poet and a _____________, at the same
time Queen Elizabeth ruled England.
He wrote over 38 ____________.
Some of his more popular plays include __________________,
_________________, ______________________, and __________________.
He wrote both ____________ and ________________.
Summary: How might the rule of strong Queens like Elizabeth and Isabella affected the status of
women in Renaissance Europe? Or how do you think writers like Shakespeare and Cervantes have
affected modern writing? (You can include the writing of movies and TV shows.)
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