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English poet and Play writer
Wrote 37 plays.
He would express universal themes in everyday,realistic settings. His work explores Renaissance ideals like complexity of an individual and importance of classics.

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English Humanist
Pressed for social reform, just like Erasmus.

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Dutch Priest and Humanist
Used knowledge of many languages to translate the bible and make copies in many languages.

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German Painter
First northern artist to be affected by Italy's renaissance. He applied his learned techniques from Italy and created engraving. This was created by etching designs with acid into a metal plate. Many of his works are religious portrayals and religious upheaval, one of the northern Renaissances most powerful themes!

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Mainz,Germany
Printed the first complete version of the bible using a printing press.This started the printing revolution that would change all of europe. With more books available, this allowed more people to read them and this motivated people to learn.

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A Florentine from the 1300s who was an early Renaissance humanist, poet, and scholar. He assembled a library or Greek and Roman manuscripts in monasteries and churches.

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Wrote a guide to rulers on how to gain and maintain power. Told rulers to do whatever it takes to meet their end goals for their people. "The end justifies the means" He promoted immoral behavior and killed many innocents. He would justify this by saying it was for his end goals and because of that, it was ok.

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The manners, skills, learning, and virtues that a member of the court should have. The ideal man is athletic but not overactive and the ideal woman is graceful, kind, and beautiful.

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Studied the work of past famous painters and developed his own style. This style blended christian and classical styles.

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Sculptor, engineer, painter,architect, and poet. His paintings showed his life struggles as well as religious views.

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Leonardo de Vinci made sketches of nature at first but later studied dead bodies and sketches their muscles and bones. His art exemplifies lots of realism.

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City in Italy. Where the Medici family was based.