Cosimo de Medici - answer- 1434 to 1464 (year he died)
- led his family of bankers to bring them more wealth
- took control of his oligarchy and was successful in
ruling and dominating Florence
Lorenzo de Medici - answer- 1449-1492
- grandson of Cosimo de Medici
- unofficial ruler of Florence
- led Florence through a cultural Golden Age
- earned the title Lorenzo the Magnificent
Manuel Chrysoloras - answer- 1355 to 1415
- humanist Greek scholar who taught Bruni
- taught in Florence from 1396 to 1400
- very intently studied the works Plato and other Greek
scholars
Petrarch - answer- "Father of Humanism"
- from Florentine (1304-1374)
- wrote "Letters to the Ancient Dead"
- first to describe the Middle Ages as an era of darkness
- went on a quest to find as many Latin manuscripts as
he could all over Europe
Dante - answer- 1265 to 1321
- came from an old Florentine noble family
- creator and writer of "Devine Comedy" about the
soul's journey to salvation
- held a high office position in republican Florence
Boccaccio - answer- 1313 to 1375
- Wrote the "Decameron" which tells about ambitious merchants, portrays a sensual,
and worldly society
- as years pass by, his works get more gloomy and pessimistic
Castiglione - answer- from 1478 to 1529
- Wrote "The Courtier" which was about education and manners and had a great
influence
- It said that an upper class, educated man should know many academic subjects and
should be trained in music, dance, and art
, Pico della Mirandola - answer- one of the most prominent magi in the late 15th century
- wrote "Oration on the Dignity of Man" which was about the relationship between man
and God
- also to help better define humans as genuinely inspired beings
Lorenzo Valla - answer- from 1406 to 1457
- papal secretary who was brought up in Rome and educated in both Greek and Latin
- proved that the "Donation of Constantine" was a forgery
Galen - answer- Greek physician, writer, and philosopher who had a dominant influence
on medical practice in Europe
- used techniques of bleeding to cure people
Andreas Vesalius - answer- from 1514 to 1564
- professor of surgery by discovering Galen's teachings and works and understanding
human anatomy
- wrote "On the Fabric of the Human Body"
- caught Galen's errors
Isabella d'Este - answer- from 1474 to 1539
- was a powerful, well-educated, political figure, who was also a humanitarian, and
patron of the arts
- related to almost every ruler in Italy by blood or marriage
- "First Lady of the Renaissance"
- role model for women
- ruled over husband's land and disobeyed husband
The Treaty of Lodi - answer- 1455
- alliance system that was created to lead to a workable balance of power within Italy
- signed and ended 50 years of war
- allowed 45 years of peace in Italy
Ferdinand of Aragon - answer- leader of Aragon (one of two powerful kingdoms in
Spain)
- united the spanish kingdoms into Spain
- marriage to Isabella of Castile was very beneficial
Borgia - answer- the family name for Alexander VI and his son Cesare
- Alexander VI was known for his debauchery, sensuality, and scandalizing the church
- encouraged his son to take land for himself
- Cesare took the land, but used ruthless measures
Julius II - answer- from 1443 to 1513
- the pope of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal states from 1503 to 1513
- hired Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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