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The values of the renaissance changed a lot. The important things shifted. The arts began to get more recognition. (http://westerncivguides.umwblogs.org/2009/09/06/culture-of-the-renaissance/)
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The renaissance was a time in which people rebelled against typical learning norms. The amount of art that was taken in and shown in the renaissance leads people to think that this time period was a bridge between the middle ages and today's modern era. (http://www.tampapix.com/renaissance.htm)
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During this time the Church exploded. Many people saw much increased faith. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_humanism)
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The Medici family controlled most of Florence throughout the renaissance. They started the patronage of the arts. (www.sparknotes.com/history/european/renaissance1/section2.rhtml)
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Cosimo Medici was very wealthy. His grandson Lorenzo de Medici became a great patron of the arts. (Italian renaissance notes)
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Johannes Guttenburg made the very first printing press. He started in 1436 and ended in 1440. (http://www.inventionware.com/renaissance-inventions/)
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Jan Van Eyck is considered to be the most representative of northern renaissance art. He passed away in 1441.
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Donatello was a sculptor in the early renaissance times. He went down in history as one of the greatest of all Italian renaissance artists. He passed away in 1466.(www.biography.com/people/donatello-21032601)
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Trade allowed people to get goods that they did not previously have from other countries. Imports included turkey and sweet potatoes. 1400's-early 1500s (life during the renaissance notes)
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Many scientists made great discoveries with astronomy during the renaissance. Galileo created a telescope just so that he could look to see the planets once he discovered there were others. Other scientist Nicolaus Copernicus believed that the sun was directly in the center of the universe. (http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance_astronomy.php)
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Scientists discovered how to shoot metal balls out of guns with gun powder and cannons. This put an end to the Middle Age's whole knights and castle ordeal. (http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance_science.php)
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During the reformation of the Christian Church many people began reading the New Testament. Christians began to study the philosophy of God. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_humanism)
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Martin's life changed when he was walking through a terrible thunderstorm. Upon almost dying, he swore to God that he would become a monk and give his life to him if he lived. The storm then subsided. (http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-9389283#early-life)
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Acting upon his own beliefs against the Catholic Church Martin Luther wrote 95 thesis'. He nailed them to the door of the Wittenburg Castle Church. (www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses)
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Leonardo had broad interests in all of the different forms of art. He is very famous for the painting of Mona Lisa. Leonardo passed away in 1519. (www.leonardoda-vinci.org/)
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Raphael was an artist during the renaissance. His work is appreciated for the clarity of his paintings. Raphael died in 1520. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael)
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Martin Luther translated the bible from Latin into German so that everyone could read it. Martin Believed that the only way to lead a good life was to read the bible. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Bible)
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Pietro was a teacher to Raphael who went on to be his most famous pupil. He passed away in 1523. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Perugino)
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Thomas More was recognized as a classic scholar during the 16-th century. He published a Utopia that was considered to be one of the finest literature works they'd ever read. (http://www.online-literature.com/more/)
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The first mechanical clock was made during the early renaissance, but Galileo made some changes to it and was the first to create a pendulum. This allowed clocks to later be much more accurate. (http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance_science.php)
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Edmund Spencer is known as one of the greatest poets of the renaissance time. His most famous work is a poem called The Faerie Queen. (http://www.online-literature.com/edmund-spenser/)
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The divide between religions was finally lifted by the Europe ruler in the mid-16th century. There was no divide between humanism and Christianity. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_humanism)
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Galileo Galilei takes the credit of inventing the telescope after getting the idea from a man who offered to sell him and object that could see far distances. He began to use it in 1609.
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William Shakespeare wrote the famous 154 Sonnets. He created many conflicts between literary works. (http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/)
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The steam engine was originally introduced by a man known as "Hero of Alexandria", but a man named Thomas Savery completed the first one. Steam engines were developed from the sixteenth century and on. (http://www.inventionware.com/renaissance-inventions/)
