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The Renaissance was a period of great artistic creativity. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artists of the

The Renaissance was a period of great artistic creativity. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance. Michelangelo was another famous sculptor and artist of the Renaissance. The artists of the Renaissance used perspective in their works to create

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The Renaissance was a period of great artistic creativity. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artists of the

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  1. The Renaissance was a period of great artistic creativity. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance.

  2. Michelangelo was another famous sculptor and artist of the Renaissance.

  3. The artists of the Renaissance used perspective in their works to create realism in art.

  4. But it was not only great painting and sculpture that was produced during the Renaissance. It was also a time of great literary works. William Shakespeare was a Renaissance writer.

  5. Miguel de Cervantes was another great writer of the Renaissance.

  6. Don Quixote was a creation of a Renaissance writer. Part of the humor of the story is that the Middle Ages have ended.

  7. But not for Don Quixote.

  8. During the Renaissance, great philosophers produced thought- provoking works. Machiavelli was a very famous philosopher of the Renaissance.

  9. Machiavelli wrote “The Prince.” Machiavelli believed that kings must do whatever is necessary to maintain their power. The ends justify the means.

  10. And of course, there were great scientists. Men like Galileo Galilei challenged the authority of the Catholic Church by finding answers in science.

  11. The Church even put Galileo on trial for supporting the belief that the planets revolved around the sun!

  12. The Renaissance truly was a rebirth; a rebirth of learning and questioning and creativity.

  13. Renaissance works of art, philosophy, and science still astound and inspire us today. Perhaps the people of the modern world truly are children of the Renaissance.

  14. The Renaissance Complete this graphic organizer!

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