vocab

The republic of Florence dominated the region of Tuscany.

The Medici family was a wealthy family that controlled the
government behind the scenes










Machiavelli was an author and gave the best expression to the Italians.

Chaucer used the english vernacular in his famous work, the Canterbury Tales.

Masaccio developed a new, realistic style of paintings. 

Brunelleschi was an architect and engineer of the Italian Renaissance

Martin Luther began the reformation in the early 16th century.

Desiderius Erasmus was best known as a christian humanist.

Lutheranism was the first protestant state.









John Calvin was a leader of protestantism.















King Henry VIII disagreed with Luthers Theology 




















Huldrych Zwingli was a priest in Zürich and was a leader of Reformation in Switzerland