Secular: Not having to do with religion.

Florence: An Italian city state that was wealthy and powerful.

Machiavelli: The author of the book "The Prince". It was on political power in the western world.

               



Chauceer: One of the greatest poets during the middle ages.












Masacio: Was the first great painter.










Michelangelo: A famous Italian sculptor













Donatello: An early Renaissance sculptor from Florence

Boticelli: An Italian painter.










 An Italian painter and architect.









   



Durer: A German painter, engraver, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist from numbering.

Gutenberg: A German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.












Vernacular: Plainly spoken