Renaissance- cultural re-birth. Western Europe. 14th-17th centuries. Started in Italy.
William Shakespeare- Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth.
Miguel de Cervantes- wrote Don Quixote. Was from Spain.
Christopher Columbus- Sailed the Atlantic in 1492.
Ponce de Leon- Spanish Conquistador, looked for fountain of youth.
Magellan- Portuguese, first to sail around world.
De Gama- Portuguese, Explored Cape of Good Hope.
Michelangelo- Artist paint, Cistern chapel, From Italy.
Da Vinci- Italy, Mona Lisa.
Sir Francis Bacon- England, Philosopher, book: the new Atlantis.
Sir Isaac Newton- England, 3 laws of motion.
Galileo Galilei- Italy, Improved telescope.
Kepler- Germany, Planetary motion.
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