Renaissance
- means "re-birth"
- cultural rebirth in Western Europe very influential movement from 14th to 17th centuries
- mainly started in Italy
Authors
- Shakespeare-known as best writer ever in the English language, from England
- Miguel de Cervantes-wrote Don Quixote, from Spain
Explorers
- Columbus-Sailed the Atlantic in 1492 and discovered the West Indies, funded by Spain, from Italy
- Ponce de Leon-Spanish Conquistador around the current day Florida, looked for the Fountain of Youth, from Spain
- Magellan-Portuguese, first to circumnavigate the globe
- De Gama-Explored in the Cape of Good Hope(tip of Africa), Portuguese
Artists
- Michelangelo-artist, painter, Italy, Statue of David
- Da Vinci- Artist, Painter, Italy, Mona Lisa
Philosopher
- Sir Francis Bacon-English, Philosopher, The New Atlantis, Scientific method
- Sir Isaac Newton-Philosopher, known for science revolution, English
Mathematics
- Galileo Galilei- known for improvement to the telescope, Italian
- Kepler-used both science and math to come up with the first law of planetary motion, German
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