AP Euro Key Figures (ALL UNITS)

Petrarch

father of humanism

Castiglione

“The Courtier”; need for education, discipline, and skill in all subjects

Macchiavelli

a ruler needs to preserve power at all costs to ensure stability

Cesare Borgia

Macchiavelli’s example of a good ruler; combined military skills w/ ruthlessness

Erasmus

Christian humanist; believed in the education of the bible and classical texts for moral improvement

Criticized the RCC and sought a return for simple scripture

Thomas More

“Utopia”; the ideal society which criticized present social inequality

Johannes Gutenburg

invented the printing press; first major printed book was the Gutenburg Bible —> made knowledge to Christianity more accessible