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12 Cards in this Set
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Plague
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A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease
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Monarchy
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A strong central government ruled by a king or queen
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heretic
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A person who has controversial opinions with the Catholic Church
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individualism
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personal independence
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Renaissance
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The revival of attention to classic Greek and Roman art, literature & learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century
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republic
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A political order whose head of state is not a monarchy & in which supreme power lies in a body of elected citizens
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mercenary
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a professional soldier who is hired by a foreign country
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humanism
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a doctrine or attitude that is concerned primarily with human beings and their value, capacities and achievements
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realism
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an artistic style that attempts to visually represent people and objects as they exist.
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patrician
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a member of the highest class of society in Italian city-states during the Renaissance.
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patron
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A person who financially supports scholars or artists.
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dowry
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valuable things given by a bride's family to her husband at marriage.
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