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14 Cards in this Set
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Urban Society |
A system in which cities are the center of political, economic, and social life.
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Secular |
A worldly viewpoint that increased wealth as material things became more enjoyable,
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Mercenaries |
Soldiers who sold their services to the highest bidder.
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Dowry |
A sum of money that the wife's family gave to the husband upon marriage.
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Italian Renaissance |
A period of European history that began in Italy and spread through the rest of Europe.
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Leonardo de Vinci |
A painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician.
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Milan |
A city-state in Italy that stayed independent. Fashion city of the world. Northwest
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Venice |
A city-state in Italy that stayed independent. Northeast
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Florence |
A city-state in Italy that stayed independent. Central
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Franscesco Sforza |
The new duke of Milan, after the last Visconti ruler died in 1447.
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Cosimo do Medici |
In 1434, he took control of Florence, who eventually dominated the city.
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Lorenzo do Medici |
The man who helped Cosimo do Medici dominate the city of Florence.
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Rome |
Modern capital of Italy. Home of the Catholic Church and Pope.
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Niccolo Machiavelli |
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. |
