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10 Cards in this Set
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Ghibeline
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supported the Holy Roman Emperer against the pope and his supporters
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White Guelpe
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opposed to papal influence
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Black Guelpe
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supported papal influence
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Papacy
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the office or authority of the pope
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Holy Roman Emperor
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ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled Germany and Italy. Chosen by the pope.
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Terza Rima
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rhyming verse in stanza form that consists of an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme. First used by Dante Alighieri
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The Divine Comedy
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Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradisio
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Beatrice Portinari
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Florentine women who was the principal inspiration for Dante's courtly love. (the new life- book of poems)
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Cantor
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a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds
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Virgil
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Roman poet who guides Dante
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