Renaissance Set 1

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Humanism

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Humanism is the study of Latin and Greek culture and texts in order to recover the historic norms and values of the great era.

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Civic Humanism

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Civic humanism is the study of humanism that incorporates the patronage of wealthy citizens towards the arts to win fame and glory for their respective city.

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Christian Humanism

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Christian humanism is the study of humanism, exclusively a part of the Northern Italian Renaissance, that was intended to return the Catholic Church to the purity and simplicity of the classic era.

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Renaissance Art

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Renaissance Art included references to mythology, pagan and secular themes and inspired several forms of humanism.

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Machiaveli

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Author of the Prince, he taught that how one interprets morality and virtue is dependent on the times and how those in power behave. He also spoke of obtaining and maintaining power through any means necessary, regardless of the morality of one's actions.

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Erasmus

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A Dutch Renaissance humanist that advocated religious toleration and Catholic virtues. Focused on uniting classical virtues with Christian virtues. Author of The Praise of Folly.

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St. Thomas More

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English philosopher that opposed the Protestant Reformation and denied that the King of England was the head of the Catholic Church

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Expulsion of the Jews

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Spanish Inquisition, migration of one of the largest collection of Jewish people at that point. (Move east into Europe, out of Spain)

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Pizzaro

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Brothers- Spanish conquistadors- rule of Peru

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Cortez

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Spanish conquistador, conquered the Aztec Empire with technology and established