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who had money to patron those of the arts?
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Italian wealthy and powerful merchant class
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Who were the Medici family and where were they from?
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The Medici family were the richest merchants and bankers in Europe, and they were from Florence.
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Who was Cosimo's grandson?
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Lorenzo.
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What was the Renaissance?
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The Renaissance was the rebirth of Greek and Roman culture from the 1300s to the 1500s.
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Who did the Renaissance most effect?
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The upper class.
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What is a patron?
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A financial supporter.
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What did people support?
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Individual achievements, talents in many fields.
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Who were two new explorers?
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Christopher Columbus and Nicholas Compernicus
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What is humanism?
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Intellectual movement that focused on worldly subjects
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What are humanities?
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Subjects tought in Greek and Roman schools. [grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history]
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Who was Petrarch and what did he write?
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He was a humanist who founded and assembled library of Greek and Roman manuscripts. He wrote Sonnets to Laura.
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Who were the two writers?
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Castiglione and Machiavelli
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What did Castiglione write?
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He wrote The Book of the Courtier, which included manners, skills, learning, and virtues that a court member should have.
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What did Machiavelli write?
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He wrote The Prince, which stated that rulers used whatever methods to acheive goals and results were more important than keeping promises.
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What was the famous quote thing?
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"The End Justifies the Means"
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