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10 Cards in this Set
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Benvienuto Cellini |
A goldsmith and sculptor who wrote an autobiography, famous for its arrogance and immodest self-praise. |
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Condottiere |
A mercenary soldier of a political ruler |
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Humanism |
the recovery and study of classical authors and writings |
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individualism |
the emphasis on the unique and creative personally |
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New Monarchs |
The term applied to Louis XI of France, Henry VII of England, and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, who strengthened their monarchical authority often by Machiavellian means |
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Rationalism |
The application and use of reason in understanding and explaining events |
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Renaissance |
the period from 1400 to 1600 that witnessed a transformation of cultural and intellectual values from primarily Christian to classical or secular ones |
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Secularism |
the emphasis on the here and now rather than the spiritual and otherworldly |
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Lorenzo Valla (1407 - 1457) |
Humanist who used historical criticism to discredit 8th century document giving papacy jurisdiction over Western lands. |
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Virtu |
the striving for personal exellence |
