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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 |
Not bound by religious rule. Worldly. |
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Mercenary |
A solider who sells his services to the highest bidder. |
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Dowry |
A gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, either by bride's parents to husband or husband to wife. |
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Italian Renisance |
A period of great cultural change that began in Italy during the 14th to 15th century. |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. |
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Milan |
A metropolis in Italy's northern region. |
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Venice |
Capitol of northern Italy's Veneto region. |
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Florence |
Capitol of Italy's Tuscany region. |
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Francesco Sforza
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Founder of Sforza dynasty in Milan. |
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Cosimo de Medici
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First of the Medici political dynasty. |
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Lorenzo de Medici |
Ruler of the Florentine republic during the Italian renaissance. |
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Rome |
Italy's capitol. |
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher,humanist, and writer. |