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12 Cards in this Set
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solon |
passed a law outlawing slavery based on debt; established four classes of citizenship based on wealth rather than heredity; created the Council of Four Hundred |
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cleisthenes |
regarded as the founder of democracy in athens; created the council of five hundred that proposed laws and counseled the assembly |
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pericles |
increased the number of paid public officials and paid jurors, which enabled poorer citizens to participate in the government |
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aristotle |
greek philosopher who examined the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge; wrote politics |
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plato |
greek philosopher who felt that society should be governed by philosopher-kings; wrote the republic |
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leonardo de vinci |
an italian renaissance painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist; he was considered a true renaissance Man" |
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niccolo machiavelli |
a renaissance writer who wrote the prince in which he examined how a ruler can gain power and keep it in spite of his enemies |
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thomas more |
a christian humanist of the nothern renaissance; wrote utopia about an imaginary land without greed, corruption, and war |
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johann gutenberg |
developed the priting press, making it possible to produce books quickly and cheaply |
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william shakespeare |
an elizabethan age writer whose works were inspired by the classics and displayed a deep understanding of human beings. |
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alberecht durer |
produced prints and portrayed religious subjects, classical myths, or realistic landscapes |
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jan van eyck |
used oil-based paints to develop a new technique that created subtle colors in clothing and jewelry; his paintings displayed unusually realistic details and reveal the personality of the subject |
