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When did Florences struggle with Pisa end?
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1250, last medieval emperor died
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2+3
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Who was the last medieval emperor?
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Frederick II
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Fred2
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What what Florences coinage in 1252?
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gold florin
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durrr
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Was Florence a Guelf or Ghibelline city?
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Guelf
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golf
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What side were the Guelf's on?
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papacy against empire
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jedi smelly dried stuff
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Guelf alliance meant what for Florentine bankers?
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buisness of the papacy and special priverleges that cam along with that
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easy $
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What two careers were able to take over the government in 1282?
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merchants and bankers
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monopoly money
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What was the gov before bankers and merchants?
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old magnates weakened by disunity
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magnets
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After 1283, what was the ruling class called?
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the popolo, or people
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po
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How many guilds did the popolo consist of?
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twenty one
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drinking age
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How many greater guilds in popolo grasso?
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7
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fat people
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How many lesser guilds in popolo minuto?
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14
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little people
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What were some of the jobs of the popolo grasso?
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wool manufacturers, wool finishers, silk merchants, and bankers
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sheep, worms, money
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How many priors were in the popolo grasso's executive body?
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6, later 8
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# of letters in g
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How often were the priors re-elected?
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every 2 months
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mo-ts
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Florence called itself a republic, but what was it really?
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oligarchy
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nepotism
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What was the large class with no political power?
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plebians
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toil
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Was the working class allowed to form guilds?
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no
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nei
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What action made sure that the new ruling class (popolo's) kept power without rebellion from former magnates of 1282?
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Ordinances of Justice of 1293
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OJ +11
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What was the seventh prior called and what was his job?
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gonfaloniere of justice, executing sentences against nobles
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gondola of j against meanies
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How many men did the gonfaloniere have to help him?
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1000 men
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k
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What year were nobles finally allowed to hold positions as priors?
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1295
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2 years after OJ
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What sections did the Guelfs split into in Florence?
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Black and White
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opposites
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Who helped the Black's win and savagely persecuted the Whites in 1301?
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Pope Boniface VIII and Charles of Valois(french prince)
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smelly pretty face 8
uncle charley of valium |
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What famous people went into exile when the White faction was persecuted in 1301?
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Dante and Petrarch's father
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inferno and human grandaddy
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What year had Florence reached a peak of prosperity?
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1338
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+2 +0 +5
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What two banks went bankrupt because of Edward III(king of england) in 1339?
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Bardi and Peruzzi
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not druids and pizza
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Who did Florence call in to take over during the economic crisis caused by edward iii and the banks?
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Walter of Brienne, duke of Athens, member of ruling family of Naples
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walnuts and brie
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What year was Walter of Brienne kicked out?
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1342
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+2 +1 -2
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How long was the interlude where the lesser guilds held more power than the greater guilds?
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35 years
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20 yars go 4m
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In what war were Florence and the Pope actually fighting from 1375-1378?
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War of the Eight Saints
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What were the two catasrophic events of the 1340's that shattered the well being of the city?
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Bardi and Peruzzi went bankrupt
and Black death arrived, killing 50,000 in Florence |
no money brings boils
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Who suffered most from economic depression?
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the poor
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no $
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What was the rising of the workers that occured in 1378, consisting mostly of wool carders?
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Revolt of the Ciompi
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chompy
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When did the Revolt of the Ciompi end?
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1382
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+2+5-6
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Who tried to take over Florence, but was stopped in 1402?
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Gian Galeazzo
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he died
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Who did the Florentines expell in 1343?
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Duke of Athens
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olympics
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In 1425, when Filippo Maria Visconti tried to take over Florence, what city state helped?
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Venice
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gondola
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When this person tried to take over Venice, the bond between Florence and Venice was called off by the Florentines.
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Francesco Sforza
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Fran
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Before the craze in the idea of "Florentine Liberty" began, who did the Florentines attribute the creation of the city to?
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Julius Caesar
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salad
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After the craze about "florentine liberty" who did the Florentines trribute the creation of the city to?
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a settlement by Sulla's soldiers
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sullens men
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When was civic freedom fortified?
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1434, when Cosimo de Medici came to power
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daddy
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When did Cosimo de Medici die?
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1464
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+4+2-2
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What class did the Medici's show sympathy to, hence winning their complete power?
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poor
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opposites
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When greek scholars arrived in the church council in florence, who did cosimo begin to study?
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Plato
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cake mix you cant eat
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Where was the first public library in Europe?
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the monastery of San Marco
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san gay guy from degrassi
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Name one church that Cosimo de Medici helped with.
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San Lorenzo
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san like lazagna but not
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who is considered the greatest architect of the time of cosimo de medici?
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brunelleschi
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duomo
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Name two artists patronized by Cosimo de Medici.
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Fra Angelico and Donatello
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turtle and angel
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Who did Cosimo help take over Milan?
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Francesco Sforza
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Fran
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Where was Cosimo de Medici buried?
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church of San Lorenzo
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san lazagna
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What is the translation of Pater Patriae?
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Father of the Fatherland
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u know it isnt peter parker
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Who was Cosimo's sucessor?
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Piero de Medici
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p
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How long did Piero rule?
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5 years
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cinq
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How old was Lorenzo de Medici when he had to take control of Florence?
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20
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vingt
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What family tried to threaten Lorenzo's rule?
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Pazzi
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pizza
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Who ecouraged the Pazzi in their plight?
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Pope Sixtus IV
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six four
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What day did the Pazzi attempt to kill Lorenzo and Guiliano at mass?
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April 26th, 1478
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too complicated for clue
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Of the two brother's, who survived the conspiracy?
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Lorenzo
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the living one
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What was Lorenzo's punishment for not being murdered?
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excommunication
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only a pope can do it
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What city state helped the popes declare war on Florence?
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Naples
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nickle nips
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How long was the war between Naples and Florence?
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1478-1479, one year
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1
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Who did Lorenzo go visit without permission to end the war?
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Ferrante, the king of Naples
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king Ferarri
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What year did the Turks occupy Italy?
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1480
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same year war ended
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How did the Turk occupation end?
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Mohammad II died
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prophet died
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What northern country did Lorenzo have to maintain good relations with to prevent their domination?
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France
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le langue que je parle
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The Council of ______ was set up and controlled by Lorenzo and given charge of the main functions of the goverment.
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Seventy
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soixant dix
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What was created and controlled by Lorenzo in 1490 to nominate the priors?
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Committee of Seventeen
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one year your age comm
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True or False: Near the end of his career, Lorenzo used public money for private purposes.
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True
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stave off monarchs
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Who was creating a strong Spanish monarchy by taking parts of Italy?
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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took out moors
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What was Ferdinand king of?
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Sicily
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never mess with one
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When did Lorenzo de Medici die?
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April 8, 1492
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columbus
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How old was Lorenzo de Medici when he died?
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43
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-67
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