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State that was the cultural center of Italy |
Florence |
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Local spoken language |
Vernacular |
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Intellectual movement based on the study of the literature of Ancient Greece and Rome |
Humanism |
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State in southern Italy ruled by a hereditary monarch |
Naples |
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German printer who developed moveable type |
Johannes Gutenberg |
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Painting done on wet fresh plaster with water based paints |
Fresco |
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Author of an influential treatise on political power |
Niccolo Machiavelli |
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Member of the middle class |
Burgher |
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Flemish painter who perfected the technique of oil painting |
Jan van eyck |
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A form of government in which a leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote |
Republic |
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States were able to function independently because... |
The Italian courts guaranteed their autonomy |
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Leonardo da Vinci was a good example of renaissance Italy’s social ideal because... |
He was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician |
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In the prince, Machiavelli argues that... |
The ends justify the means |
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The main way in which the works of Northern European renaissance artists differed from those of Italian artists was in... |
Scale |
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The development of printing using moveable type enabled people to... |
Become better informed |
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Petrarch is considered the father of the Italian renaissance humanism because he... |
Helped spread classical ideals by reviving forgotten Latin manuscripts |
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The main goal of humanistic education was to |
Teach people how to lead good lives |
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The war between France and Spain for control of Italy reached a turning point when... |
Spanish mercenaries sacked Rome in 1527 |
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Venice became an important state because it... |
Served as a commercial link between Asia and Western Europe |
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In renaissance Italy most people lived in... |
Large urban communities |
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How did humanism influence education during the renaissance? |
Humanism was incorporated into many of the education subjects like history, literature, reading, and more. It made it less focused on religion. |
