vocab words werld histy
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 urban society | system in which cities are the center of political, economic, and social life. |
| secular | worldly |
| mercenaries | soliders who sold their services to the highest bidder. |
| Cosmio De' Medici | took control of the city |
| Lorenzo de' Medici | dominated the city at a time when Florence was a cultural city. |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | wrote the book, "The Prince" |
| dowry | a sum of money given by the wife's family to the husband upon marriage. |
| humanism | an intellectual movement of the Renaissance |
| Petrarch | called the father of Italian Renaissance humanism |
| Dante | Italian author |
| fresco | a painting done on fresh, wet plaster with water-based paints. |
| Filippo Brunelleschi | architect that was inspired by the buildings of classic Rome to recreate in Florence. |
| Michelangelo | accomplished painter, sculptor, architect. |
| Jan van eyck | flemish painter, first to use oil paints |
| Albrecht Durer | german artist that was greatly affected by italians |
| Martin Luther | began the reformation, made the 95 Theses |
| christian humanism | northern renaissance humanism |
| Desiderius Erasmus | best known for all christian humanists |
| salvation | acceptance into heaven |
| indulgence | release from all part of sins |
| Charles V | Holy Roman Emperor |
| John Calvin | he was educated and had published a protestant thought, The Institute of the Christian Religion. |
| predestination | eternal decree |
| King Henry VIII | wanted a divorce, created the Anglican Church |
| annul | declared invalid |
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