Modern History-Dark Ages, Medieval Church, Renassiance
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Middle Ages | the period between the fall of the Roman Empire in the west (470) and the beginning of the European Renaissance in the 1400s. This period is also known as "Medieval." |
| Pope | Hierarchy-intermediary (people to Church to God) |
| Naples | Feudal Kingdom |
| Induividualism | self-determination |
| Principality | A government ruled by a prince or monarch |
| Feudalism | a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service |
| Petarch | poet, biographer, Renassiance man -looked to Greece and Romans admired their "proper values" -champion of humanism -proponent of liberal arts education |
| Milan | Hereditary principate |
| Activism | Participation in life, poltics, religion |
| Republic | A government by representatives of people |
| Christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
| Cosimo de Medici | the wealthiest Florentine and an astute statesman, de' Medici brought stability back to Florence in 1434 when he ascended to power; controlled the city internally from behind the scenes, skillfully manipulating the constitution and influencing elections; through his informal, cordial relations with the electoral committee, Cosimo was able to keep councilors loyal to him in the Signoria (the governing body of Florence, composed of 8 councilors); as head of the Office of Public Debt, Cosimo was able to favor congenial factions; He was the grandfather of Lorenzo the Magnificent |
| Florence | Republican Oligarchy - ruled by rich families |
| Realism | Accuracy in deceptions of the real world |
| Hell | (damnation) threat if eternal life in hellfire |
| Machiavelli | Political theorist -rational and brutal view of politics-ends justify the means |
| Venice | Republican gerntocracy-stability run by the people |
| Secularism | Active world outside of the Church |
| Purgatory | Shadowy hinterland after death, await salvation |
| The Papal States | Politicized Theocracy |
| Humanism | focus on humanity and human agency rather than divintiy |
| Patronage | Support for something-arts |
| Catholic Church | The most powerful organization in medieval Europe |
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