WH1 Renaissance Vocab

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Art from Greek or Roman periods influencing Renaissance artists.

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classical art

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Northern Italian city-state ruled by the Medici, known for its Renaissance art.

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Florence

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Concerned with worldly, not spiritual matters.

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secular

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Period of European history (1300-1600) marked by renewed interest in classical culture, leading to changes in art and learning.

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Renaissance

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Imaginary land described by Thomas More, an ideal place.

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Utopia

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Italian noble family that produced three popes and two queens of France. Cosimo “the Elder” ruled Florence.

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Medici

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Everyday language of a region or country.

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vernacular

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Renaissance historian and author of The Prince, exploring how rulers gain and maintain power.

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Niocolo Machiavell

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Greatest English playwright and poet of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

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William Shakespeare

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Supports artists, especially financially.

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patron