Chapter 12 Vocabulary Flashcards
Jacob Burckhardt
Swiss historian who studied art and culture, crediting Italians with birth of the Renaissance. Wrote The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
Hanseatic League
Commercial and defensive alliance along coast of northern Europe, to protect economic privileges of coastal cities and states visited by merchants
House of Medici
Prominent banking family from the Republic of Florence, founded most successful European bank of the 15th century
Second Estate
A division of middle age society that included nobility like earls, counts, barons, dukes, and kings
Baldassare Castiglione
Italian writer who wrote The Book of the Courtier, Renaissance authority on courtly etiquette.
The Book of the Courtier
A popular handbook among aristocrats in Italy for many centuries, describing the attributes of the perfect courtier
Third Estate
A division of middle age society that included peasants, poor people, and slaves
Renaissance slavery
The purchase, ownership, or other trafficking of humans as property during the Renaissance
dowry
Payment or property that is brought to a marriage by the bride’s family to give to the groom’s
Francisco Sforza
Conquered Milan after the death of the last Visconti, established himself as duke of the city
Cosimo de’Medici
The first of the Medici political dynasty, he took control of the Republic of Florence and made it his oligarchy
Milan
a duchy located in what is now northwestern Italy, conquered by Francisco Sforza
Venice
a “republic” located in what is now northeastern Italy, began to conquer more land to expand its food and trade
Florence
an oligarchic “republic” located in what is now western Italy, conquered by Cosimo De’Medici
Papal States
a theocratic state controlled by the pope, located in what is now central Italy
Naples
a kingdom located in what is now southern Italy. Known for its weakness; France and Aragon fought to dominate it
Urbino
once a city-state in central Italy, became a center of culture and intellect
L’umo universale
a social ideal of the well-rounded personality or universal person