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Chapter Six-The Italian Renaissance Flashcards

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Scholars combine _________ with ________

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ancient history

Christian teachings

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Renaissance

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means rebirth

a philosophical and artistic movement

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new emphasis on

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the power of human reason

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Renaissance began in

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Italy

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crusades and trade brought contact with

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the Byzantine Empire

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Rich cities of Italy

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Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice

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family that pushed the Renaissance movement in Florence

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Medici

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list the humanites

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grammar, history, poetry, and rhetoric

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humanists

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people who specialized in the study of the humanities

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humanists searched out manuscripts written in

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Greek and Latin

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Most humanists were

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Catholics who remained committed to Christian teachings

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Petrarch

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one of the best known humanists

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Petrarch believed that they should imitate writers by

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studying the classical writers

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classical education

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the study of ancient Greek and Roman literature

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Petrarch believed that his desire for fame might

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hurt his chances for salvation

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The Prince

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an essay written by Machiavelli

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what did The Prince describe

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described government not in terms of lofty ideals but how it actually worked

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Machiavellian means

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the ends justify the means

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Castiglione wrote what book

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The Book of the Courtier

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The Book of the Courtier

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was the most famous book of the Renaissance

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The Book of the Courtier explained

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how gentlemen and gentlewomen should act in polite society

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medieval paintings stressed

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religious topics

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renaissance paintings depicted

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lifelike human figures

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High Renaissance lasted from

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late 1400s to early 1500s

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three talents of Leonardo Da Vinci

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architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and scientist

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two famous paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci

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The Last Supper

the Mona Lisa

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What is Michelangelo known for

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his depiction of the Creation painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

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Rafael was hired by the pope to

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beautify the Vatican

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Rafael was known for his

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madonnas

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madonnas are

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paintings of the Virgin Mary

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Titian was one of the first painters to

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become wealthy from his work

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major rivers/routes that contributed to the spread of ideas

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the Danube, Rhine, and Rhone

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Johannes Gutenberg

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1450 first European to use movable type

invented the printing press

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used the printing press to print copies of

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the Bible

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critics of printed books said

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printed books would not last as long
hand copied manuscripts were more beautiful
scribes would lose their jobs

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scribes

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those who made a living by hand-copying manuscripts

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The Praise of Folly

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Erasmus’s most famous book

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The Praise of Folly ridiculed

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ignorance, superstition, and vice among Christians

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Utopia condemned

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governments as being corrupt

written by Thomas More

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Thomas More’s refusal to agree to king’s supremacy

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caused him to be beheaded

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William Shakespeare was the leading

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literary figure of the time

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three famous works of Shakespeare

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Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth

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Reformation

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a religious revolution

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three causes for the Protestant Reformation

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  1. Church was more interested in income than saving souls 2. pope acted as a political leader and warrior instead of a moral leader 3. priests engaged in vice and misconduct instead of encouraging spiritual and moral behavior
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the break for the Protestant Reformation took place in

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modern day Germany

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indulgences

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pardons from punishment for sin that could be bought

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Johann Tetzel sent to

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raise funds in the northern German states by selling indulgences

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Popes sold indulgences to

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raise money for the church

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Martin Luther’s beliefs became know as

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Lutheranism

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Luther said that ceremonies and good deeds

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made no difference in saving a sinner

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Luther said only thing that counted was

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an inner faith in God

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Luther said salvation gained only

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through the grace of God

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the idea that salvation could only be gained through the grace of God was called

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justification by grace through faith

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95 theses

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Luther posted these statements about indulgences on a church door

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Luther claimed that the Bible was

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the sole religious authority

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in 1521 Pope Leo X declared

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Luther a heretic

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Luther’’s punishment for being declared a heretic

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he was excommunicated

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Protestantism/ Protestants

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Luther’s beliefs and Luther’s followers

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the Peace of Augsburg said that

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each German ruler had the right to choose the religion for his state

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What did the subjects have to do under the Peace of Augsburg

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they had to either accept the ruler’s decision or move away

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sects

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religious groups

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King Henry VIII caused

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the break between England and the Roman Catholic Church

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“Defender of the Faith”

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title that was granted to Henry by the pope

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What did Henry want to do

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he wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon

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Henry was unhappy because

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he had no male heir

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Henry wanted to marry

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Anne Boleyn

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Catholic Church didn’t usually permit divorces but could

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make exceptions

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Pope Clement VII refused to

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meet Henry’s demand for divorce/annulment

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Because pope refused his demands Henry

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withdrew England from the Catholic Church and began a new church

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Church of England

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new church created by Henry VIII

also known as the Anglican Church

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Who was the head of the Anglican Church

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the king was established as the head of the church

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Anglican Church granted

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Henry VIII a divorce

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what was the act of supremacy

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an act of Parliament that recognized the monarch as head of the church
Henry would be head of the church but later that act would be rescinded

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Predestination

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the idea that at the beginning of time God decided whou would be saved
this idea came from John Calvin

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the elect

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those who were predestined for salvation

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theocracy

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a government ruled by religious leaders who claimed God’s authority

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Hugenots

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French Calvinists

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Counter Reformation

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also known as the Catholic Reformation

began as an attempt to return the church to an emphasis on spiritual matters

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the Counter Reformation was also a

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campaign to stop the spread of Protestantism

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Pope Paul III brought the

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Inquisition to Rome (only tried heresy)

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What was the Index (published 1559)

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Catholics were banned from reading the books listed in the Index

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Council of Trent did what three things

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  1. defined the official church position on matters of doctrine 2. acted to end the abuses in the church and those that surrounded the sale of indulgences 3. tightened discipline within the clergy
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Council of Trent said that

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  1. you should depend on priests because God granted forgiveness only through the church 2. and salvation came from ceremonial church actions as well as individual faith
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during the 1530s to mid 1600s there were

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devastating religious wars

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Most striking result of the religious upheaval

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the appearance of many different churches

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bad spirits

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called demons

made life difficult

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wise/cunning people

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an older village member thought to have a special understanding of how the world worked

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good witches

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another name for wise people

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bad witches

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thought to bring bad luck

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bad witches were said to have made

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a pact with the devil

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usually _________ were accused of being bad witches because _______

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elderly widows

easy targets

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primary occupation of the people

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farming

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communities tended to ____________ and ____________

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work

make decisions together

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if anyone upset village traditions

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they were treated harshly

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broadsides

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single printed sheets of information

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almanacs

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published predictions about the weather or prospects for growing crops

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standard of living

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the measure of the quality of life

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peasantry made up ___% of the population

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85-90

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Black Death reduced population by

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1/3

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peasants were trapped in

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poverty

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superstitions

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no longer played an important role in people’s views of daily life

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