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Question 1

renaissance

Answer 1

the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
the culture and style of art and architecture developed during the Renaissance.
(a renaissance)
a revival of or renewed interest in something:

Question 2

milan

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an industrial city in northwestern Italy, the capital of Lombardy region; pop. 1,295,705 (2008). A powerful city, particularly from the 13th to the 15th centuries, Milan is today a leading financial and commercial center. Italian name Milano.

Question 3

venice

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a city in northeastern Italy, on a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea, capital of Venetia region; pop. 270,098 (2008). It is built on numerous islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges. Italian name Venezia.
a beachfront section of Los Angeles in California, west of downtown.

Question 4

florence

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a city in western central Italy, the capital of Tuscany, on the Arno River; pop. 365,659 (2008). Florence was a leading center of the Italian Renaissance, especially under the rule of the Medici family during the 15th century. Italian name Firenze.
an industrial and commercial city in northwestern Alabama, on the Tennessee River, east of Muscle Shoals; pop. 37,877 (est. 2008).
a city in northern Kentucky, southwest of Covington; pop. 27,745 (est. 2008).
a commercial city in northeastern South Carolina; pop. 31,570 (est. 2008).

Question 5

rome

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the capital of Italy, situated in the west central part of the country, on the Tiber River, about 16 miles (25 km) inland; pop. 2,724,347 (2008). According to tradition, the ancient city was founded by Romulus (after whom it is named) in 753 bc on the Palatine Hill; as it grew it spread to the other six hills of Rome (Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, and Quirinal). Rome was made capital of a unified Italy in 1871. Italian name Roma.
an industrial city in northwestern Georgia, on the Coosa River; pop. 36,041 (est. 2008).
an industrial city in central New York, on the Mohawk River; pop. 33,673 (est. 2008).

Question 6

medici family

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a powerful Italian family of bankers and merchants whose members effectively ruled Florence for much of the 15th century and from 1569 were grand dukes of Tuscany. Cosimo and Lorenzo de’ Medici were notable rulers and patrons of the arts in Florence; the family also provided four popes (including Leo X) and two queens of France (Catherine de’ Medici and Marie de Médicis).

Question 7

humanism

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Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition. The meaning of the term humanism has fluctuated according to the successive intellectual movements which have identified with it.

Question 8

machiavelli

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Machiavellianism is “the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct”. The word comes from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, born in 1469, who wrote Il Principe, among other works. In modern psychology, Machiavellianism is one of the dark triad personalities, characterized by a duplicitous interpe

Question 9

perspective

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the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point: See also linear perspective and aerial perspective.
“a perspective drawing”
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view:
“most guidebook history is written from the editor’s persDesiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.pective”

Question 10

gutenberg

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Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type

Question 11

erasmus

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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.

Question 12

william shakespeare

Answer 12

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet, and the “Bard of Av…

Question 13

flemish

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the Dutch language as spoken in Flanders, one of the two official languages of Belgium.
the people of Flanders.

Question 14

sir thomas more

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Noun. 1. Sir Thomas More-English statesman who opposed Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state. More, Thomas More.

Question 15

michilangelo

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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Considered to be the greatest living artist dur

Question 16

jonh van eyck

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Jan van Eyck was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century. Little is known of his early life. The few surviving records indicate that he was born c. 1380–90…

Question 17

albert durer

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Noun 1. Albrecht Durer - a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)Albrecht Durer

Question 18

fresco

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a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
VERB
paint in fresco:
“four scenes had been frescoed on the wall

Question 19

indulgences

Answer 19

the act of gratifying or yielding to a wish
synonyms: luxury · extravagance · pleasure · treat
something that somebody lets himself or herself or another person have, especially a luxury
a kind or tolerant attitude toward somebody

Question 20

predestination

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(as a doctrine in Christian theology) the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin.

Question 21

reformation

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the action or process of reforming an institution or practice:
“the reformation of the Senate”
(the Reformation)
a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches.

Question 22

martin luther

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Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.

Question 23

henry v111

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ry VIII 1491-1547.
King of England (1509-1547) who succeeded his father, Henry VII. He established the Church of England by the Act of Supremacy (1534) after divorce from Catherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives, compelled him to break from the Catholic Church.

Question 24

jonh calvin

Answer 24

John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, aspects of which include the doct

Question 25

hugenots

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Huguenot
A Huguenot is a designation for a French Protestant who follows the Reformed tradition. It was used frequently to describe members of the French Reformed Church until the beginning of the 19th century. The term traces back its origin …