europe

Question 1

renaissance

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time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.

Question 2

milan

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an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.

Question 3

venice

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town in SW Florida.

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florence

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city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.

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rome

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city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

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medici family

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rishes famil in europe

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humanism

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system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.

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machiavelli

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Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.

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perspective

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a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.

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 fro

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erasmus

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male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”.

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william shakespeare

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male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”.

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sir thomas more

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Sir Thomas, 1478–1535, English humanist, statesman, and author:

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flemish

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artist

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michelangelo

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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 during his lifetime, he has since also been described as one of the greatest artists of all time

Question 16

john 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.

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albert durer

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Albrecht Dürer was a painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance.

Question 18

fresco

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Fresco is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly-laid, or wet lime plaster.

Question 19

indulgences

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action or fact of indulging:

Question 20

predestination

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Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul.

Question 21

reformation

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Protestant Reformation, often referred to simply as the Reformation was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Martin Luther and continued by John Calvin,

Question 22

martin luther king

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

Question 23

henry viii

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Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was the first English King of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by English monarchs to the Kingdom of France

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john calvin

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John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.

Question 25

huguenots

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Huguenot is a member of a French Protestant denomination with origins in the 16th or 17th centuries.