Renaissance

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Condottiere

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A mercenary soldier of a political ruler

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Benvenuto Cellini

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A goldsmith and sculptor who wrote an autobiography

Famous for his arrogance and immodest self-praise

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Humanism

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The recovery and study of classical authors and writings

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Individualism

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The emphasis on the unique and creative personally

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New monarchs

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The term applied to Louis XI of France, Henry VII of England, and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, who strengthened their monarchical authority often by Machiavellian means

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Rationalism

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The application and use of reason in understanding and explaining events

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Renaissance

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The period from 1400 and 1600 that witnessed a transformation of cultural and intellectual values from primarily Christian to classical or secular ones

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Secularism

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The emphasis on the here and now I’m going on the spiritual and otherworldly

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Lorenzo Valla

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Humanist who use historical criticism to discredit 8th century document giving papacy jurisdiction over Western lands

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Virtu

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The striving for personal excellence