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black death

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A time when a plague epidemic broke out killing millions of people in Europe.

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Islam

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a type of religion

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Serfs

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peasants or the lower class in the middle ages

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silk road

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is a network of trading routes that stretches across Asia to Europe.

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Perspective

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the way you see things. point of view

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Holy Land

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A land that the church deemed to be holy because they think that someone important to Christianity died there.

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Renaissance

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Time of rebirth. rebirth of old ideas Humanist looked at the past cultures to better their cultures better.

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hierarchy

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people are ranked one above another according to their importance.

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Rural

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the country side of a village

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allegiance

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that is, loyalty, to the king

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Manor/Fiefdoms

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a piece of land that the king gives them

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Democracy

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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

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Civic Humanism:

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is the modern term for the moral, social and political philosophy that in the course of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries began to be articulated in Italian city-states and most notably in Florence.

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Aqueducts

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water pathways that give people water like pipes.

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Astronomy

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the study of stars

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Philosophers

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a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline

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Isolation

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isolating yourself or moving away from other becoming alone

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Classic civilizations

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is the study of the history and culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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Crusades

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A large group of Christians fighting to get the holy land back in Jerusalem.

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Hinterland

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an area lying beyond what is visible or known.

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Monarchies

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System of government with monarch as their head

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Usury

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the illegal action of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

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Bills of Exchange

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A written order to tell someone they need to pay for something.

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Worldview

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the way people see things

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Exploration

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the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it

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Michel de Montaigne

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is an artist, philosophy born in France

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Leonardo de Vinci

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sculpture born in Italian

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Martin Luther

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Professor and church he was a priest born in Germany

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Sir Francis Bacon

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England York House, Strand. scientist famous for scientific method

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Francesco Petrarch

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Poet born in Italy

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Erasmus

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influential scholars. born in Netherlands

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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astronomer born in Portland

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Geoffery Chaucer

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English poet born in London

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Sir Thomas More

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Lawyer, Journalist, Saint born city of London

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Lorenzo de Medici

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Italy, he was a pollination

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Henry The Navigator

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Portugal, explorer

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Christopher Columbus

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Italy, explorer

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Portugal, explorer

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Francis Drake

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united kingdom, for circumnavigating Earth

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Vasco da Gama’s

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Portugal, Portuguese sailor and explorer

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Queen Elizabeth I

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England, her moral support to the British people during WWII and her longevity.

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Anatomy

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the study of bones and science

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Beliefs

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an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists

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Christianity

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a type of religion

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City-state

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a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

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Cultural Contact

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contact between peoples with different cultures, usually leading to change in both systems

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Heresy

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belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine. going against the crown

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Indulgences

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In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence is “a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins”

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Judaism

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a type of religion

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fiefdoms

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All land was plotted and broken into smaller plots, each called a fief. These small plots were given by those of higher social rank to those of a lower social rank, such as from a king to a lord or a lord to a peasant, usually in exchange for loyalty or heroics in battle

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nobles

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The nobles were disdainful of the merchant class, who gained wealth in industries like wool processing, shipbuilding and banking.

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Oligarchy

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The most complex form of government in the Renaissance was oligarchy—rule by a restricted number of men. Those in power, usually the leading merchants of the city, claimed to represent the interests of the people

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Pilgrim

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is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place

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Scientific Method

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a method of hypothesis and conclusion

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Sovereignty

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supreme power or authority.

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Trade

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the action of buying and selling goods and services.

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Urbanization

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the process of making an area more urban.

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Values

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the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

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Vernacular

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the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

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Tithe

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“one-tenth”, because people were supposed to give the Church one-tenth of all the income they earned

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