The Renaissance- Key words

Question 1

Worldview

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collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group; the overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.

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Humanism

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an advocate or follower of the principles of humanism

Question 3

Classic civilizations

Answer 3

Greek, Roman

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Aqueducts

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water pathways that give people running water and build out of stones.

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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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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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Patrons

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a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.

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Renaissance

Answer 8

rebirth

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Feudalism

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social system in Medieval Europe in which the Crown give offers like military service, where the serfs were expected to life on a particular piece of land.

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Trade

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a action of exchanging items with one and the other

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Urbanization

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process of mating a place more urban

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Usury

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illegal action of making interest at higher rates

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Values

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something held more to be deserved, more worth it, and useful.

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Vernacular

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language spoken by the ordinary people in particular places or countries.

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Sovereignty

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supreme power

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Tithe

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increase of taxes

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Pilgrim

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journey to a creepy place or religious place

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Rural

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characteristics of a countryside other than a town

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Scientific Method

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method of characterization that scientists used in the 17th centuries: systematic observation, measurement, and experiments, formulas, testing, modification and hypothesis.

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serfs

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agriculture laborer that was bound under the feudalism to work

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Silk Road

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trade network that connects East to West to exchange items

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Perspective

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a point of view

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Peasants

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poor farmers with low status

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Oligarchy

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small group of people that control a land

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Nobles

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a person of noble rank or birth.

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Monarchies

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head of a government

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Middle Ages

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the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from c. 1100 to 1453.

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Manor

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usually comprised of tracts of agricultural land, a village whose inhabitants worked that land

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Judaism

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religion of Jew

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Isolation

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process of isolating someone

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Islam

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religion of Muslims monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

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Indulgences

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the action or fact of indulging.

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Holy Land

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Land of Israel

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Hinterland

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areas beyond a coastal district or a river’s banks.

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Hierarchy

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ranks to tell people their status

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Heresy

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belief or opinion on religion

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Exploration

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action of travelling in or through an unfamiliar place

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Excommunication

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excluding someone from the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.

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Cultural Contact

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contact with people with different cultures

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Crusades

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medieval military expeditions, series made by the Europeans to take over the Holy Land

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Civic Humanism

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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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City-state

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state that has it’s own territory forms an independent forms of independent state.

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Christianity

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religion that Christian follows, teachings of the Jesus and the Nazareth.

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Black Death

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The Black Death, also known as the Pestilence, the Great Plague or the Plague, or less commonly the Black Plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351.

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Bills of Exchange

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letter to a person requiring that the payment is due on them

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Beliefs

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acceptance that a statement is true

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Astronomy

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branch of science which deals with space and celestial objects, and physical universe

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Anatomy

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branch of science that is concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts.

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Allegiance

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commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.