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AP European History-Toebler
Progressive Vocabulary Terms- Chapters 13 thru 30
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09/01/2006

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Alexander VI
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(1492-1503) Corrupt Spanish pope. He was aided militarily and politically by his son Cesare Borgia, who was the hero of The Prince.
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Dante Alighieri
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Italian poet wrote Inferno and Divine Comedy.
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Boccaccio
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(1313-1375) Wrote the Decameron which tells about ambitious merchants, portrays a sensual, and worldly society.
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Botticelli
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One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance, developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus
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Brunelleschi
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(1377-1446) Italian architect, celebrated for work during Florentine Renaissance. He was anti-Gothic. Foundling Hospital in Florence.
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Michalangelo Buonarroti
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(1475-1564) Worked in Rome. Painted the Sistine Chapel. Sculpted the statue of David.
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Castiglione
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Wrote The Courtier which was about education and manners and had a great influence. It said that an upper class, educated man should know many academic subjects and should be trained in music, dance, and art.
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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(1452-1519) Artist who made religious paintings and sculptures like the Last Supper.
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Lorenzo de Medici
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(1469-1492) The Medici’s were a great banking family in Florence in the 15th century. Ruled government of Florence from behind the scene.
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Miguel De Cervantes
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(1547-1616) Spanish writer. Wrote Don Quixote.
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Pico Della Mirandola
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Wrote On the Dignity of Man which stated that man was made in the image of God before the fall and as Christ after the Resurrection. Man is placed in-between beasts and the angels. He also believed that there is no limits to what man can accomplish.
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Donatello
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(1386-1466) Sculptor. Probably exerted greatest influence of any Florentine artist before Michelangelo. His statues expressed an appreciation of the incredible variety of human nature.
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Erasmus
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(1466?-1536) Dutch Humanist, religious education. Wrote Praise of Folly.
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Jacob Fugger
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Headed leading banking, and trading house in l6th century Europe.
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Giotto
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(1276-1337) Florentine Painter who led the way in the use of realism
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Hans Holbein the Younger
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Painter noted for his portraits and religious paintings.
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Humanism
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Studied the Latin classics to learn what they reveal about human nature. Emphasized human beings, their achievements, interests, and capabilities.
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Individualism
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Individualism stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and the fullest development of capabilities and talents.
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Julius II
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1503-1513) Pope - very militaristic. Tore down the old Saint Peter’s Basilica and began work on the present structure in 1506.
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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(1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. "End justifies the means."
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Montaigne
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(1533-1592) The finest representative of early modern skepticism. Created a new genre, the essay
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Sir Thomas More
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(1478-1535) Englishman, lawyer, politician, Chancellor for Henry VIII. Wrote Utopia which presented a revolutionary view of society. Executed for not compromising his religious beliefs.
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"New Monarchs"
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Monarchies that took measures to limit the power of the Roman Catholic Church within their countries.
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Pazzi Conspiracy
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Conspiracy to overthrow the Medici’s.
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Petrarch
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(1304-1374) Father of the Renaissance. He believed the first two centuries of the Roman Empire to represent the peak in the development of human civilization.
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Quattrocento
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The 1400’s
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Cinquecento
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The 1500’s.
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Rabelais
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French satirical author.Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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"Renaissance Man"
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A man that is multitalented and is well educated
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Revival of antiquity
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The awakening from the dark ages and the focusing on the Roman’s.
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Friar Girolamo Savonarola
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(1452-1498) Dominican friar who attacked paganism and moral vice of Medici and Alexander VI. Burned at the stake in Florence.
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Secularism
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The belief in material things instead of religious things.
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Lorenzo Valla
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(1406-1457) On Pleasure, and On false Donation of Constantine. Father of modern historical criticism.
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Vernacular
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Everyday language of a specific nation.
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Virtu
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The striving for excellence. Humanistic aspect of Renaissance
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