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| Henry's second wife, who gave birth to Elizabeth I |
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| A family who gained control of Florence in 1434 |
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| Wrote comic satire tales based on contemporary life. |
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| Protestant who started Lutheranism |
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| Pope elected in 1492 who bribed the College of Cardinals to vote for him. |
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| Renaissance scholar who determined that a document that provided the legal basis for the pope's supremacy over kings was a forgery. |
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| Author of "The Prince," which analyzed the politics of Renaissance Italy. [Think Macho Men =] |
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| Wrote sonnets that expressed his love for Laura, a woman who had died during the Black Death. |
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| Wrote "The Decameron," which described young people who tell stories to divert their attention from the plague's horrors. |
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| A goldsmith and sculptor, who glorified his achievements in one of the first modern autobiographies in the 1500's. |
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| Author of "The Book of the Courtier," which gave advice to people on the Renaissance ideals of good behavior. |
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| First Medici ruler starting in 1434. He ended uprisings by introducing an income tax that placed a heavier burden on wealthier citizens; the new money was used for city improvements. |
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| Lorenzo de' Medici ("The Magnificent") |
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| Medici ruler from 1469 to 1492; Lorenzo's grandson. He continued many of the policies of Cosimo. |
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| Dominican friar who attacked the Medici policies and eventually got enough support to overthrow the Medici's. He was hanged in 1498 for heresy. |
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| Pope after Alexander VI, died in 1503; he helped rebuild St. Peter's Basilica. |
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| Pope after Julius II; he continued the rebuilding of St. Peter's Basilica by starting the sale of indulgences. |
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| Created the printing press in 1456. |
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| Inspired his colleagues to learn Greek and Hebrew to understand earlier translations of the Bible. |
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| Painted "Arnolfini and Bride", and scenes from the Bible |
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| Along with Albrecht Durer, he combined Italian technique with artistic tradition of homelands. |
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| Wrote "Utopia," criticizing the society of his day. |
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| Reformed the Church in order to stem Protestant advances |
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| Swiss priest who led the Protestant movement in Switzerland. |
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