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Mr. Kam's Ch. 7 Flashcards
Renaissance Flashcards for the chapter 7 test
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History
7th Grade
02/26/2009

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Renaissance
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A time of Rebirth in Art and Learning
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Dante Alighieri
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Wrote The Divine Comedy
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Chiaroscuro
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An artistic technique using light and shadows to soften edges.
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Mongol Empire
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United Asia into a vast trade network.
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Petrarch
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Famous poet and scholar of ancient Roman works.
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Sandro Botticelli
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A florence artist who painted frescos.
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Secular
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More interested in this world than in religion.
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Gondolas
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Long, narrow boats used for transport in Venice
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Humanism
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Emphasized a balance between faith and reason.
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Leonardo da Vinci
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A great scientist and artist.
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The gold coin of Florence
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Florin
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Developed a printing press with moveable metal type.
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Machiavelli
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Author of The Prince
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Fresco
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A painting done with watercolors on wet plaster.
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Oil Painting
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Developed in Flanders.
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Diplomacy
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The art of making deals with other governments
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Venice
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The head of state was the doge.
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Florence
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First Italian City state that played an important role in the Renaissance.
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Trade and Banking
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Florence grew wealthy through these two ways.
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Woodcuts and Oil Painting
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The two ways that northern Europe differed from artists in Italy.
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Marco Polo
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The author of this book helped to increase trade between Europe and China.
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Medici Family
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Florentine family that became wealthy through banking.
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