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| 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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| Italian poet wrote Inferno and Divine Comedy. |
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| Wrote the Decameron which tells about ambitious merchants, portays a sensual, and worldly society. |
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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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Italian architect, celebrated for work during Florentine Renaissance. He was anti-Gothic. Foundling Hospital in Florence. |
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| Worked in Rome. Painted the Sistine Chapel. Sculpted the statue of David. |
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| Wrote The Courtier which was about education and mannars and had a great influence. It said that an upper class, educated man should know many academic subjects and hsould be trained in music, dance, and art. |
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| Artist who made religious paintings and sculptures like the Last Supper. |
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| 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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| Spanish writer. Wrote Don Quixote. |
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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 limites to what man can accomplish. |
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| Sculptor. Probably exerted greatest influence of any FLorentin artist before Michelangelo. His statues expressed an appreciation of the incredible variety of human nature. |
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| Dutch Humanist, religious education. Wrote Praise of Folly. |
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| Headed leading banking, and trading house in 16th century Europe. |
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| Florentine Painter who led the way in the use of realism. |
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| Painter noted for his portraits and religious paintings. |
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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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| Stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and the fullest development of capabilities and talents. |
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Pope- very miltaristic. Tore down the old Saint Peter's Basilica and began work and the present structure in 1506. |
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| Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. "End justifies the means." |
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| The finest representative of early modern skepticism. Created a new genre, the essay. |
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| Englishman, lawyer, politician, Chancellor of Henry VIII. Wrote Utopia which presented a revolutionary view of society. Executed for not compromising his religious beliefs. |
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| Monarchies that took measures to limit the power of the Roman Catholic Church within their countries. |
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| Conspiracy to overthrow the Medici's. |
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| 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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| Frence satirical author. Gargantua and Pantagruel. |
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| A man that is multitalented and is wel educated. |
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| The awakening from the dark ages and the focusing on the Roman's |
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| Friar Girolamo Saconarola |
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| Dominican friar who attacked paganism and moral vice of Medici and Alexander VI. Burned at the stake in Florence |
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| The belief in material things instead of religious things. |
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| On Pleasure, and On false Donation of Constantine. Father of modern historical critcism. |
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| Everyday language of a specific nation. |
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| The striving for excellence. Humanistic aspect of Renaissance. |
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