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Renaissance Vocab
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Social Studies
7th Grade
03/21/2012

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Renaissance
Definition
the rebirth of art and literature
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secular
Definition
they were more interested in this world than in religion and getting to heaven
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dodge
Definition
the head of the state or duke
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humanism
Definition
Renaissance movement based on the values of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, such as that individuals and human society were important
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vernacular
Definition
the everyday language in a region
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chiaroscuro
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a technique that softened edges by using light and shadows instead of stiff out lines to separate objects
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fresco
Definition
wet plaster with watercolor
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diplomacy
Definition
the art of negotiating, or making deals, with other countries
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