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Renassiance
"rebirth"
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Social Studies
10th Grade
03/10/2018

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Written by Thomas More meaning "no place" in Greek about an imaginary land inhabited by a peace -loving people where there is no great corruption, war, and crime
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Humanism
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Emphasis of human potential and achievement; emphasis of human body into a more realistic image
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Patron
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someone who supports artists financially
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Classicism
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seen in Renassiance art when artists of the time use classical techniques or styles that are Greco-Roman in heritage
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William Shakespeare
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English Poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English Writers (1564-1616)
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Vernacular
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The everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage
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