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SOL 13 The Renaissance
SOL 13 The Renaissance
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9th Grade
02/06/2010

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patron
Definition
person who provides financial support for the arts
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humanism
Definition
intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues
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humanities
Definition
study of subjects taught in ancient Greece and Rome, such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history
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perspective
Definition
artistic technique used to give drawings and pantings a three-dimensional effect
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engraving
Definition
art form in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple prints
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vernacular
Definition
everyday language of ordinary people
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utopia
Definition
ideal society
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credit
Definition
the provision of money, goods, or services with the
expectation of future payment
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usury
Definition
practice of lending money with interest
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