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Unit V Vocab
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History
9th Grade
01/15/2009

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Réconquista
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The Christian Kingdoms take Spain through a crusade.
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Crusade
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from latin crux – cross, holy christian war who's goal is for xtians to wipe out/convert non-christians
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Italian Renaissance
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the 14ths century rebirth of culture in Italy, based on Greek and Roman civilization
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secular
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worldly, as in: concerned with this material world we live in. Opposite of “spiritual”
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secular spirit
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Italians’ enjoyment of the good life, in cities where trade and other activities brought wealth
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condotierre
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- leader of a band of mercenary soldiers
- Italian city-states fought each other, using mercenaries.
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humanism
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a. Origional meaning: intellectual activity based upon the study of the classics – the Greek and Roman writers
b. Expanded meaning:
- That intellectuals should be active; should work in government
- That humans can use education to attain the “highest gifts of body and mind”
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pluralism
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being head of more than one diocese at same time
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indulgences
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relics that were supposed to get you into heaven
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predestination
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God had already decided some were to be saved (the elect) and some were going to hell (the reprobate)
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