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Western Civ. Renaissance Vocab
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9th Grade
01/17/2011

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Mercenary
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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army, as opposed to a soldier enlisted in the armed forces of the sovereign state of which he is a citizen
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Patronage
Definition
the act of a wealthy person giving money to someone who creates art
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Secular
Definition
non-religious
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Piety
Definition
reverence to God
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Scholasticism
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the method of usuing logical arguments to prove the validity of religious doctrine & to reconcile contradictory viewpoints
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Studia Humanitas
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study of mankind the core of a classical education.
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Vernacular
Definition
main language of the area
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City-State
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an idependant city w/ territory surrounding
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Duchy
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a territory or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess; position usually obtained through hereditary lineor by use of force.
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Republic
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government whose head of state is not a monarch; usually titled president
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Guild
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an association of professionals created to protect the right of its members (like modern union)
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