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Western Civ. Words
Western Civilization Vocab Renaissance
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9th Grade
01/14/2011

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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 financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
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secular
Definition
of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred
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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
using plain, everyday, ordinary language.
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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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