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World History Vocab 2b
Chapter 17 Section 1- 2
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History
9th Grade
10/30/2012

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Renaissance
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a period of European history , lasting from about 1300 to 1600 , during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far - reaching changes in art , learning , and views of the world .
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Humanism
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a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
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Secular
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concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matter
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Patron
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a person who supports artists , especially financially
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Perspective
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an artistic technique that creates the appearance if three dimensions on a flat
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Vernacular
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the everyday language of people in a region or country
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Utopia
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an imaginary land described by Thomas More
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William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright,
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Johann Gutenberg
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was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe
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