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The Renaissance
The Renaissance Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Nation-state | a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality. |
Humanism | Study of humanities |
Secularism | the view that public education and other matters of civil policy should be conducted without the introduction of a religious element |
Renaissance | the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world. |
Perspective (as in art) | a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective. |
Merchant | a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader. |