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Renaissance Vocab
Stack for 5/20 quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Machiavelli | Author of the Prince, ends justify the means |
| Patron | a person who supports the arts |
| Utopia | Book written by Thomas More about a perfect and cooperative society |
| Territory | Region of land run by a ruler or family |
| Vernacular | Common language of the people |
| Renaissance | Directly translated as rebirth, based on changes in academia, interest in arts, literature, and a return to the Classical Age |
| Humanism | An intellectual movement focused on human potential and achievements |
| Secular | not of the church... worldly |
| Medici | A powerful banking family that rose from the working class in Florence Italy |
| Sovereignty | Have supreme independent rule over a territory |