Renaissance Vocab

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Renaissance: means "rebirth"; period after Middle Ages with renewed interest in classical era.

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means "rebirth"; period after Middle Ages with renewed interest in classical era.

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Fee paid by borrowers for using someone else's money.

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interest

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Study of humanities (history, literature, art, public speaking) led to a new way of thinking.

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humanism

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Medici family in Florence made loans and grew wealthy from interest.

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bankers

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Who buys art, like the wealthy Medici family, incentivizing artists?

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patrons of the arts

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Method to depict a 3D scene on a flat surface realistically.

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perspective

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Civilization's method of earning through trade.

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Economy

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Invented by Johann Gutenberg, used movable type to print.

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Printing press

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Educated person with knowledge in a subject

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scholar

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A person who writes plays

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playwright