Renaissance Terms

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Renaissance

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The period of 'rebirth' and creativity that followed Europe's Middle Ages.

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Cosimo de' Medici

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Italian banker and leader of Florence, he wanted to make Florence the greatest city in the world. His actions helped bring about the Renaissance.

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Merchants

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People who buy and sell goods.

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Classics

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Greek and Roman history, literature.

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City-state

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A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside.

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Guild

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An organization of people in the same craft or trade.

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Republic

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A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.

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Florence

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An Italian city-state and leading cultural center during the Renaissance.

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Venice

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An Italian city that by 1000 C.E. emerged as a major center of Mediterranean trade.

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Papal

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Relating to the pope.