AP Euro Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration Vocab

Repudiate

refuse to accept

Linchpin

Something that is key to the success of a system

Sovereignty

a state that governs itself without outside interference

Piety

being devoted to a higher power or religious beliefs

Secular

Not connected to religious or spiritual matters

Subjugation

controlling someone or something through oppression

Facade

A misleading appearance

Vernacular

Vernacular informal language by people spoken in undefined regions

Refute

disprove

Theological

Study of religion

Exodus

mass departure

Black Death

bubonic plague, highly deadly, killed millions in Europe 14 C

Petrarch

Italian Renaissance Humanist, promoted reviving classical literature

Machiavelli

wrote "The Prince,": effective rulers need to be cruel

Renaissance Artists

used realistic techniques(realism) Ex: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Michelangelo’s David

Patronage

support or $ aid, given by an elite to individual or group

Republic

people or elected representatives have power

Democracy

decisions made by majority of people

Leonardo Da Vinci

Italian Renaissance artist and inventor known for creating The Vitruvian Man

Social Hierarchies

ranked individuals/groups by status, power, privilege

Communes

communal ownership (individuals all have rights to property sharing responsibilities),

local governance (elected officials managed),

cultural cohesion (different national/ethnic groups came together as one),

defense against feudal lords, offered good services, many represented, well-funded

Medieval Ages/Middle Ages

between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, time of black plague, feudalism(Nobility held land for Royals in exchange for military protection, serfs produced food on land in exchange for protection), Catholic Church most powerful, religious conflicts, slower developments,

Christian Humanism

Humanism combined with Christian ideas

Christine de Pizan

writer who advocated for womens equality

Popolo

italian middle class artisans and merchants groups that protected against nobility in communes

Mirandola ¨On the Dignity of Man¨

The choices a person makes throughout life determines their fate in the afterlife, it isnt predetermined

Erasmus

Christian Humanist, wrote Christian New Testament

New Monarchs

nationalistic loyalty, internal+external trade, centrallized beauracracy (non elected representatives), collected taxes, standing army: full time soldiers

Courts

palaces where oligrarchs (small groups that rule) lived, did political business, flaunted their patronage of the arts

Virtu

Machiavellis idea of the qualities of good rule

Printing Press

spread Renaissance ideas and grew vernacular literature