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Renaissance
The awakening of the human spirit, characterized by a focus on feelings and thoughts.
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High culture
A culture that only affected a few individuals.
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Secular
Not religious or scientific, but moral and personal.
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Medici family
Florentine merchants who gained control of the papal banking.
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Northern Italy
The region that benefited from the crusades and the spice trade, leading to economic growth during the Renaissance.
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City-states
Independent states that dominated the Italian peninsula during the Renaissance, including Venice, Milan, Florence, the Papal State, and the kingdom of Naples.
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Savonarola
A religious figure in Florence who attacked paganism, vice, undemocratic government, and corruption during the Renaissance.
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Humanism
The study of the classics, emphasizing human beings, human achievements, and human capabilities.
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New Monarchs
A new breed of leaders who ruled with strong authority and a national purpose, relying on the middle class and guaranteeing law and order.
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Tudors
The ruling family in England from 1485-1603, who passed laws against nobles having standing armies and became financially independent of the nobles in Parliament.