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| 269918459 | chiaroscuro | the use of shading to enhance naturalness | |
| 269918460 | Ferdinand and Isabella (Spain) | the marriage of these two in 1469 would eventually lead to a United Spain by 1492. This in turn would lead to both the expulsion of large number of Jews and Moors since Ferdinand and Isabella insisted that Spain could not be united unless everyone practice the same religion-- Roman Catholocism | |
| 269918461 | Giotto | "father of Renaissance painting" , Italian | |
| 269918462 | humanism | the study and reuse of the ideals expressed in Latin and Greek classics | |
| 269961006 | Italian City-States | self-contained principalities whose internal strife was monitored by their despots and whose external aggression was long successfully controlled by treaty | |
| 269961007 | linear perspective | the adjustment of the size of the figure to give the viewer a feeling of continuity with the painting | |
| 269961008 | Niccolo Machiavelli | Italian humanist, was very hopeful that Italy could be united under a single ruler. In his most famous work The Prince he stated that for a successful ruler "it is, the, much safer to be feared than to be loved" | |
| 269961009 | Thomas More | English humanist and closer advisor to Henry VIII who would later be executed for refusing to swear an oath recognizing the Act of Supremacy | |
| 269961010 | Ludovico il Moro | ruler of Milan , requested French miliatry assistance when fighting broke out between Milan and Naple. THe subsequent invasion of Italy by the French in 1494 would lead to repeated French incurisions into Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries. These French invasions would also be a major factor in the spread of humanism from Italy and into Northern Italy | |
| 269961011 | Northern Renaissance | differed from the Italian Renaissance because the former placed a greater emphasis upon religious piety and the northern humanists were also more devoted to religious reforms. | |
| 269961012 | Petrarch | "father of humanism", believed strongly in the importance of studying classical poetry and rhetoric | |
| 269961013 | Utopia | written by Sir Thomas More | |
| 269980201 | Vernacular | all languages except Latin and Greek | |
| 269980202 | Leonardo da Vinci | Italian printer whose most famous painting is the Mona Lisa |
