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| 11533308 | "Men can do all things if they will" | Alberti's slogan given to the Renaissance that reflected the values of Humanism | |
| 11533309 | Renaissance | the era of history that is identified as the birth of Modern Europe; 1350-1500 | |
| 11533310 | antiquity | term that refers to the Classical Greco-Roman Era | |
| 11533311 | individualism | basis for humanism; focus is on the person rather than community; modern value | |
| 11533312 | secularism | removal of a religious doctrine from the moral fabric of society | |
| 11533313 | city-state | political entity that is not a nation-state; localities are in competition rather than cooperation | |
| 11533314 | urban society | Northern Italy was dominated by this; rather than traditional lords and value of land, money and commerce played a significant role | |
| 11533315 | Hansa | medieval trading guild in Northern Europe that united its resources in hopes of gaining the Italian merchants attention; not modern since it was not nationalistic | |
| 11533316 | Venetian-Flanders Fleet | 1400's development that saw a new trade route forge from the Mediterranean to the Baltic Sea; expanded the trade of Northern Europe | |
| 11533317 | l'uomo universale | the universal man; one that is shaped not by profession but a well rounded education in the liberal arts | |
| 11533318 | House of Medici | the most prominent banking family of the 14th and 15th centuries; expanded wealth and became money exchangers; dominated the politics of Florence until circa 1500 | |
| 11533319 | First Estate | the caste of clergy that made up 1% of population; important to the Medieval Era because it was responsible for maintaining western civilization | |
| 11533320 | Second Estate | social caste of the the nobles; traditional prestige came from amount of land a noble owned | |
| 11533321 | Third Estate | 96% of the population; a medieval caste that once was dominated by serfs, but by 1400 a growing number of artisans and merchants began to challenge its low position in the feudal caste hierarchy | |
| 11533322 | Burghers | key merchants that challenged the social caste system | |
| 11533323 | Petty Burghers | lower merchants, shop keepers, that seemed to have a moderate income | |
| 11533324 | peasantry | social order of the overwhelming percentage of people in the Early Modern Era; primarily agricultural workers and newly freed serfs | |
| 11533325 | The Book of Courtier | Castiglione's definition of what Renaissance aristocracy should be; basically, it argued that if the nobles wanted to maintain a high position they must act responsibility and have impeccable character | |
| 11533326 | On the Family | Alberti's treatise on the crisis of the Italian families; a high birth rate racked with a high infant mortality rate plagued I15th century Italy |
