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| 212799785 | renaissance | A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity, said to be a 'rebirth' of Greco-Roman culture. Usually divided into an Italian Renaissance, from roughly the mid-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century, and a Northern Renaissance 1400-1600 (445) | |
| 212799786 | hanseatic league | a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas | |
| 212799787 | castiglione's book of courtier | expressed 3 basic attributes of perfect courtier (good fundamental characteristics, should build physique and be educated about arts,expected to follow conduct of modesty; all principles in order to best serve prince | |
| 212799788 | machiavelli's the prince | described how a prince should acquire and keep political power. | |
| 212799789 | the papal states | The section of central Italy governed by the pope. | |
| 212799790 | peace of lodi | Made in 1454, this ended a war among Milan, Florence, and Venice. Cosimo de Medici made a lasting peace by having an alliance between Milan, Naples, and Florence on one side, and Venice and the Papal States on the other. Lasted for 40 years, and represents one of earliest appearances in European history of a diplomatic balance of power for maintaining peace. | |
| 212799791 | 1527 sack of rome | Brought temporary end to Italian wars by armies of Spanish king Charles I; Spanish dominated Italy after, This ended the war between France and Spain that was occuring in Italy. The Spanish King Charles I brought down Rome and with it gained control over Italy. | |
| 212799792 | civic humanism | during Ren in Italy - translated humanism into active humanist leadership of political and cultural life. ex. in Florence, Salutati, Bruni and Bracciolini - each used his rhetorical skills to rally citizens vs. agressors and to undertake other civic duties. | |
| 212799793 | high renaissance | period beginning in the late 15th century, it produced some of the most well-knownreligious and secular artwork of the period from such figures as leonardo, raphael, and michelangelo | |
| 212799794 | northern renaissance | More concerned with theology and personal morality, Cultural and intellectual movement of northern Europe; began later than Italian Renaissance c. 1450; centered in France, Low Countries, England, and Germany; featured greater emphasis on religion than Italian Renaissance | |
| 212799795 | spanish inquisition | GROUP ESTABLISHED TO 'INTERROGATE' PEOPLE TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE TRUE CATHOLICS. |
