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| What was the Renaissance? | A rebirth pof Greek and Roman ideas and intelectualism. |
| Where did the Renaissance begin? | Italy |
| When was the Renaissance? | 1350 to 1550 |
| This term means "not related to religion" | Secular |
| How did the Black Death lead to secularism during the Renaissance? | Many lost faith in the Church after their prayers seemed unanswered during the Plague. |
| This is a city that acts like its own nation: | City-state |
| 3 main city-states of Renaissance Italy: | Milan, Florence and Venice |
| Milan's most powerful family | House of Sforza |
| Florence's most powerful family: | House of Medici |
| How the Medici family became powerful | banking |
| During the Renaissance, Kings wanted this: | To rule all |
| During the Renaissance, city-states wanted this: | Autonomy |
| During the Renaissance, this organization struggled to regain power | The Roman Catholic Chiurch |
| Who was Niccolo Machiavelli? | A philosopher, writer and politician from Florence |
| What was Machiavelli's most famous story? | The Prince |
| What kinds of things did Machiavelli's The Prince say about people in power? | That their main goal is to keep power, and that it expected for them to be immoral about it. |
| What does the term "Machiavellian" describe? | Politicians acting without morals. |
| This idea is that people are the most important things - not religion or gods. | Humanism |
| He was a Humanist poet that brought back forgotten writings and influenced the Renaissance greatly. | Petrarch |
| Roman politician that Petrarch made popular again during the Renaissance: | Cicero |
