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  • What is three-dimensional?
    an object that has depth as well as width and height, especially a painting that is flat but seems not flat
  • What is exile?
    Being made to live outside of a place as punishment
  • What is wool?
    The hair from a sheep used to make cloth
  • What is papal?
    Having to do with the pope
  • What was the Book of Manners?
    a book published in 1558 that advised people on correct etiquette
  • What is form?
    The shape of something
  • What is a manuscript?
    a book or document written by hand
  • What is senate?
    a group of people who make laws
  • What is merchant class?
    a social class made up of wealthy and powerful merchants
  • What is heritage?
    Something that is given by one person or group from an older person or group
  • What is a mason?
    A person who builds or works with brick or stone
  • What is cunning?
    The use of deception or shrewdness in dealing with others
  • What is an apprentice?
    a person who trains for a job by working under an expert
  • What is revenue?
    income (money received)
  • What are religious indulgences?
    The removal or reduction of punishments for sin in exchange for money
  • What is quarry?
    to take stone from the earth
  • What is a diplomat?
    a person who represents a government in its relationships with other governments
  • What is a scholar?
    A person who specializes in a specific academic subject; an expert
  • What was Lorenzo the Magnificent interested instead of banking?
    Culture (art, architecture, humanities etc)
  • What is perspective?
    a technique used to make something that is flat seem to have depth
  • Why were the European scholars unhappy with the world?
    They thought it was less cultured than Greece and Rome
  • What is baptistery?
    A part of a church used for carrying out the purifying ritual of baptism
  • What is a courtier?
    A person who serves as a friend or adviser to a ruler in a court
  • What is commission?
    to formally ask for the creation of something, as in a building or a painting
  • What is a galley?
    a flat-bottomed boat with sails and oars
  • What is hereditary?
    something that is passed down from a parent to a child
  • Who was Michelangelo?
    a famous Renaissance painter, sculptor and architect
  • Where did the Renaissance begin?
    Italy
  • What is cardinal?
    A high ranking religious leader in the Catholic Church
  • What is basilica?
    A type of large Christian church, often in the shape of a cross
  • Who was the greatest writer of the English Renaissance?
    William Shakespeare
  • What do many consider the first book on political science?
    The Prince
  • What is a visionary?
    a person who is able to imagine and plan for the future well
  • How long did it take for Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
    4 years
  • What is rhetoric?
    the skill of using words effectively in speaking or writing
  • What is realism?
    Something being realistic, or true to life
  • What is precision?
    the use of great care and skill
  • What is stable?
    unlikely to go through changes
  • What is a humanist?
    a person who studies or teaches the humanities (literature, history, poetry, speaking)
  • What is lagoon?
    a small body of water that is connected to a larger one
  • What is a Republic?
    A government where people have the power to choose leaders
  • What is classical literature?
    the works of ancient Greek and Roman writers.
  • What is political science?
    the study of politics and how governments work
  • What is an apothecary?
    a person who prepares and sells medicine
  • What era did the European scholars romanticize?
    Ancient Greece and Rome
  • What is an oration?
    A public speech
  • Who was the rich and powerful banking family in Florence?
    The Medici Family
  • What is a jack-of-all-trades?
    a person who can do a large number of jobs or tasks
  • What are furnishings?
    the things found in a room (furniture, art, carpet)
  • What is resume?
    a list of a person's skills, jobs, and achievements
  • What is patron?
    a person who gives money or other support to someone, such as an artist
  • How were artists just before the Renaissance seen compared to Renaissance artists?
    Renaissance artists have a higher status
  • What is textile?
    cloth or fabric
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