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History Vocab Flashcards

1
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a person who provides financial support for the arts

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patron

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2
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intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than religious ideas

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Humanism

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3
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artistic technique used to give drawings a 3D look

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Perspective

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4
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subjects taught in Greece and Rome such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history

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Humanities

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5
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an art form that an artist etches into a metal plate

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engraving

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6
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everyday language of ordinary people

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vernacular

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7
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ideal society

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Utopian

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8
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In the roman catholic church, pardon for sins committed during a person’s lifetime

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Indulgence

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9
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give up one’s views or beliefs

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recant

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10
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the idea that god long ago determined who would gain salvation

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Predestination

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11
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a government that religious leaders run

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Theocracy

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12
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cancel or invalidate

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annul

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13
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recognize one as a saint

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Canonize

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14
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acceptable middle ground

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Compromise

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15
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person, group, or thing that takes blame for the crimes of others

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scapegoat

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16
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separate sections of a city where members of a group are forced to live

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Ghetto

17
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belief that the sun is the center of the universe

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Heliocentric Theory

18
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possible explanation

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hypothesis

19
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steps to prove a hypothesis

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Scientific Method

20
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force that pulls two or more objects together

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gravity

21
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a form of government in which the people hold

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Federal Republic

22
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a theory in ethics

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Natural Law

23
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an implicit agreement

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social contract

24
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those that are not dependent on the laws or customs

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Natural Right

25
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The French word for philosopher

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Philosophy

26
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a member of an 18th-century group of French economists

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Physiocrat

27
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a policy or attitude of letting things take their course

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Laissez Faire

28
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prohibition of any parts of books

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Censorship

29
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har dresser building

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Salon

30
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enlightenment despot

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the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and early 19th centuries

31
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style or period

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Baroque

32
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style of art

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rococo

33
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rules are limited by a constitution

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Constitutional government

34
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the group selected by the President

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Cabinet

35
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head of elected government

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Prime Minister

36
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a small group of people ruling a country

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Oligarch

37
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government based on the consent of the people

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Popular sovintey

38
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remains loyal to the crown/king/ruler

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Loyalist

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