APEH: Unit 1A Vocab (1/2) - Renaissance

Latin term that means "learn or leave."

A bacterial disease that devastated many areas of the world. It's arrival in Europe in 1348 led to the deaths of millions and a profound change in society.

A synonym for the Black Death

A city first established by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 300's CE. It was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and later the Ottoman Empire.

Of, or pertaining to cities.

Of, or pertaining to the countryside.

An extremist Catholic religious movement that believed that physical punishment of the flesh (whipping) could atone for the sins of man. They believed the plague was a punishment from God.

Originally it referred to a specific section of a European city where Jews were allowed to reside. It was often walled off from Christian areas.

Term for periodic violent attacks on the Jewish population. They were especially prominent in Eastern Europe (Russia).

The hatred of the Jewish population.

Something directly witnessed or experienced by the person relating it.

Something explained by someone who did not directly witness or experience it.

Of, or pertaining to the Italian city of Florence.

Any language spoken by the general population of a region, as opposed to Latin, the language of the Church and education.

A military tactic where an enemy is completely surrounded and starved into submission.

The vast region of southeastern Europe that includes nations such as Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, and Serbia.

Of, or pertaining to anything ancient, or to a period of ancient history.

The European historical era following the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE and the beginning of the Renaissance (1400's).

A synonym for the Middle Ages.

The action of copying by hand something written.

The ability to read.

Lacking the ability to read.

Anything that is not religious in its character or purpose.

Of, or pertaining to ancient Greece and/or ancient Rome.

A distinct period in the 1400's and 1500's in which there was a renewed interest in culture, art, and learning.

Of, or pertaining to the office of the Pope of the Catholic Church.

An expression that means the biggest and best portion of something.

The title held by the man elected as ruling prince of the city of Venice.

Of, or pertaining to cloth or to the production of cloth.

A powerful, wealthy family that dominated the politics of the city of Florence for much of the Renaissance.

A Renaissance intellectual movement that rejected medieval focus on religious causes for all events and looked to Greek and Roman values for inspiration. Humanists emphasized the potential and goodness of man and sought rational ways to solve human problems.

Any government dominated by a few wealthy people.

A powerful, wealthy family that dominated the politics of the city of Milan.

A soldier who fights for anyone who pays for their services.

Someone who supports the arts or a specific artist.

Courses of study that focus on man and his accomplishments.

The philosophical belief that certain knowledge is impossible, to doubt.

The study of religion.

The study of moral principles and behavior.

A synonym for the Middle Ages.

The study of the historical development and origin of language.

An independent state in the heart of the city of Rome that is ruled by the Pope. It is the center of the Catholic Church's governing authority.

A medieval document that was falsely claimed to be a Roman deed that gave the Catholic Church control over much of Western Europe.

Values that are common to all humanity, such as honesty and kindness.

Term coined by Castiglione to refer to the ideal man who can do everything and do it all well.