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- "Rebirth" and Individualism
- Georgio Vasari and others believed that the Greek and Roman classics should be credited for the Rennaissance. Individualists sought personal recognition for their achievements.
- Northern Renaissance
- It was more religious than the Italian and came about after the Italian (revival of Greek). The printing press spread new ideas.
- Ciompi Revolt
- Florence, 1378-the "popolo" rebelled against political and social orders. The poor achieved a temporary period of control.
- Medici Family
- Wealthy banking family which dominated Florence and Venice and eventually became dukes.
- Humanism
- Program of study based on what classical students might have studied.
- Francesco Petrarch
- He studied literary classics. Known as the "father of humanism".
- "Dark Ages"
- The cultural decline that followed the fall of the Roman empire. Phrase was coined be Petrarch.
- Cicero
- Important politician and philosopher who wrote on the fall of the Roman empire.
- Plato
- Ancient Greek philosopher admired by the renaissance time. Believed that anyone can train the mind to"realize beauty beyond the senses".
- Virginia Woolf-"A Room of One's Own"
- Disagreed that women should be inferior to men. Believed that women would have to isolate themselves from men in order for their abilities to be appreciated.