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History Alive!MedievalCh.28-30

Terms

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comedy
an amusing play with a happy ending
painting
artwork created with paint on a flat surface such as paper or canvas
engraving
a print of an image that has been engraved or etched, in a hard surface, such as metal
circulation
the movement of blood through the body
chapel
a room, sometimes inside a larger church, set aside for prayer and worship
hoist
a mechanical device used to lift people or heavy objects
Renaissance
a great flowering of culture, toward the end of the Middle Ages, that began in Italy and spread throughout europe
monarchs
rulers, such as kings or queens
mathematics
the science of numbers
republic
a form of government in which people elect representatives to rule in their name
commerce
the buying and selling of goods
scientists
an expert in some aspect of science
woodcut
a print of an image that has been carved in wood
advance
improvement
perspective
the appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface, as in a painting
science
knowledge of the physical world
engineering
the science of building structures and the like
humanities
areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, rhetoric, grammar, and ethics
literature
writing in prose or verse that is excellent in form and expresses ideas of interest to a wide range of people; an aspect of culture
subject
a person under the rule of a monarch
satire
a work that uses sharp humor to attack people or society
axis
an imaginary line drawn through a sphere, or ball, such as Earth
secular
relating to earthly life rather than to religion or spiritual matters
New World
the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown in Europe before the voyages of Christopher Columbus
proportion
the relative sizes of things, such as the length of an arm compared to the overall size of the human body
sculpture
the art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone, and clay
city-state
an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
patron
a person who supports the arts or other activities by supplying money for them
tragedy
a serious play with a sad ending
dissect
to cut and separate the parts of a living thing for scientific study
playwright
an author of plays
armada
a large fleet of ships
architecture
the art of designing buildings
artists
people who create art
politics
the science of government
classical art
art influenced by the styles and techniques of ancient Greece and Rome
writer
someone who expresses ideas and stories with written words and language
humanism
a philosophy that emphasizes the worth and potential of all individuals and tries to balance religious faith with belief in the power of the human mind
trade
the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
learning
knowledge gained from study or experience

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