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- Niccolo Machiavelli
- has political power in the Western World.
- Secular
- worldly
- Dowry
- a sum of money taht the wife's family gave to the husband upon marriage.
- Leonardo de Vinci
- was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician.
- Cosimo de' Medici
- took control of the city in 1434.
- Francesco Sforza
- the new duke.
- Government Structures
- history, climate, values, geography, resources, experience, and needs.
- Milan, Venice, and Florence
- city-states in northern and central Italy to remain independent.
- Lorenzo de' Medici
- the grandson of Cosimo.
- renaissance
- rebirth, 1350-1600
- Guilds
- an association of persons of hte same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests & maintain standards
- City-State
- an independent political unit consisting of a city & surrounding country side.
- Economics
- the social science that deals with how society allocates its scarce resources among its unlimited want & needs.
- Rome
- has mercenaries from different countries.
- Urban Society
- a system in which cities are the center of political, economic, and social life.
- Patronage
- buying, selling, or trading.
- Papal Rule
- roman catholic church owned territory ruled by the church/pope.
- Italian Renaissance
- a period of European history that began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe
- Monarchy
- one person who reigns over a territory & obtains power through inheritance.
- Government
- The institutions & processes through which public policies are made & enforced for a society.
- Mercenaries
- soldiers.
- Dictator
- government headed by a ruler with absolute authority.
- Republic
- a government in which citizens elect the leaders.