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100
These people held vital roles in government. They were wealthy, often wearing the color purple/
What is nobles?
100
The Renaissance flourished in a powerful country known for its political, economic, and social life.
What is Italy?
100
This word simply means "rebirth." It was the basis behind a new age that flourished in Italy.
What is renaissance?
200
These people struggled with their income, often selling goods in the town market to make a living.
What is peasants?
200
Three city-states expanded and played crucial roles in Italian politics during the Renaissance.
What is Milan, Venice, and Florence?
200
This word means not steady; wavering. The government in Italy suffered from this which was a reason for the Renaissance to begin.
What is instability?
300
This well-known person was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician. He is most famous for his work entitled the "Mona Lisa."
What is Leonardo da Vinci?
300
The Renaissance spread through the rest of this continent and marked a new age that would change everything.
What is Europe?
300
This word means to become smaller, fewer, or less. The power of the Church suffered from this immensely, causing another reason for the Renaissance to begin.
What is decline?
400
This person, greatly angered by the Church's practices, attacked the practice of indulgences by providing a list of theses.
What is Martin Luther?
400
Literary works from these two ancient places were the basis of humanism (the study of the classics).
What is Greece and Rome?
400
This was a release from all or part of the punishment for sin.
What is indulgence?
500
He wrote one of the most influential works on political power in the Western world. He greatly inspired rapper Tupac who studied this philosopher's work and briefly used his name as a stage name.
What is Machiavelli?
500
Martin Luther studied at this University in Germany where he lectured on the Bible.
What is Wittenberg?
500
This was a list made by Martin Luther to attack the practices of the Catholic Church.
What is Ninety-five Theses?