Study Guide For European Histo
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ry or Global Studies
1. Petrarch.- Called the "Father of all Humanism." Revered
others. Followed Cicero's example of elequence and put
emphasis upon language such as
Latin and Greek.
2. Medici.- Wealthy banking family controlling Florence.
Had much influence in
government and influenced The S ....
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.... 6. Edict of Nantes.- An edict of 1598 signed by Henry IV of
France granting toleration to
Protestants and ending the French Wars of Religion. It was
revoked by Louis XIV in
1685.
7. Boccaccio.- Giovanni Boccaccio (1313Â75), Italian
writer, poet, and humanist. He is
most famous for the Decameron (1348Â58), a collection of a
hundred tales told by ten
young people who have moved to the country to escape the
Black Death.
8. Patronage.- Support given by members of Renn ....
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