World History: Chapter 2 Vocabulary

an intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on study of humanities, which included grammar, poetry, philosophy

a member of the middle class who lived in a city or town

a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote

This ancient civilization inspired Brunelleschi with architecture

Family known as the bankers of God

Architect who built Duomo in Florence

a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

to influence or control

to gain or achieve

painting done on fresh, wet plaster with water-based paints

artistic techniques used to give the effect of three- dimensional depth to two-dimensional surfaces; viewpoint

the language of everyday speech in a particular region

having a distinctive quality or form

a determining condition; a state of affairs

a soldier who fights primarily for pay