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Question	Answer
an existing way of doing things	status quo
putting human beings at the center of your moral outlook.	Humanism
The local language spoken	Vernacular
living or occuring at the same time	Contemporary
a way of looking at things	Perspective
a belief of opinion in supoort of a religious institution	Hersesy
period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.	renaissance
a branch or category of learning or study	Discipline
the standard of health, comfort, or happiness experienced by an indiviual or a group.	Quality of life
economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society.	Capitalist society
Relating to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred	Secular
the art of pursuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figurtive language.	Rhetoric
reasoned and reasonable judgment	Logic
Why did artists start signing their work	art was becoming marketable (for profit)
What did Nicolaus Copernicus prove during his lifetime	The earth and all the other planets revolved around the sun.
How do humanists ideas shape your life	Humanism teaches me to be a good citizen and that learning makes everyone smarter and better.
What did Johannnes Gutenburg do?	Invented the printing press.
What did Leonardo DaVinci do?	He painted the famous Mona Lisa. He invented multipule things such as the parachute, tank, cannon, helicopter and many more.
How did renaissance art change with the increased focus on Humanism	These new techniques were directly influenced by the humanist focus on earthy details and realism, as well as a need for artists to develop their own ideas of how things should look.
an organization in which citizens served a king and recieve land and protection in return.	Feudalism
a piece of land under a persons control.	fiefdom
an existing way of doing things	status quo
a system or organization in which people or gorups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority	hierarchy
death by fastening to a cross	crucifixtion
an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal	utopia
what is petarch known for?	translating Greek and Roman texts and premoting their study