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Amerigo Vespucci was a banker, merchant, steward, ship business owner, and, most importantly, an explorer. Amerigo was born in Italy in 1454 and died in Seville in 1512. He was probably in Spain when Christopher Columbus came back from his first journey to the New World and talked to the
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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, in 1451. He had three brothers and one sister, and his parents didn't have a lot of money, so he wasn't schooled too much. That didn't bother Columbus because he wanted to become a sailor. Christopher Columbus sailed
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The Renaissance was an important period because of the many inventions and discoveries that happened in it. Some significant discoveries and inventions were: The heliocentric solar system, the printing press, paperback books, a flying machine, a parachute, the New World, and (most importantly) ice cream! Today, I will talk about
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The Brethren of Common Life represent an example of pre-Reformation popular piety. They were a community of Roman Catholic priests founded in the Netherlands by Gerard Groote. They banded together in communities, giving up their possessions to live chaste lives. John Wycliffe (1328-1384) and John Huss (1372-1415) both appealed to
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1. In the Renaissance period, vernacular, or the language of a particular region or country, started to become more used than Latin. Renaissance writers used vernacular because they were targeting the people living in their own country instead of the select few who could read Latin. 2. In the Italian
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King Henry VIII was one of the most important kings of England because during his time, the English Reformation took place. To understand why the English Reformation happened in the first place, we need to understand King Henry first. King Henry's older brother, Arthur, was betrothed to Catherine
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King Henry VIII was not happy. He asked the Pope to be allowed to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon because she wasn't giving him any sons. In the Catholic Church, people weren't allowed to divorce, but could ask the Pope for an exception to the
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The Renaissance was probably most famous for the artists and writers that contributed to this movement. Some of these famous artists and writers are: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Erasmus, Dante, and Petrarch. Michelangelo (1475–1564) was a very skilled painter and sculptor. All his paintings have a 3d effect,
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Florence Nightingale was the daughter of a wealthy family. She was born in Florence, Italy, in 1820 and died in 1910. Her family moved back to England, and Florence got most of her education from her father at home. When she was almost 17 years old, she felt that God
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Miguel de Cervantes was a soldier, a prisoner of war, and a writer in the Renaissance period. Miguel was born near Madrid in 1547. He was the fourth of seven children and was the son of a deaf surgeon, which was a lowly trade at the time. Miguel was taught
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Johann Gutenberg was one of the most important inventors of the Renaissance because he invented the printing press. Johann was the son of a goldsmith, so he learned how to make metal objects. Back in his day, goldsmiths made not only jewelry, but also plates, cups, implements, and other useful
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Niccolò Machiavelli was born in Florence in 1469 and died in 1527. Machiavelli's father was a lawyer, so his son received a good education and became a secretary for the city of Florence. Machiavelli was a diplomat, general, and a writer. He is best remembered for writing two