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Anticlericalism
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The misdeeds of the clergy and the problems of the temporal church were popular themes in Renaissance literature.
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Classicism
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A cultural designation characterized by symmetry, harmony, and an aestetic element identified with Greco-Roman tradition.
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Humanism
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The reading and understanding of writings and ideals of the classical past.
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Individualism
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Renaissance individualism emphasized the "hero in history" and magnified the significance of individual acts or accomplishments.
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Italian Renaissance
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The Renaissance in Italy that was characterized by a genuine interest in the ancients and the pursuit of art.
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Nationalism
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Renaissance national identity contributed to the movement to establish nation-states in western Europe and assisted political leaders in their struggles with the church.
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Northern Renaissance
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The Renaissance outside of Italy that was characterized by a halfhearted interest in the ancients and by the pursuitof literary scholarship.
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Renaissance
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French for "rebirth"; the word describes the reawakening of interest in the heritage of the classical past.
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