Brothels- A house of prostitution.
Burghers- Usually a wealthy members of the bourgeoisie who lived in the city.
Condottieri- A leader of a troop of mercenaries.
Courtier- A person who's job it is to be advisor to the king or to royalty.
Dowry- A sum of money presented to the grooms family in a marriage.
Entrepreneurs- Men who were given loans by rulers to develop mines and who take full responsibility for both the companies ups and downs.
Estates- The name given to the three social classes of the Renaissance.
Hussite- The followers of John Hus in Bohemia.
Individualism- A movement stressed in the Renaissance that was all about the individuality of a person and the freedom of action.
Low Countries- The part of Europe that includes the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium.
Nepotism- The practice among those in power of favoring their family, and promoting them in ways only they could, in order to preserve the lineage.
Oligarchy- A group of people who run a region or state of some kind.
Pantheism- The belief that God/divinity is embodied in all aspects of nature.
Polymath- A polymath is someone who has an extremely wide range of knowledge.
Secularism- Another movement started in the Renaissance that stressed the importance of any action or study that didn't involve religion.
Statecraft- The managing of state affairs and of politics.
Surname- A hereditary name that was given to all of the members of the family; a last name.
Taille- A tax exacted from the common people of France.
Burghers- Usually a wealthy members of the bourgeoisie who lived in the city.
Condottieri- A leader of a troop of mercenaries.
Courtier- A person who's job it is to be advisor to the king or to royalty.
Dowry- A sum of money presented to the grooms family in a marriage.
Entrepreneurs- Men who were given loans by rulers to develop mines and who take full responsibility for both the companies ups and downs.
Estates- The name given to the three social classes of the Renaissance.
Hussite- The followers of John Hus in Bohemia.
Individualism- A movement stressed in the Renaissance that was all about the individuality of a person and the freedom of action.
Low Countries- The part of Europe that includes the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium.
Nepotism- The practice among those in power of favoring their family, and promoting them in ways only they could, in order to preserve the lineage.
Oligarchy- A group of people who run a region or state of some kind.
Pantheism- The belief that God/divinity is embodied in all aspects of nature.
Polymath- A polymath is someone who has an extremely wide range of knowledge.
Secularism- Another movement started in the Renaissance that stressed the importance of any action or study that didn't involve religion.
Statecraft- The managing of state affairs and of politics.
Surname- A hereditary name that was given to all of the members of the family; a last name.
Taille- A tax exacted from the common people of France.