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Nobert Elias
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was a german socialist of jewish decent wrote the book the civilizing process
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arena chapel
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painted by giotto and his fresco style used linear perspective
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annuciation of the virgin
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painted by lorenzetti-->linear perspective 
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Carolingian Renaissance 
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slowly took control of present day france from the maravian family.  motto of carolingians was that the best defense is a god offense. was also the period of intellectual revival of Europe
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Christ in Majesty
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the idea in western christianity of the image of jesus or "christ" sitting on a throne as ruler of the world. first bit of problems between church and government control 
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mendicant orders
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religious orders that depend completely on the charity of others to survive. they believe owing nothing was the best way to live a life of christ 
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averroes
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a muslim polymath and both a master-of and defender-of aristotelian philosophy 
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gerard of cremona 
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italian translator of arab scientific work found in the arab libraries of spain. he was one of the most important figures in allowing any literate european to access arabic, greek, and jewish knowledge about science and medicine
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donatists
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donatism was a berber christian sect that was located in the African province of the Roman Empire and was powerful in the 4th and 5th centuries 

 

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usury
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the practice of charging execissive, and extremely high interest rates, or loans. usually an illegal practice 
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manicheans
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believed in 1 good god/1 bad god 

dualist religion

believed world was created by evil god, good god there to save us 

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canon law
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body of laws that governs the church. put together and apporved by its members 

adapted by the "ecclesiastical authority" 

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decretum
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a set of laws 

church related

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concilliarism
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the concilliarism movement was a move to have final authority in spiritual matters of the church rest with the church as a whole, not just with the pope 
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dominic
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live life of a witness 

wondering priests 

 

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giotto 
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giotto di bondone, italian painter. painted fresca in arena chapel and built parts of the outside 
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leon bastia alberti
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wrote the book "on paintings" 

1st  book to deal with linear perspective of paintings 

focus on math 

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linear perspective
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giving painting correct perspective to other objects in surroundings within the painting 
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