Popes of the Roman Catholic Church ruled the middle section. ... The tall church bell tower is still an important landmark which can be seen for miles. ... The slopes above Vinci lead to Mount Albano, a high peak where Leonardo later hiked and made observations about the atmosphere. ... By the age of 21 Leonardo was a skilled painter, Verrocchio permitted him to help with an important painting of the Baptism of Christ. ... When the French governor of Milan died in 1511, political changes forced Leonardo to leave the city once again. ...

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New ideas in medicine, politics and the arts came to life as reformation took it's place. ... The middle class consisted of shopkeepers and professionals. ... The Renaissance was known for many advances in politics and medicine. ... When the middle ages ended, cities, and buildings were all small with nearly no color or life to them. ... The Catholic Church plays a big role in shaping the political system. ...

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The Italians, through organization and cleverness exploited their advantages, and by the high Middle Ages strong, wealthy and independent city-states, unlike the manors of Europe, had evolved. ... This was one of the decisive steps away from the church and towards a humanistic approach to life. ... Petrarch characterized the earliest glimmerings of humanism in a mindset dominated by the Christian church. He is seen as the writer who most clearly had one foot in the Middle Ages and the other in the Renaissance. ... The family was forced to leave Florence for Avignon when the Guelph party t...

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Middle Kingdom Senusret III 89 65 He appears depressed/worried, not idealistic or heroic. ... VOCABULARY Amarna style: Art created during the reign of Akhenaton, which features a more relaxed figure style than in Old and Middle Kingdom art Engaged column: a column that is not freestanding but attached to a wall Hieroglyphics: Egyptian writing using symbols or pictures as characters Hypostyle: a hall in an Egyptian temple that has a roof supported by a dense thicket of columns In situ: a Latin expression that means that something is in its original location Ka: the soul, or spiritual essence,...

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• Grade Level: High School