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ry or Global Studies 1. Petrarch.- Called the "Father of all Humanism." Revered others. Followed Cicero's example of elequence and put emphasis upon language such as Latin and Greek. 2. Medici.- Wealthy banking family controlling Florence. Had much influence in government and influenced The Signoria, the ruling counc ....

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.... of Nantes.- An edict of 1598 signed by Henry IV of France granting toleration to Protestants and ending the French Wars of Religion. It was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685. 7. Boccaccio.- Giovanni Boccaccio (1313­75), Italian writer, poet, and humanist. He is most famous for the Decameron (1348­58), a collection of a hundred tales told by ten young people who have moved to the country to escape the Black Death. 8. Patronage.- Support given by members of Rennaisance Society. Founding and rec ....