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| Italy during the 1300's and spread throughout | | | | sale of these "Indulgences" and this set the |
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| historical milestones during this period of great | | | | Luther, John Calvin and John Knox were leaders in |
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| (1449-1492) was a prominent ruler of Florence, | | | | of the Christian Church in England.During the |
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| great artists of that era:Sandro Botticelli created | | | | science received a new breath of life and relief |
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