Ch-2 Northern Renaissance

Front 1

Which started first: the northern renaissance or that in the south?

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The South, but in a short period of time, the renaissance in the north had established its identity

Front 2

For the most part, Northern European countries were _______ as those in the south

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not as technologically advnaced

Front 3

The northern renaissance was more of a _____________ than just a rebirth of classical ideas

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a blend of old and new ideas

Front 4

Where did students from England, Holland, France, and Germany go? Why? What did the cirriculums expand upon?

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Italy, for new learning
The study of Greek and Hebrew

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Because of the stronger role of ________, these northern humanists were also known as_____

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Christianity,
Christian Humanists

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Christian Humanists studied _____ and ______ texts to better understand Christianity

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Greek and Hebrew texts

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what time period of Christianity did Christian humanists stress?

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early christianity

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Why did Christian humanists criticize scholasticism?

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For their lack of knowlege of the clergy, and they wanted them to have a deeper religion

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Christian humanists rejected medival focus on the afterlife and focused instead on balance between __________ and ____________

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earthly pleasures and heavenly wants

Front 10

During the Renaissance, ______ was the largest state in Europe

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Holy Roman Empire

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The Holy Roman empire was composed of over ____ political entities

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300

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The Emperor Maximillian arranged for his son _______ to marry _______ daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, who had a son __________, who became emperor and most powerful man in europe

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Phillip
Juana
Charles

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JOhn Reuchlin 1455-1522

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educated by Brethern of Common Life
studied in Italy, so was familiar with humanism
advocated learning hebrew to learn scripture

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Caritas Prickheimer

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came from an influential family of humanists

communicated ideas with many of her time period including Erasmus
humble, refused to acknowlege her wisdom

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_______ and ______ Germany were economically developed, but _____ of the river they were ___________ to develop

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western southern
east slow

Front 16

After the Hundred Years' War the king of France (Louis XI) emerged as

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the strongest monarch in Europe with huge territorial resources at his disposal

Front 17

Were French scholars influenced by the new Italian system of education? what did they think of it, in terms of relation to society?

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yes. they saw it as a way of correcting the problems of society

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Jaques Lefevre d'Etaples applied ____________ to _______________

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humanism to religion

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Francois Rabelais 1483-1553

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secular
wrote 2 satirical storie Gargantua (1532) and Pantaguel (1534) a tale about 2 giants who lived lives enjoying worldly views and pleasures
condemned corruption of the clergy

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Montaigne

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essayist who stressed tolerance, for no one could really know the truth
"Que sais-je"

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Years prior to the accession of the ________ were tumultuos times in England. Which wars did England face prior to this?

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Tudors
100 Years War
War of the Roses

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Navigation act of 1485 encouraged

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development of a merchant fleet

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What did the Tudors do to England's military?politically?

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turned it into great power (both)

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What was the condition of England when Henry VIII(1509-1547)inherited it?
What did the adventurous young man do with it?

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a stable country and a strong economy
he depleated it in extravagant military endeavors

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Geoffry Chaucer

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1st important person in Enlish Renaissance literature
wrote Cantebury tales, a great insight into human nature and criticized clergy

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John Colet

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dean of St paul's School
emphasized study of Greek and latin
another northern humanist who studied in Italy

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Thomas More

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England's greatest humanist
defended Catholic Church and even its practice's
Wrote Utopia in 1516

said desire for property and profit caused evil and vices
Beheaded by Henry VIII for not compromising his reigious beliefs when he wanted a divorce

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Edmund Spencer

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Most significant poet of the period
wrote Faerie Queen 1596

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Christopher Marlowe 1564-1593

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leading playwright and poet

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Shakespeare 1564-1616

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maybe greatest English writer
many of his works are centered in Italy and demonstrate influence of Italian thought

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mystics like Thomas a Kempis believed that the human soul could ______ _____ ___. this would become a seed for future religious issues

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communicate with god

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Erasmus

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1466-1536 "Prince of Humanists" most well-respected man in Europe.
deep appreciation of the classics. Influenced by Colet and More

Wanted to reform Church within

thought that church was a personal matter

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What were Erasmus' 2 main themes?

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education is the means to reform

"The philosophy of Christ" Christianity is an inner feeling

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2 books that Erasmus wrote

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Handbook of a Christian soldier and The Praise of Folly

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Erasmus initially supported Luther, but

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gradually distanced hiimself fomr Lutherans

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Was the Renaissance in Spain like the one Italy?

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no

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Northern artists emphasized _____ and quickly broke away from the traditional religious styles

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realism

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Northern artists were more _______ than their southern counterparts

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conservative

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Northern artists focused on _____, ________, ___________

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middle class, wealthy patrons, and more secular subject matter