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How is Italy split up? |
Into 20 regions |
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Where was the birthplace of the Renaissance? |
Florence |
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Where is Florence located? |
In Tuscany |
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What does the architecture look like in Florence? |
Red roofs, unified, gathering places, etc. |
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Who was the CU architect that was inspired by Florence? |
Charles Klauder |
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When did the Renaissance start? |
In the 1400s |
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What is the Renaissance? |
The rebirth of ideas, classical art, thinking, etc. |
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What was the major theme of the Renaissance? |
Humanism (capacity of the human being) |
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How many artists were working during the Renaissance? |
70%, it was an artistic boom |
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Who were the Medici's? |
Bankers (largest in Europe), loved art/educated, they thought that power=beauty |
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How much money was spent on art during the Renaissance? |
1/2 of the defense budget |
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What was the unofficial start to the Renaissance? |
Designing of the bronze doors |
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What were Ghiberti's doors nicknamed? |
"The Doors of Paradise" |
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What did the bronze doors depict? |
The sacrifice of Isaac from the last testimate |
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Why did Ghiberti's design win? |
The nudity, clothing, vegetation, animal, and landscape. Ghiberti's flowed, more space, details, etc. |
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What did Brunelleschi do when he lost the door challenge? |
He went to Rome to study ancient architecture, more specifically The Panthenon |
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What does ancient roman architecture usually have? |
Columns, marble, domes, symmetry, and rational proportions |
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What is contrapposto and why is it significant? |
More weight in one foot, hips twisted and uneven, torso twisted. Keeps sculpture balanced, shows movement, more natural. |
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What ancient techniques did Donatello bring back from ancient rome? |
Contrapposto, clothed nude, sculpting in the round. |
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What did the typically Italian diet look like during the Renaissance era? |
Added bread to stew, used whole animal (tripe), fruit was bad (cold, soggy, sweet), little vegetables, ate with their hands, etc. |
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What was porcellino? |
Hog/pig |
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Come va? |
How are you? |
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Bene |
Good |
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Grazie |
Thank you! |
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Prego |
Can I help you? Can you help me? Go ahead! No problem! |
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Describe "platonic love" |
Not necessarily romantic, "hooking up" in today's culture |
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What technique did Brunelleschi invent? |
Perspective- which allowed painting to look more realistic |
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What did Machiavelli write? |
The first political science "The Prince" |
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If you're Machiavellian what are you? |
Cunning, deceitful |
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What were some of Machiavelli's beliefs when it came to politics? |
-emotions don't belong -there's a balance between fear and being liked -didn't have concern about afterlife |
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Who built the Duomo and the Hospital of the Innocence? |
Brunelleschi |
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Where was Donatello originally, where did he go, and why? |
He was in Padova, but went to Florence to criticism so he could improve |
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What were some of Donatello's greatest creations? |
St. Mark (grave/shrine), The David, St. John, another David (in the round), Giudith and Holofernes |
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What is significant about the story of David and Goliath? |
It becomes the symbol for Florence because the underdog conquers the beast using knowledge. |
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Abbastanza bene |
Pretty well |
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Cosi cosi |
OK |
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What was nicknamed "The Old Bridge"? |
The Ponte Vecchio |
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When was the Ponte Vecchio built? |
In ancient roman times |
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What was the purpose of the Ponte Vecchio? |
A defense system, secret passageway for the Medici family. |
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What river runs near the Ponte Vecchio? |
The Arno river |
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Where does the term "bankrupt" come from? |
Broken Bench |
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What was the Santo Spirito and who designed it and in what style? |
A church designed by Brunelleschi with classical style (pillars, linear perspective). |
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Who dissected cadavers in the basement of the Santo Spirito and what did it inspire? |
Michelangelo, and it inspired the "creation of Adam" |
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Who was Artemisa Gentileschi and why was she important? |
She was a female artist found by Cosimo and she was the first female accepted into Academia delle Arte del Disgeno. |
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What kind of style did Gentileschi paint in and what kind of paintings is she known for? |
Naturalistic style, she often painted women representing them as powerful, non-traditional feminine traits, usually violent scenes, as well as self-portraits. |
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What sparked Artemisia's fame? |
Rape trial |
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What was Dantes Inferno? |
A divine comedy |
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Why was Dantes Inferno such a big deal? |
Because it was one of the first books written in Italian, used "terza rima" (every third word). |
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How many cantos and canticles are there? |
33 cantos a piece 3 Canticles: 1. Inferno (decent) 2. Purgatorio (acent) 3. Paradiso (God) |
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What is a fresco? |
Ancient roman technique, which are paintings that are painted directly onto wet plaster |
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Who was Michealangelo? |
Engineer, architect, costume designer, poet, painter, sculptor, etc. |
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Who sculpted a David over 14 ft tall and what was its nickname? |
Michelangelo, it was originally sculpted for the base of the Duomo, now it stands in front of Piatzo Vecchio, and was nicknamed "The Giant" It was sculpted before the slaying and made from marble from Carrara. |
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Salute |
Bless you, to your health |
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When was Italy founded and unified? |
Founded in: 1861 Unified in: 1861-1871 (risorgimento) |
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When was Italy's democracy formed? |
1946 |
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What does Risorgimento mean? |
Revival resurgence |
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What is a major eyesore considered to be by Italians? |
The Victor Emmanuel Monument "wedding cake" Neoclassicism |
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Who was Victor Emmanuel |
The 1st king of unified Italy |
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Describe the significance of the Mosque of Rome and when it was built |
Built in 1994, one of the largest mosques in the west |
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Matteo Renzi |
Prime minister that resigned in 2016. He wanted to streamline government, very progressive |
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Paolo Gentiloni |
Current prime minister, democratic party of Italy, Matteo Renzi's "puppet" |
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Who commissioned the coliseum and when? |
Emperor Vespasian commissioned it during the Flavion Dynasty and was finished under Titus. |
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Why was the coliseum built? |
As a gift to the people and to praise the roman empire |
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Who commissioned the Pantheon and when? |
Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa and built in 27 BC but was later destroyed by a fire. |
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What is the purpose of the Pantheon? |
"Honor all gods" Temple to honor the gods |
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Which dome was the largest free standing dome? |
The Pantheon |
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What was the Decameron? |
A mercantile epic written by Boccaccio |
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Who are two of the three crowns? |
Dante and Bocaccio |
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What does Decameron mean? |
10 days = 10 stories per day and 10 travelers who wanted to escape the plague |
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When does the Baroque period begin? |
Starts in Rome in 1600s |
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Who is the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period? |
Bernini |
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Describe baroque themes. |
Very detailed, exaggeration, directs your vision upward, high drama |
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What initiated the Baroque period? |
Luther started challenging the church, which caused the council of Trent to pour money into art to restore peoples faith |
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What are putti? |
Naked babies with no actual meaning |
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Who commissioned the Four Rivers Fountain and where is it located? |
Commissioned by Pope Innocent and is located in the Piazza Novana |
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What are the 4 river gods and what are their meanings? |
1. Oar- navigability of the Ganges river 2. Rio de la Plata- riches near river (coins) 3. Danube river- Papal coat of arms 4. Nile- didn't know where the source was |
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Why is the Trevi Fountain significant? |
It is the largest Baroque fountain, originally designed by Bernini, it is the endpoint of the aqua virgo aqueduct, etc. |
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Per Favore |
Please! |
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Who was Leonardo DaVinci? |
Talented in many things, went to Milan for more opportunity specifically for engineering. |
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Did DaVinci write in code? |
No he just wrote mirrored |
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How long did it take for the Last Supper to be completed and who was the artist? |
DaVinci spent 3 years on it |
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Andiamo! |
Lets go! |
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Who was the Milan Cathedral dedicated to and why is it special? |
St. Mary, and it is the 5th largest christian church in the world with the most statues |
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What style was the Milan Cathedral built in and how long did it take to finish? |
Italian gothic style and it took over 5 centuries to complete |
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Where is "la serenisima" and what does it mean? |
It is Venice and it means "most serene" because it had 1,000 years of peace (no war) |
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Whats special about Venice? |
Made up of 100 islands, architectural marvel (stilts), divine naval fleet |
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What is the slogan for Venice? |
Live and let live |
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What is the Ponte Dei Sospiri and what was its purpose? |
The Bridge of Spies, and it was used to connect the Doges palace to prison. It was the only covered bridge. |
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Who was Vivaldi? |
Great baroque composer, entered priesthood, he taught orphan girls how to play violin. |
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Who wrote the "4 seasons", and what are the four parts? |
Vivaldi 1.Spring (nature) 2. Summer (hot storms) 3. Autumn (festive) 4. Winter (suspense) |
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What are "Bambiicciani"? |
"Big Babies", 60-70% of Italians live with their parents because of the high employment rates, and expensive living. |
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What is the Italian Mafia called? |
Mafioso, started in western Sicily, sold alcohol during prohibition. |
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Ferrari |
Enzo Ferrari, he was a blacksmith. |
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Describe the movie bicycle thieves. |
Post WWII, poor looking for job, wife makes money for a bike but it gets stolen. |
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Whats interesting about hand gestures? |
-There are 250 of them identified -Existed for at least 2,000 years -Universal |
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What is "Cinecitta"? |
Cinema City, the Italian Hollywood, founded by Mussolini, which promoted propaganda therefore booming film industry. |
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How did the Italian Opera start? |
They were "Intermezzo" which was a short act, a break in the play. |
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Which opera was the first well-known Opera? |
Apollo and Daphne |
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What is the patron saint for Siena? |
St. Catherine |
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Describe St. Catherine |
Wrote Pope Clement to bring papacy back from France. She was "married" to Christ and had a invisible wedding ring. |
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When did Italian Soccer start? |
Began in ancient Italy (Storica Medici). It was Calcio Storico more violent. |
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What is Italys most popular soccer team called? |
Juventus |
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Who founded Lamborghini? |
Ferrucio Lamborhini, he was the son of a farmer, created tractors- re-purposed military vehicles from WWII |
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Why did Lamborghini choose the bull as the company symbol? |
Because it was strong, and his zodiac was a Tarus. |
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What age is the sweet 16 to Italians? |
18th Birthday |
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What is the celebration of Ferragosta? |
When Mary descended into heaven used to celebrate of the harvest. |
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What is Onomastico? |
Birthday for your name, name day. |
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Describe Epiphany. |
Celebrates the arrival of 3 wise men, La Befana (the witch). Many courses, celebrates with board games and movies. |
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Carnavale de Venice |
Venetian oligarchy to prepare for lent. Celebrated by masquerade balls, parades, and concerts. It started as a small celebration for a small victory. Celebrated between epiphany and lent. |
