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51 Cards in this Set
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The Renaissance from 1350 to 1500 was dominated by _______.
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Italy
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The massive decline of Europe's population in the 14th century is mainly attributed to __________.
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The Black Death, which swept over Europe during the latter half of the century.
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During the 14th cent, which of the following school of thought came under attack?
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scholasticism
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The 14th century witnessed a huge loss of life and dislocation, and an ensuing rise of _______________.
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mysticism
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A major difference between mysticism and scholasticism was to be found in the former's ______________.
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seperation of reason and absolution
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The Italian humanists of the 14th century believed that __________.
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man distinguished himself from all other animals in his capacity to use words to express himself, those induviduals who best expressed themselves were most human, and outer speech was a reflection of one's inner state.
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The leading center of humanistic studies during the 15th cent. was _____________.
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Florence
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The scholary endeavors of the humanists led them _____________________.
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gradually to develop a sense of change and development of historicity.
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The first of the Italian humanists is generally considered to be _________________.
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Petrarch
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The Florentine humanists deserve the credit for being the first thinkers in Europe since the fall of Rome to develop a _______________.
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Theory of republican government
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Petrarch's pioneering achievement included _______________.
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The developement of an appreciation for ancient life and thought in it's historical context.
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Contemporary political theory regarding a republic government can be traced back to the early works of ____________.
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Bruni
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The orgins of Bruni's theory of republican government can be traced back to the works of _________________.
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Aristotle and Cicero
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"Our form of governing the state aims at achieving liberty and equality for each and every citizen" Which of the following would lend support to the above?
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Bruni
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In his Oration of the Dignity of Man, Pico della Mirandola stresses ______________.
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Free will
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The old city hall in Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio, remains one of ________ architecture.
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Gothic
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In his Latin treatise On Architecture, Leon Battista Alberti asserts that the architecture and planning of cities should be based on a rational analysis of ____________.
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needs, site and climate.
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In his Latin treatise On Architecture, Leon Battista Alberti maintains that buildings should be considered hierarchy based on significance as follows:
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churches, civic and mercantile structures, housing (from most to least important)
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Leon Battista Alberti believed that perfection in architecture was achieved by emulating which of the following geometric forms?
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The square and circle
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The Italian fresco painter Giotto primarily _________________.
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Looked at nature for the source of his art.
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Filippo Brunelleschi was ______________.
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Responsible for the development of linear perspective.
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Linear perspective translates _____________.
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3-D space onto a 2-D plane.
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The purpose of perspective as a tool of Christian art was to ________________.
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Engage the viewer in the scene presented.
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The work of Sandro Botticelli that best states in visual terms the spirit of the florentine Renaissance under Lorenzo de'Medici is _______________________.
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Primavera.
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Lorenzo de'Medici is best remembered today as a ________________.
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Poet and musician.
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An intimate bond between _______ and __________ was the goal of the Renaissance composers working in the company of the Italian humanists.
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word; tone
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Which of the following was not part of the music composer's art of the Renaissance as we know it today?
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harmonic modulation
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Which of the following discoveries enabled artists to produce lifelike 3-D paintings?
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Perspective
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Niccolo Machiavelli's most famous work, a political treatise, is entitled ________.
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The Prince.
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Niccolo Machiavelli's work deal with the problem central to any political thinker, the conflict between __________________.
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liberty and order.
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"The mortality of the successful ruler is unlike that of the private citizen" Machiavelli would have _____________.
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Wholly supported the above statement.
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Leonardo da Vinci was a(n) ______________________.
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architect, engineer, botanist, painter, and musican.
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Leonardo da Vinci studied ____________.
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Hydraulics, geology, and human anatomy.
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Leonardo da Vinci painted ______________________.
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The Mona Lisa, Adoration of the Magi, and The Madonna on the Rocks.
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Which of the following is not a work by Michelangelo?
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The Spearbearer.
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Michelangelo sought meaning primarily in _____________.
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Intense christianity.
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Northern humanism directed its attention to ____________.
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The ancient texts of the Christian religion.
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The Colloquies were writeen by the northern humanist _________________.
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Desiderius Erasmus.
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Erasmus believed that _______________________.
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Christian belief should be reflected in one's conduct.
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"The world has become my monastery" is a quotation from ______________________.
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Erasmus.
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Erasmus was the first great European writer to make use of ________________.
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The Printing Press.
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Which of the following believed that God predestined the human soul either to heaven or hell?
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Martin Luther and John Calvin.
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Martin Luther's translation of the Old and New Testaments served as the basis for _______________.
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The modern German language.
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Martin Luther's view differed from those of the Chruch on several issues. Which of the following statements reflects one of Luther's beliefs?
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No man can cooperate with God in his own salvation.
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In comparing Luther's beliefs with those of Erasmus, one sees that _____________________.
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Both men attacked not only Church abuses but doctrines as well.
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Michel de Montaigne was one of the first Europeans to understand and portray the __________ that the new travels and discoveries made possible.
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Cultural relativism
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Michel de Montaigne doubted ___________.
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The possibility of establishing certitude in religion and the power of reason to establish laws of nature and society in the world.
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The works of Shakespeare mainly reflect the ___________ culture.
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Renaissance- Reformation.
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Most of Shakespeare's plays were performed in ____________.
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The Globe Theater.
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Shakespeare's plays have been generally classified in four catagories: comedies, tragedieds, histories, and _____________.
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Romances.
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The typical theater audiences in Elizabethan England consisted of ____________.
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All social classes.
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