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What was the period between 1300-1600 called? |
The Renaissance |
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What does the word "renaissance" mean? |
Rebirth |
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Did medieval life just disappear? |
No |
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What 3 shifts made the renaissance possible? |
1. A growth in towns 2. The revival of traditional and travel 3. A shift from a land economy to a money economy |
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What was the first city state to prosper? |
Italy |
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What were the classics? |
Greece and Rome |
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What action changed the course of history? |
The discovery and exploration of new lands |
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3 sailing inventions were created. What were they? |
-compass -astrolabe -better sails |
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What 3 things were reborn? |
1. Social and political ideas 2. Art 3. Literature of Greece and Rome |
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What two movements began in the middle ages that reached fruition during the renaissance? |
1. Development of nations 2. Expansion of the merchant class |
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What nations were developed? |
Spain Portugal France England |
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What invention helped spread ideas? how? |
The printing press |
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What does vernacular mean? |
The common language of the people |
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How were peoples views of the church changed? |
They became critical of church practices and became jealous of kings |
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What new happenings occurred? |
1. Modern languages 2. Revived interest in learning 3. Universities and professors 4. Bold thinkers experimenting 5. Fuller and Richer life 6. New inventions 7. Closely knit nations |
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3 important cities: |
1. Venice 2. Genoa 3. Florence |
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What was the cradle of the renaissance? |
Florence |
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Why did the renaissance start in Italy? (3) |
1. Its classical heritage 2. Its geographic location 3. No one person controlled the Italian peninsula |
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People were interested in: |
1. Style 2. Taste 3. Government 4. Education 5. Proper behavior 6. Personal character 7. Individualism |
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Men expressed themselves through: |
Art Poetry Science Religion Exploration |
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The renaissance beckoned man to: |
Enjoy beauty Savor opportunities To be an individual Adopt concept of the universal man |
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Life was expressed by versatility in: |
Mind Body Social Grace's Arts |
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Negative aspects of individualism: |
Lawlessness Political confusion Regarded themselves above the law |
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Dante |
Wrote the divine comedy |
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Petrarch |
1. Father of humanism 2. Wrote Laura |
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Boccaccio |
Wrote the decameron |
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The three greatest writers: |
1. Dante 2. Petrarch 3. Boccaccio |
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Machiavelli |
1. "Might makes right" 2. Wrote 'the prince' |
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The prince is _________ in doing what ever he thinks necessary to accomplish ______ ends |
Justified - his |
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The prince may... |
Wage war, assassinate, lie, cheat, or steal |
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The prince must remain _______ |
Popular |
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Who must he bring under his control? |
The church |
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The monarchs actions are above what? |
Religion and morality |
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Modern day advocates of machiavelli: |
1. Mussolini 2. Hitler 3. Stalin 4. Saddam |
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Erasmus |
1. New testament in Greek & Latin 2. Praise of folly |
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The grand masters: |
Michelangelo Raphael Leonardo da vinci |
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Michelangelo |
1. Medici family St Peter's basilica Sistine chapel Statue of David Creation Pieta |
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Raphael |
1. Estes family Sistine madonna School of Athens Madonna of the goldfinch |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
1. "Man of the renaissance" 2. Estes family 3. Painter, engineer, atanomist, botanist, optician, and inventor Last supper mona lisa |
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Supporters of the arts |
1. Este family (da Vinci, Raphael, titan) 2. Medici family (Michelangelo, donatello) |
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Hans holbien |
Court painter |
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Johann gutenberg |
First for movable type |
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William Shakespeare |
Greatest writer of Elizabethan era |
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Sir Thomas more |
Wrote utopia |
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Jan van eyck |
Invented oil paints |
