The Renaissance in Europe Ch 1 – Flashcards
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What were the major territorial states?
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Milan, Venice, Florence, Papal states centered on Rome, and the kingdom of naples
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How did Venice become important?
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It served as a commercial link between Asia and West Europe
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What is the cultural center of Italy?
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Florence
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How did these states rise to power, and what kind of power did they have?
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Through prosperous trade; economical and political
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How did the growth of monarchical states in Europe affect the Italian states?
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It lead to the French and Spanish battling because they wanted riches
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What did Machiavelli think about the connection between politics and moral principles?
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He believed that morality is unrelated to politics.
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What is Machiavelli the author of?
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The Prince
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What was expected of the nobility in Renaissance society?
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Served as advisers to the king, character, Grace, talent, classy, warrior, classical edu, interest in the arts
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What class is the most wealthiest?
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The upper class
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Where do most people live?
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Large urban communities
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How did Northern Europe differ from Italian artists?
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In the north they had smaller spaces so they developed art that fit into books and alter pieces
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How were the lives of burghers and workers similar?
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Both groups lived miserable lives and made up a significant portion of the population
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What was the purpose of marriage?
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To strengthen business or family ties
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What was the role of the mother wife in the Italian family?
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To supervise the household and raise children
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Humanism
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An important intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the classics of Ancient Greek and roman literature
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What did humanists wanted to create?
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Well rounded citizens and teach people how to live good lives
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Who is the father of Italian Renaissance humanism and began the emphasis on using pure Classical Latin.
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Petrarch
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What did Petrarch do?
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Revived forgotten latin manuscripts which led to humanist ideas being spread
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Who is Dante?
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The Author of the Divine Comedy and wrote in vernacular-local spoken language
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What did the secular(non religious) focus of education lead to?
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Liberal studies-history, philosophy, grammar, math
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What did humanist educators believed the purpose of education was?
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To create well rounded citizens; body and mind
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What did the German printer Gutenberg create?
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Moveable type
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What did the movable type do?
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Increased literacy rates
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How did artists achieve the realistic portrayed of the individual?
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Technical and human anatomy
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What did sculptors and artists sought to portray?
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A human centered world
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What painters captured the perfection of nature and the individual in their art?
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Rafael, davinci and Michelangelo
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Flemish painter who was the first to use oil painting
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Jan van Eyek
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How did the ideas of the Renaissance influence art and education?
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Technology contributed to the rise of and desire for literacy Well rounded citizens Individual focus influenced artists
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Painted the Sistine Chapel
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Michaelangelo
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Known for painting the Virgin Mary
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Sanzio
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"Renaissance man" artist, scientist, inventor, visionary; dissected human bodies to make his art more realistic
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DaVinci
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Sculptor; modeled his works after statues of Greeks and Romans
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Donatello
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Painted frescos that showed depth
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Masaccio
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Wrote that women could learn as well as men if they attend the same school
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Christine dePizan
