Western Civilization: Chapter 12 – Flashcards
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The italian renaissance was primarily
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a recovery of antiquity and Greco-roman culture
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Wealth of the northern italian cities that funded the renaissance was gained mostly from
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trade
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Jacob Burkhardt said the Renaissance in Italy represented
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a distinct break from the middle ages and the true rebirth of the modern world
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The family of merchants and bankers who dominated florence during the high point of the renaissance was
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the Medici
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The book of the courtier was a
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popular handbook laying out the new skills of politics, the arts, and personal comportment expected of renaissance aristocrats
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Aristocracy in the 16th century was
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to dominate society as it had done in the middle ages
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Banquets during the renaissance
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were used to express wealth and power of and aristocratic family
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The third estate
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was overwhelmingly made up of peasants
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Western Europe in the renaissance saw
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a decline of serfdom
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Slavery in the renaissance
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saw slaves from Africa and the eastern Mediterranean used mostly as courtly domestic servants and as skilled workers
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In renaissance italy
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the family bond was generally considered unimportant
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Perhaps the most famous of Italian ruling women was
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Isabella d'Este
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Feerigo de Montefeltro of Urbino was
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an example of a skilled, intelligent, independent italian warrior prince
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Peace of Lodi
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served to maintain peace between the Italian states for 40 years
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Machiavelli's the prince advocates that a successful ruler must
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act without scruples for the good of the state
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Renaissance humanists in Italy
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restricted their attention to scholasticism and the medieval liberal arts curriculum
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In the late 15th century, italy become a battleground for the competing interests of the rulers of
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spain and france
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Which ancient writer was considered by civic humanists as their model?
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cicero
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Humanisms main effect on the writing of history was
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the secularization of the writing of history and the explanation of change over time
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Johannes Gutenberg was a key developer of
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the movable type printing press
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One of the foremost preoccupations of italian renaissance art was
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the realistic portrayal of the human nude
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David was sculpted by
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Donatello and Michelangelo
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Romes Sistine chapel was painted by
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Michelangelo
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The last supper was painted by
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leonardo
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the new monarchs of the late 15th century in europe
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were focused upon the acquisition and expansion of power
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Wars of the Roses refers to a civil conflict in
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England
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The Monarchs ferdinand and isabella
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conquered the last Muslim kingdom in Granada
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After 1438, the HRE remained in the hands of the
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Habsburg dynasty
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The byzantine empire was finally destroyed in 1453 by
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ottoman turks
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The sultan responsible for the capture of constantinople in 1453 was
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mehmet II
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John Wycliff criticized the church for
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not letting people read the bible in vernacular
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Renaissance papacy
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was often seen as corrupt and debauches as evidenced by Alexander VI
