Renaissance Chapter 6 Flashcards
When was Queen Elizabeth I born?
1533.
How long was Queen Elizabeth I in power?
She claimed her throne at age 25 and held it for 44 years.
Who were Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand?
Monarchs of Spain.
What did Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand believe with regards to religion?
Their most important legacy was ridding Spain of the Muslims.
What did Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand believe with regards to exploration?
They strongly believed in exploration and expanding their reign over seas.
What did Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand sponsor and why?
Columbus’ journeys to the Americas to expand their power and become rich from the resources and splendors from there.
How did New Spain come to be?
The newly discovered land, the Americas, became a colony of Spain known as New Spain.
Who was the first English sailor to circumnavigate the globe?
Francis Drake.
What was Francis Drake viewed as? By who? Why?
Was viewed as a pirate by the Spanish as he would often seize ships and raid their treasures.
What were Francis Drake’s accomplishments? (3)
- He was the first English sailor to circumnavigate the globe.
- Drake beat out the Spanish Armada (fleet of ships) in 1588.
- This gave him the great honour of being knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.
How did Francis Drake perish?
Drake died in a battle against the Spanish in 1596; he was placed in a lead coffin and dropped to the bottom of the sea (his preferred burial).
Why was Francis Drake never arrested?
Although the queen did publically denounce (condemn) him, he was never arrested for his crimes against the Spanish because Elizabeth reveled in the gold and jewels that Drake would bring back from the raided Spanish fleets to England.
Who was William Shakespeare?
A famous writer; made most famous by his plays.
When was Shakespeare born?
He was born at the end of the Renaissance.
What was Shakespeare the first to do?
He was the first to bring the core values of the Renaissance to the theatre.
What were Shakespeare’s plays about?
He focused on creating “human” characters with human problems. This meant that we were able to see the dilemmas of people of all social classes, as well as view monarchs as simple humans who made human mistakes.
What did Shakespeare base his writing off of?
Ancient Greek and Roman writings; something that was banned by the Catholic Church prior to the Renaissance.
Who saw one of Shakespeare’s first plays? Which play?
Queen Elizabeth I did. A Midsummer Night’s Dream.