Chapter 10

Question 1

Why does the definition of humanism vary?

Answer 1

There is no specific value or philosophy

Whatever you got out of it

Question 2

In what way is classicism important for humanists?

Answer 2

Much of their learning came from the classics (Greece)

Question 3

The father of humanism is…

Answer 3

Francesco Petrarch

Question 4

Boccaccio wrote

Answer 4

Decameron
A novel to generate sympathy for humans
3 women 7 men in flourentine plague

Question 5

What were the goals of humanists

Answer 5

To be wise and to speak eloquently/ know what is good/ practice virtue

Question 6

How did Castiglione’s book of the Courtier embody humanism

Answer 6

Story of a well rounded person
1 speaks multiple languages
2 history
3 musical
4 military

Question 7

Who was Christine de Pisan

Answer 7

Italian girl who received a full education

Question 8

What was the importance of Manuel Chrysoloras

Answer 8

Came to italy from constantinople to promote greek learning

Question 9

Dante’s Divine Comedy was written in vernacular. This means…

Answer 9

Spoken language

Question 10

Vegerio’s view of a liberal education

Answer 10

Studies worthy of a free man

Question 11

In 1439 the ecumenical council if ferrara- florence was set up to

Answer 11

Reunite west and east churches

Bring greek dcholars and manuscripts to the west

Question 12

What occurred in 1453?

Answer 12

The fall of constantinople to the turks

Question 13

The prior events lead to

Answer 13

The florentine platonic academy

Question 14

Why was platonism appealing

Answer 14

Placed human life on a pedestal
distinguished earth + human life
Humans pre-exsist share math and moral truth

Question 15

How did the Treaty of Lodi create a sort of ‘balance of power’

Answer 15

Political alliance
Joined papal states
Milan/ naples Florence

Question 16

Define covic humanism

Answer 16

Promote individual virtue and public service

Question 17

Slavery in the renaissance

Answer 17

Muslims
Sold to be saved from death
Part if art and culture
More popular after black plague

Question 18

What did Valla’s expose on the Donation of Constantine say

Answer 18

Defend predestination
Filled with anachronistic terms
Errors in latin interpretations of the bible

Question 19

Why did the treaty of lodi end in 1494

Answer 19

Florence Naples and Borgia Pope attacked Milan

Question 20

What mistake fid Ludovico 2 moro make

Answer 20

Didn’t recognize that France had power in Milan and was willing to fight for land

Question 21

Who was Savanorola

Answer 21

Dominican preacher who ruled florence after running off the French King

Question 22

Who was in the League of Venice

Answer 22

Venice
Papal states
Emperor Max 1
All against france

Question 23

Pope alexander

Answer 23

Borgia Pope

Most corrupt ever

Question 24

Was was pope julius called the warrior pope

Answer 24

Brought the renaissance papacy to peak military power

Question 25

What was the concordat of Bologna

Answer 25

French victory over Italy | King controlled clergy and reckgonized the french pope

Question 26

How did monarchs raise $

Answer 26

``` Rent Taxes on peasant and necessities Sale of public offices Government bonds Borrowed from rich ```

Question 27

Reign of Charles VII

Answer 27

Good army Strong economy National administration Made good because of people who served him

Question 28

Reign of Louis XI

Answer 28

Conquered Burgundy and Angevin

Question 29

Cornerstones of french state building

Answer 29

Wars | Secure and efficient government

Question 30

Marriage in 1469

Answer 30

Isabelle of Castile and Ferdinand of Aargon

Question 31

Isabel and Ferdinand were able to

Answer 31

Conquer the moors in granada

Question 32

What was the Hermandad

Answer 32

Powerful league of cities and towns that served against landowners

Question 33

How were Jew and Moors treated

Answer 33

Tried to be converted Exiled Properties confiscTed

Question 34

Purpose of marriage alliance

Answer 34

Total isolation of the hermindad

Question 35

Joana married

Answer 35

Archduke Philip

Question 36

Charles I

Answer 36

Son of Joana and Philip | 1st ruler over united Spain

Question 37

Catherine married

Answer 37

Arthur, King of Henry VII He died... Maried Henry VIII

Question 38

War in England 1455-1485

Answer 38

The War of Roses

Question 39

What happened at Bosworth Field in August 1485

Answer 39

Henry Tutor defeated Richard III

Question 40

Henry VII married

Answer 40

Elizabeth of York to unite factions

Question 41

Purpose of Court of the Star Chamber

Answer 41

End the perversion of English rule overmighty subjects | Stop corrupt nobles in court systems

Question 42

1356 Golden Bull

Answer 42

``` 7 Member electoral college of Germany Archbishop of Mainz Archbishop of Trier Archbishop of Cologne Duke of Sacony Margrave Brondenburg Count Palatine King Bohemia ```

Question 43

Why did the the Holy Roman Empire fail

Answer 43

Religous disputes | Cities and territiories were not uniformly u oted

Question 44

Sir Thomas Moore

Answer 44

Author of Utopia