Other Questions (test 1)

Question 1

Was humanism just European?

Answer 1

No, we discovered humancentered philosophy that rejects the supernatural from 1500 BC in India

Question 2

What does Utopia mean (in Ancient Greek)

Answer 2

Nowhere land (an ideal place or state)

Question 3

Why did the church need Indulgences?

Answer 3

To pay for big projects like the Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome

Question 4

Why did the Geuzen call themselves Geuzen?

Answer 4

Because it means “beggars” in French, and someone at the court of Margret called them this

Question 5

Why did painters get si much wealth in the Golden Age?

Answer 5

Because many citizens could afford to buy art (as a contrary of drying the times before the Golden Age)

Question 6

What was a very popular genre during the Golden Age?

Answer 6

Portrait painting

Question 7

Why can you say the Dutch Golden Age painting went through a renaissance?

Answer 7

There was a difference between Dutch Realism and Baroque Style

Question 8

What did Jan Steen do after the collapsing of the art market?

Answer 8

He started a tavern which he ran until his death