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Renaissance Flashcards

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When did the Italian Renaissance Occur?

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1375-1527

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What was the main point of the Cult of the Great Individual?

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We shape our identity

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What was Petrarch known as?

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The father of humanism

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4
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Who was Boccacio?

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The most important writer of the time

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5
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What is the idea of civic humanists?

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Every human has their own role in the community

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What did Baldassare Castiglione write?

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The book of The Courtier (taught manners in royal court)

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What did Christine de Pisan write?

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The City of Ladies

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8
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When did the Renaissance end?

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1527

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9
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What was the new social order during the rise of the city-state?

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Money is now more important than land

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What was formed because of the Italian War of 1494?

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The League of Venice (Italian city-states unify under one military)

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What did Niccolò Machiavelli write?

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The Prince (1518)

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What was the main message of The Prince?

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Effective rulers and governments act in their best interest for the good of population

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13
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What happened in 1453?

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The fall of Constantinople

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Who invented the printing press?

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Johann Gutenberg

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What was the point of Christan Humanism?

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To find a deeper understanding of Christianity

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16
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Where did most Northern Renaissance ideas come from?

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Germany (Holy Roman Empire)

17
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What was mysticism?

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The idea that an individual in perfect solitude could communicate with god

18
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What was Lay Religion?

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Someone not within the structure of the church but is still Christan (ex. Sisters and Brothers of Common Life)

19
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Who was Erasmus of Rotterdam?

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The prince of humanism

20
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What was the vernacular version of the Bible?

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The version of the Bible translated to a language everyday people could understand

21
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Who wrote the Paise of Folly?

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Erasmus of Rotterdam

22
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What was the Praise of Folly

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A satire making fun of the church and its corruption

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