renaissance

Question 1

the term “renaissance” derives from a french word meaning what?

Answer 1

rebirth

Question 2

what catastrophic event marks the beginning of the early renaissance?

Answer 2

the black death

Question 3

what historical event marks the beginning of the late renaissance?

Answer 3

the invasion of italy by king charles viii of france

Question 4

name two weapons that helped bring the age of medieval knighthood to an end?

Answer 4

cannons and the welsh longbow

Question 5

name the event of the high middle ages which set the stage for the hundred years’ war.

Answer 5

the norman invasion of england (1066)

Question 6

what is the primary cause of plague or black death?

Answer 6

bacteria living in the gut of a particular kind of flea

Question 7

name the three comm types of plague and the parts of the human body affected by them.

Answer 7

bubonic; the lymph system
pneumonic; the lungs
septicemic; the blood

Question 8

name the french peasant revolt of 1358. what event triggered it?

Answer 8

the jacquerie; the hundred years’ war

Question 9

name the florentine wool workers who revolted in 1378.

Answer 9

the ciompi

Question 10

what event seems to have triggered the english peasants’ revolt of 1381?

Answer 10

the Black Death

Question 11

Name the weapon which enabled King Henry V of England to win the Battle of Agincourt?

Answer 11

the Welsh longbow

Question 12

During what war did Joan of Arc lead French troops to victory over the English?

Answer 12

the Hundred Years’ War

Question 13

how did joan of arc die?

Answer 13

she was burned at the stake for heresy by the english.

Question 14

in what year did constantinople fall, ending over 2000 years of roman history?

Answer 14

1453

Question 15

how did the ottoman turks finally manage to enter and conquer constantinople?

Answer 15

by using gigantic cannons to batter down its walls

Question 16

name the agreement which established a 40-year truce between the italian city-states in 1454?

Answer 16

the peace of lodi

Question 17

name the german printer who invented the modern printing press with movable type.

Answer 17

johann gutenberg of mainz

Question 18

the english wars of the roses were fought between what two aristocratic families?

Answer 18

the yorks and the lancasters

Question 19

what heraldic symbols did each family display in the battle?

Answer 19

lancaster; the red rose
york; the white rose

Question 20

name the battle which ended the wars of the roses.

Answer 20

the battle of bosworth field (1485)

Question 21

name the victor of the wars of the roses. name the loser.

Answer 21

henry tudor, the future henry vii of england, richard iii of england

Question 22

what florentine family conspired to murder lorenzo and giuliano de medici in 1478?

Answer 22

the pazzi

Question 23

in renaissance art, what is a depiction of the three wise men visiting the infant jesus called?

Answer 23

an adoration

Question 24

name the venetian printer who specialized in the printing of ancient greek and roman classics.

Answer 24

aldus manutius

Question 25

in renaissance art, what is a painting called in which angels tell mary of jesus’ coming birth?

Answer 25

an annunciation

Question 26

echoing voices or instruments in renaissance music is called what?

Answer 26

antiphony

Question 27

in renaissance art, what is a painting called which depicts judgement day, the end of the world?

Answer 27

an apocalypse

Question 28

in renaissance art, what is a painting called which depicts mary of jesus being lifted up to heaven?

Answer 28

an assumption

Question 29

what is the term which describes a sculpture only partially cut away from its background?

Answer 29

bas-relief

Question 30

what is the technical term for the european middle class, derived from french?

Answer 30

bourgeoisie

Question 31

name the artistic technique which uses light and dark tones to suggest depth.

Answer 31

chiaroscuro

Question 32

what was an italian condottiere of the renaissance?

Answer 32

a mercenary leader or soldier

Question 33

name the ruling council and the chief executive officer of renaissance venice?

Answer 33

the council of ten; the doge

Question 34

give the french term for the oldest son and heir or the ruling king.

Answer 34

dauphin

Question 35

name the medieval document which lorenzo valla exposed as a forgery.

Answer 35

the donation of constantine

Question 36

give the italian term for florence’s cathedral.

Answer 36

the duomo

Question 37

what is the historical term used to describe the socio-political system of the medieval age?

Answer 37

feudalism

Question 38

what modern nation roughly corresponds geographically to the medieval and renaissance flanders?

Answer 38

belgium

Question 39

what is the artistic terms for a painting rendered upon a surface of wet plaster on a wall?

Answer 39

fresco

Question 40

name the italian city-state which was venice’s chief trade rival until 1380.

Answer 40

genoa

Question 41

what were medieval and renaissance associations of craftsman called?

Answer 41

guilds

Question 42

name the chief city and administrative center of hanseatic league.

Answer 42

lübeck

Question 43

what were the two chief sources of income for the german cities of the hanseatic league?

Answer 43

mining and the herring trade

Question 44

name the renaissance intellectual movement that focused upon ancient greek and roman culture.

Answer 44

humanism

Question 45

where in europe was civic humanism most prominent? where was christian humanism common?

Answer 45

italy; northern europe

Question 46

name the region of northern italy around milan.

Answer 46

lombardy

Question 47

what is an artistic depiction of the virgin mary holding the infant jesus called?

Answer 47

a madonna

Question 48

what is the late phase of renaissance art called?

Answer 48

mannerism

Question 49

give the historical term for the economic system of medieval and renaissance europe.

Answer 49

manorialism

Question 50

name the branch of renaissance philosophy pioneered by marsilio ficino.

Answer 50

neoplatonism

Question 51

give the french term for those who have recently acquired significant wealth.

Answer 51

nouveaux riches

Question 52

name the two flemish painters who pioneered the use of oil paints in europe.

Answer 52

hubert and jan van eyck

Question 53

name the principalities in central italy ruled by the popes in rome.

Answer 53

the papal states

Question 54

what term in renaissance art is used to describe any painting pf jesus newly removed from the cross?

Answer 54

pietà

Question 55

name the italian artist credited with pioneering perspective art.

Answer 55

filipino brunelleschi

Question 56

what is the musical term for the complementary melodies generated by different voices or instruments?

Answer 56

polyphony

Question 57

give the italian term for the 1300’s. give the italian term for the 1400’s.

Answer 57

trecento; quattrocento

Question 58

name the prototypical renaissance man.

Answer 58

leonardo da vinci

Question 59

name the branch of medieval philosophy which sought to reconcile reason and revelation.

Answer 59

scholasticism

Question 60

name the feudal institution which bound agricultural workers to their manors.

Answer 60

serfdom

Question 61

name the branch of philosophy which seeks to promote an attitude of doubt in the public.

Answer 61

skepticism

Question 62

name the region of italy around florence. name the region around venice.

Answer 62

tuscany; venetia

Question 63

what term is used to describe the native language of a region?

Answer 63

vernacular

Question 64

name the german renaissance artist he’d to be one of the great masters of the woodcut.

Answer 64

albert dürer

Question 65

name the italian artist whose work work is transitional between medieval and renaissance styles.

Answer 65

giotto

Question 66

name the florentine sculptor who cast the bronze door panels of the “Gates of Paradise”.

Answer 66

lorenzo ghiberti

Question 67

name the florentine architect who completed the dome of florence’s cathedral.

Answer 67

filippo brunelleschi

Question 68

name the florentine sculptor held by many to be the best sculptor of the early renaissance.

Answer 68

donatello

Question 69

what do bellini, giorgione, titian, and tintoretto have in common?

Answer 69

all were renaissance artists from venice

Question 70

name the florentine painter of “Primavera” and the “Birth of Venus”.

Answer 70

Alessandro Botticelli

Question 71

with what artistic filed is bramante associated?

Answer 71

architecture

Question 72

name the italian artist of the sistine chapel frescoes, “Pietà”, “David”, and “Last Judgement”.

Answer 72

michelangelo

Question 73

name the italian artist of madonnas, “Transfiguration” and “The School of Athens”.

Answer 73

raphael

Question 74

name the flemish artist of “The Garden of Earthly Delights”.

Answer 74

hieronymus bosch

Question 75

name the flemish artist famous for the “Massacre of the Innocents” and “Peasant Wedding”.

Answer 75

pieter brueghel the elder

Question 76

name the florentine author of the “Divine Comedy”. give the italian titles of its three parts.

Answer 76

dante; inferno, purgatorio, paradiso

Question 77

name the florentine author of “The Prince”. who was the author’s model for a time?

Answer 77

niccolò machiavelli; cesare borgia

Question 78

name the florentine author of the “Decameron”.

Answer 78

giovanni boccaccio

Question 79

name the french essayist associated with renaissance skepticism.

Answer 79

michel de montaigne

Question 80

name the principal works of ariosto, rabelais, and edmund spenser.

Answer 80

ariosto: “Orlando Furioso”; rabelias: “Gargantua and Pantagruel”; spenser: “The Faerie Queene”