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The renaissance spanned between

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14th-17th century

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What does Renaissance mean?

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Rebirth or renewal

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The renaissance started in _____ and worked its way ______ through Europe

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Florence, Italy

North and east

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The philosophy around the belief that man is the center of the universe started what movement?
(Where church loses power)

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Humanism

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This artist and scholar created scientific studies of flying machines invention ideas and the human anatomy

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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How did he learn about the human anatomy

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Human autopsies

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Name two famous Da Vinci paintings

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Mona Lisa

The Last Supper

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What are the three defining characteristics of humanism?

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Question conventional wisdom
Encouraged to be curious/experimentation
Invention encouraged

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Who built a telescope that proved the earth and other planets revolved around the sun?

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Galileo

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What did Galileo discover by dropping different sized cannon ball off the side of a building

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All objects fall at the same rate of speed

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This artist mastered linear perspective to create the illusion of space in his buildings

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Brunelleschi

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What important invention changed who learned to read and write in the renaissance

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The movable printing press

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Who invented the printing press??

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Johannes Gutenberg

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Before the printing press who was responsible for writing books

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Monks, clergy of the books

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What is a patron

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A wealthy merchant or citizen that would sponsor artists and scholars in their work/research

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What three factors played a role of the birth of the renaissance in Italy at the time

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Wealthy patrons
Access to classic roman resources
Independent governments not ruled by the church

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Why was early renaissance music primarily written for vocal choirs

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The church was paying for it a composers only source of income

17
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Why did music in the later renaissance change to more instrumental music ?

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Patrons became a new source of income for composers

18
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Type of flag that is flown horizontally from the end of a spear is called a

A

Pennon

19
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Flags were used as a way to _____ communicate

A

Visually

20
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What does the color green traditionally symbolize on the flag?

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Peace and freedom

21
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What is the difference between a flag and a banner

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A flag flies horizontally

A banner is hung from the top

22
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How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear

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5

23
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What two social groups wore brightly colored/ patterned clothing

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Wealthy and royalty

24
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Two common fashion trends for female head accessories

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Intricate braiding or head pieces/hats

25
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How did parents dress children?

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Like little adults

26
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What renaissance invention spearheaded the common use of woodcut images

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The printing press

27
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Artists removed _____ so that a linear image would be transferred in the printed copy

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Negative space

28
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How AND why did the subject matter of woodcut art change in the renaissance ????

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Depicted every day images of life around them because the church was not the only source of income for the artists

29
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What popular modern dessert ingredient was not available during the renaissance

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Chocolate

30
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Meat was usually cooked by

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Braised and boiling it in water

31
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What essential piece of cooking equipment was found in every renaissance kitchen

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Stew pot

32
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Who wrote the play Bisclavet

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Lais of Marie de France

33
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The story Bisclavet includes the subject of what

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Lycanthropy

34
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What are the two renaissance ideas are portrayed in the story

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Power of love and betrayal

35
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Who was the author writing this series for

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King Henry II

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