Rennaissance Flashcards

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What does Renaissance mean?

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Rebirth

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During renaissance there was explosion of creativity in what 3 areas

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art. writing, thought

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Where did Renaissance start

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Italy

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What are the 3 advantages for Italy that encouraged start of renaissance?

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City States
Merchants and Medici
Looking to Greece and Rome

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Who are merchants?

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Wealthy middle class

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What is Humanism?

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Intellectual movement focuses on human potential and achievement

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Humanism moved Medieval Christian teachings to what

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Greek and roman views and humanties

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Humanities is the study of

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History, Literature, Philosophy

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What is secular

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not belonging to religious doctrine (beliefs) or lifestyle

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Examples of secular lifestyle

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material luxuries, fine foods, music, art

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What a patron

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financial supporter of artists

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Example of a patron

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Church leaders paid artists to beautify cities

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Characteristics of a Renaissance Man

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excels in arts, politics, combat, charming, witty

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Characteristics of a Renaissance Woman

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upper class, educated in classics, charming, inspire art

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Handbook for how to be a universal man

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The Courtier

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Gained power as a patron and with political skill

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Isabella d’Este

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17
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How did Renaissance change Art?

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realistic styles
portray religious subjects
natural sculptures
perspective

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what is perspective?

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way to show 3d

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Examples of Renaissance Artists

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Sofonisba Anguiddola (female)
Leonardo Davinci (painter/sculptor)
Raphael (painter, showcased as philosopher)
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What is vernacular?

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writer’s way of speaking native language. language spoken by ordinary people

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How did Renaissance change Literature?

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writing focused on self-expression, inviduality

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Who wrote The Prince

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Machiavelli - explains how rulers gain and keep power

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23
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Who wrote The Decameron

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Boccaccio - humanist poet

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Who was Petrarch

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Humanist author

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Italian Renaissance ideas spread where
Northern Europe
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German Painters
Albercht Durer and Hans Holbein
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Where are Flemish from
Flanders, Belgium (capital of Northern Europe)
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Flemish Painters
Jan van eyck, Pieter Bruegel
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Similarities in Art between Italian and Northern Renaissance
religious themes, oil paintings
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Differences in Art between Italian and Northern Renaissance
Italian - Idealized beauty, Simplified forms, heroic male nudes, mythological scenes, formal and reserved Northern - intense realism, lifelike features, prosperous people and peasants, reveal individual personality
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Northern Humanists started
Christian Humanism - criticized catholic church
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What did Northern Humanists want to reform/change?
society, promote education particularly for woman
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Examples of Christian Humanist
Desiderius Erasmus - wrote The Praise of Folly which makes fun of merchants and priests Thomas More - model society in Utopia
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What is Utopia
means no place. ideal place where greed war and corruption don't exist (Thomas More's book)
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Who is Christine Pizan
promotes education and equal treatment for boys and girls
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who was ruler during Elizabethean Age?
Queen Elizabeth 1
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Who was the greatest playwright
William Shakespeare
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Who developed the printing press
Johann Gutenberg
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Examples of changes in Art from Renaissance
realistic portrayals art is both secular and religious writers use vernacular art praises individual achievement
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Examples of changes in Society from Renaissance
printing makes info available people that cant read have books read to them published maps and charts published legal documents political structures and religious are questioned
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3 examples of the reformation
Church Authority Challenged, Criticisms of the Catholic Church, and Early Calls for reform
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Who challenged the church authority
Individualism of Renaissance and Ruler's
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Who were criticisms of the catholic church
Corrupt leaders and poorly educated priests
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What has authority over the clergy's authority
the bible
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Who sold indulgences
Friar Johann Tetzel
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Luther's theses circulated throughout what country
Germany
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The reformation rejects who's authority
Pope
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What is indulgence
$$$ to get into heaven/a pardon releasing a person for penalty for sin
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What is Reformation also known as
Protestant Reformation
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3 things about Luther's teachings
people can win salvation with faith alone, Christian teachings must be based on the bible, and All people with faith are equal
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Who were Lutherans
People who followed Martin Luther
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2 responses to Luther
The Peasants' Revolt and Germany at war
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Why did King Henry want to get a divorce with Catherine
She only gave him daughters instead of sons
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How many wives did King Henry have
6
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Queen Elizabeth started honoring whose traditions
Anglican
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Swiss priest who called for church reforms
Zwingli
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Zwingli got killed in a war between who
Catholics and Protestants
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who wrote institutes of the Christian religion
John Calvin
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What is Calvinism
followers of John Calvin
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what is predestination
When God has already chosen who is saved
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What is theocracy
Calvin's ideal government
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Who were Presbyterians
followers of John Knox
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Who believed in the separation of the church and states
Anabaptists
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What is the counter reformation
a reformation which seeks to reform Catholic Church from within
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Who is Ignatius of Loyola
a leading catholic reformer and Saint
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Who were Jesuits
followers of Ignatius
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What did the council of Trent reform
Church's interpretation of bible is final and Bible and Church traditions equally
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Religious effect of the reformation
Catholic Church is unified
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Social effect of the reformation
Catholics created schools
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2 political effects of the reformation
Catholic Church's power lessens and Reformation's question beliefs