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0
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The renaissance spanned between?

A

14th and 17th centuries

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What does the term renaissance mean?

A

Rebirth or renewal

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The renaissance started in _________ and worked its way ________ through Europe.

A

Florence, Italy

North and East

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3
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The philosophy centered around the belief that man is the center of his own universe started what movement?

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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.

A

Leonardo Di Vinci

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5
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How did he learn about the human anatomy?

A

Human autopsies

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6
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Name two famous paintings.

A

Mona Lisa

The Last Supper

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What are the three defining things of humanism?

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Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
Encouraged you 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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That all objects fall at the same rate of speed

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The artist mastered that the use if linear perspective to create the illusion of space in bins paintings ?

A

Brunelleschi

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What important inventions changed who learned to read and write in the Renaissance?

A

The movable type printing press

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Who invented the printing press?

A

Johannesburg Gutenburg

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Before the printing press, who was responsible for writing books?

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Monks, clergy of the church

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What is a patron?

A

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

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Bent three factors aged a role of the birth do the Renaissance on Italy at the time?

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Wealthy patrons, access to classic roman recourses, independent governments not ruled by the church.

16
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Why was early Renaissance music primarily wriiten for vocal choirs?

A

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?

A

Patrons became a new source of income for composers.

18
Q

What is a type of flag that is flown horizontally from the end of the spear is called a:

A

Pennon

19
Q

Flag were used as a way to _______ communicate.

A

Visually

20
Q

What does the color green traditionally symbolize in a renaissance flag?

A

Peace and freedom.

21
Q

What is the difference between a flag and a banner?

A

Flag is hung horizontally from the side, a banner is hing from the top.

22
Q

How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear?

A

5

23
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What two social groups wore brightly colored/pattered clothing?

A

Wealthy and royalty

24
Q

Two common fashion trends for female head accessories:

A

Intricate braiding or head pieces/hats.

25
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How did parents dress children in the renaissance?

A

Like little adults

26
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What Renaissance invention spearheaded the common use of woodcut images?

A

The printing press.

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

A

Negative space

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

A

Depicted everyday images of life around them because the church was not the I kit source if income for the artists.

29
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What popular modern dessert ingredient was not available during the Renaissance?

A

Chocolate

30
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Meat was usually cooked how?

A

Braised and boiled in water (to save fuel)

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

A

Stew pot

32
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Who wrote the play?

A

Laos of Marie de France

33
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The story of Bisclavet includes the subject of ______.

A

Lycanthropy

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

A

The power if love and betrayal

35
Q

Who did the author write this series of stories for?

A

King Henry II

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