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The Renaissance spanned between

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14th an the 17th century

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What does the term Renaissance mean

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Rebirth or renewal

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The Renaissance started in 1._______, and worked its way 2._____through Europe

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  1. Florence, Italy, 2. North and east
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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 artisan scholar created scientific studies of flying machine and human anatomy

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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How did Leonardo Da Vinci 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 and last supper

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What are the three defining characteristics of humanism?

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Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
And to be curious and expirimintation
Invention was also encouraged

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Who built the first telescope

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Galileo

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What else did Galileo discover by dropping different sized cannon balls of the side of a building

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That all objects fall at the same rate of speed

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What is a patron?

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A wealthy merchant who could sponsored artisan scholars

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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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Patrons
Access to classic roman resources
Independent government not ruled by churches

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

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Brunelleschi

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What invention changed who learned to read and write

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The moveable type 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 and clergy of the church

16
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Why was the early Renaissance music written for vocal choirs

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The church was paying for it

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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

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Type of flag flown horizontally from the end of a spear

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Flags were used for a way to _____ communicate

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What does the color green traditionally symbolize in a Renaissance flags

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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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Flags hang horizontally and banners hang from the top

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How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear

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What two social groups wore brightly colored and patterned clothing

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Wealthy and royalty

24
Two common fashion trends for female head accessories
Intricate braiding or head pieces/hats
25
How did parents dress there children in the Renaissance
Like little adults
26
What invention spearheaded the common use of woodcut image
Printing press
27
Artists removed the _____so that a linear image would be transferred in the printed copy
Negative space
28
How and why did the subject matter of woodcut art change
Depicted everyday images and the church was not the only source of income
29
What popular modern dessert ingredient was not available during the Renaissance
Chocolate
30
Meat was usually cooked by?
Braising and boiling it in water
31
What essential piece of cooking equipment was found I. Every kitchen
Stew pot
32
Who wrote the play bisclavet?
Laos of Marie de France
33
The story of bisclavet is actually about______
Lycanthropy (wolves)
34
What are the two Renaissance ideas portrayed int he story of love
The power of love and betrayal