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The rennaiseance spanned between

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14th and 17th centurys

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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 ———- and worked its way ——— through Italy

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  1. )Florence Italy

2. )North and East

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The philospy 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

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Name two famous Davinci paintings

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Mona Lisa

The last supper

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How did Leo. he learn about the human anatomy

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Human autopsies

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What are three defining characteristics of humanism

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Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
Encouraged to be curious/expirimentation
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 objects fall at the same rate of speed

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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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This Artist mastered the use of linear perspective to create the illusion of space in his paintings

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Brunelleschi

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

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the movable type printing press

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Who invented the printing press

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Johannes 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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Why was the early renaissance music primarily written for vocal choirs

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

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Why did music in the later renaiseance 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 that is flown horizontally from the end of a spear is called a

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Flags were used as a way to ——–Communicate

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What does the color green traditionally symbolize in a rennaissance flag

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Peace and Freedom

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What is the difference between a flag and a banner

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flag is hung horizonally from the side,a banner is hung 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 patterned clothing

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Wealthy and royalty

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Two common fashion trends for female head accessories
intricate bradding or head pieces/hats
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How did parents dress children in the renaissance
Like little adults
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What invention of the rennaiseance spearheaded the common use of woodcut images
the printing press
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Artists removed the ------- so that a linear image would be transferred in the printed copy
Negative space
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How and why did the subject matter of wood cut art change in the rennaiseance
Depicted everyday images of life around them because the church was not the only source of income for the artists.
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What modern dessert ingredient was not availible during the rennaiseance
chocolate
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Meat was usually cooked by
Braising and boiling it in water to save fuel
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What essential peice of cooking equipment was found in every rennaiseance kitcchen
stew pot
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Who wrote the play bisclarevet
Lais of Marie de france
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The story of bisclavet includes the subject of
Lycanthropy