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The Rennaissce Flashcards

1
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What were the centres of activity in the renaissance?

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Rome, Florence & Venice

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In the 15th century, how was Italy divided up?

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Separate states

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The south contained the kingdom of what?

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Naples

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Was Naples rich or poor?

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Poor

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What cities did the north contain?

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( such as ) Venice and Florence

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What does the centre contain?

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The centre contains the Papal States with its main city Rome

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What inspired people to learn people to learn more about the past?

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Ancient Rome, with its ruins of the forum , colosseum and the Circus Maximus inspired people to learn more about the past

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What were governments becoming in the 14th century?

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More secure

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What else brought about the beginning of the renaissance?

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The sense of past glories— heritage

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10
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What language is Italian based on?

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Latin, the language of Ancient Rome

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What were Italian merchants involved in?

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They were involved in patronage, sponsored painters, writers and sculptors.

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What was Italy, in the sense of the world?

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Crossroads of the world

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13
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What trade did Italy gain due to its position of the world

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The Arabs and China

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Why did Italy gain the knowledge of the ancient Greeks?

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The Greeks were attacked in Constantinople so some fled to Italy

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What nationality of thinkers and artists emerged during the renaissance?

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German,Spanish,Dutch,French and English thinkers and artists emerged

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16
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The Renaissance saw many new beginnings in many areas such as..

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Poetry and Painting

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17
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What were the names of the 2 great Florence Humanist writers?

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Petrarch & Boccaccio

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18
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What was the Renaissance outside of Italy known as?

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The Northern Renaissance

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Why was the Northern Renaissance, called the northern renaissance?

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It took place later than the Italian renaissance and it took place in the northern part of Europe

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20
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When was Petrarch in this world?

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1304-1374

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21
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When was Boccaccio in this world?

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1313-1375

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22
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Where did Petrarch live / was from

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Florence

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What was Petrarch interested in?

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History, architecture, and the works of the Ancient Greeks and Romans

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What did he ( Petrarch ) want to bring back?

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He wanted to imitate early art and bring ‘ a rebirth of learning’

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What languages did Petrarch love?

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Italian and Latin

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26
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Who was the first great Renaissance poet?

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Petrarch

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27
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Who wrote ‘Canzonieve’?

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Petrarch

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28
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What did Petrarch invent?

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The sonnet ( 14 lines )

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29
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What was Petrarch known as?

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Father of the Renaissance Humanism

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30
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Where was Boccaccio born?

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Florence

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31
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What did Boccaccio do for work

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He worked as an ambassador to the pope in Avignon

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32
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What did Boccaccio write?

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Decameron

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33
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What is the Decameron about?

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Ten people tell stories while escaping from the plague

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34
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From the 1400 century onwards what were the most import parts of Italy?

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Florence, Venice , Milan , and Rome

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35
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What were the main cities of Italy called?

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City states

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36
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What were the rulers and merchants of the city states like?

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They were proud men

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37
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Rich merchants sponsored who? What is this called?

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Artists, Patronage

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38
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Each state had its own what? Who controls it?

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Government, a rich family or a prince

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39
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What did the rulers of city states live in?

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Rulers lived in huge courts which had splendid surroundings

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40
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What were princes often ( jobs before being a prince )

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Bankers and merchants

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41
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How did princes make their money?

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They made their money through trade and commerce

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42
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Venice, Genoa and Florence became bustling centres of what?

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Trade

43
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Much of the profit merchants made was spent on what?

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The decorations of their houses

44
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Who were employed to decorate houses?

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Artists, Sculptors and painters

45
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Who lived in the courts?

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Poets and musicians

46
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Princes and rulers were often what ( character trait ) ( Hint: Testosterone)

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Violent and ruthless

47
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Where was the first city of the renaissance?

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Florence

48
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Who ruled early renaissance Florence?

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Medici

49
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How did the Medici family make their money?

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Trade and banking

50
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Who was the first Medici ruler of Florence?

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Cosimo Medici

51
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What did Cosimo Medici look for for his library?

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Rare manuscripts

52
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Was Cosimo Medici a patron of the Arts?

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Yes

53
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What were the years of the ‘Thirty years of Peace’

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1434-1464

54
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What was Cosimo Medici nickname ( given to him by the general public when he died)?

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Pater Patriae ( father of the land )

55
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Who was Cosimo Medici succeeded by?

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Piero Medici

56
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How long did Piero Medici rule for?

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5 years

57
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Did Piero do anything for the Florence economy?

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No. He was a weak ruler and made little to no impression on Florence

58
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Who succeeded Piero?

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Lorenzo Medici

59
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What attributes did Lorenzo have?

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He was a poet, a patron of the arts, an athlete, a good banker and a good ruler

60
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Who was Lorenzo’s most famous beneficiaries?

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Botticelli, Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo.

61
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Lorenzo sent agents throughout Europe in search of what?

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Manuscripts

62
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How many new manuscripts did Lorenzo find?

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200 Greek works

63
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Where were the new manuscripts stored?

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Lorenzo’s library

64
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What did lorenzo’s library become?

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Europe’s first public library

65
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Who were the Medici family’s biggest enemies in Florence?

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The Pazzi’s

66
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Was an attempt made on Lorenzo’s life? When? Who was killed?

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Yes. Easter Sunday 1478. His brother, Giuliano

67
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What precautions did Lorenzo take after his assassination attempt?

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  1. Surrounded himself with an armed guard.
  2. Tighten his grip on the government of Florence
68
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When did Lorenzo die?

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1492

69
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When was America discovered?

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1492

70
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15th century Rome was ruled by who?

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The popes

71
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How did the renaissance popes live?

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In splendour and luxury

72
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What were many of the pope’s concerned about, more than religion?

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War and politics

73
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Were popes patrons of the arts?

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Yes

74
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Who was the first great renaissance pope?

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Nicholas V

75
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When did Nicholas V rule?

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1447-1455

76
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Was Nicholas V humanist or anti-humanist?

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Humanist

77
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Who founded the Vatican Library?

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Pope Nicholas V

78
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Who improved the city of Rome in 1471-1484?

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Sixtus IV

79
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How did Sixtus the fourth improve Rome?

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He widened the streets, built bridges and churches

80
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Who had the Sistine Chapel built?

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Sixtus IV

81
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Was Sixtus IV a patron of the arts?

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Yes

82
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Who was involved with the Pazzi conspiracy?

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Sixtus IV

83
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Who was the nephew of Sixtus IV?

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Julius II

84
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When was Julius II pope?

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1503-1513

85
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Whalen did Leo X rule?

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1513-1521

86
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Whose son was Leo X’s?

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Lorenzo Medici

87
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What age did Leo X become cardinal?

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14

88
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Was Leo X a patron of the Arts?

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Yes

89
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What did Leo X build?

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The new St.Peters Bassillica

90
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Was the church in need of a reform?

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Yes

91
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What were violence and cruelty linked to?

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Governments and politics

92
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What were the rulers like?

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They were vicious and cruel

93
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Who was Andrea’s Vesalius?

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He was the father of anatomy

94
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Where did Andreas Vesalius study?

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He studied in universities in Paris, Belgium ( Leuvain ) and Italy

95
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What did Andreas Vesalius do to get the father of anatomy title?

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He proved ideas about the human body were wrong

96
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How did Ambroise Pare prefer to learn?

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He preferred to learn by experience not class work material

97
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What two things did Ambroise Pare use as an ointment anestethic in the battlefield?

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Egg yolk and turpentine

98
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Could Ambroise Pare enter the surgeons guild? Why?

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No, because he didn’t speak Latin

99
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What did William Harvey prove?

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He proved that the blood is pumped around the body by the heart.

100
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Where was Galileo born?

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Pisa, Italy

101
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What did Galileo study?

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He studied mathematics

102
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What did galileo discover?

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That all objects fall at the same speed regardless of weight

103
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What else did Galileo study?

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Astronomy

104
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What else did Galileo study?

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Astronomy

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