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Humanities FINAL
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History
Undergraduate 1
05/03/2009

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Example of Hierarchy from religion
Definition
Catholic Church
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Example of Hierarchy from theology
Definition
Divine Comedy- Dante's journey
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Example of Hierarchy from philosophy
Definition
God ranks everyone
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Example of Hierarchy from architecture
Definition
Gothic cathedrals. People were meant to feel small against church.
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Example of Hierarchy from political and social structures
Definition
three estates- 1. King, 2. Common masses, 3. Clergy
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What was surprising about medieval literature?
Definition
It's diversity and morality
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Examples of Lyrics from middle ages
Definition
Troubadour's from France, Germany love singers, and Italian sonnets.
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Examples of epics (plus definition) from middle ages
Definition
Definition- long heroic poems. Examples- Beowulf, Aeneid, Song of Roland.
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Example of romance literature from middle ages
Definition
Quests for Holy Grail
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Example of Religious Works during Middle Ages
Definition
Homilies- collection of sermons
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Examples of secular works from middle ages
Definition
Fablios- dirty, short stories
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3 examples of Medieval Drama
Definition
1. Mystery plays (cycle of plays, ex. Noah) 2. Miracle plays (reenactment of lives of saints) 3. Morality plays (allegories depicting 7 vices & virtues of man)
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First Crusade (1096-99)
Definition
Pope Urban II. Only successful Crusade. Jerusalem was captured. Muslims and Jews slaughtered.
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Second Crusade
Definition
1147-48
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Third Crusade
Definition
1189-1192
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Fourth Crusade
Definition
1202-04
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Cultural impact of crusades on Europe
Definition
Political tensions between religious and secular power. Rediscovery of Greek learning from Arabs. New trade routes. Middle class emerged
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14th Century crisis
Definition
Famine/Drought(killed 10% of population) and Black death (30%)
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Paradigm Shifts of 15th and 16th century
Definition
Copernican Revolution. Geocentric to heliocentric astronomy. Discovery of New world. Gutenberg invents printing press. Bible gets thrown out. CHALLENGE AUTHORITY.
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Implications of the Reformation (Martin Luther)
Definition
We don't come to God through hierarchy but as individuals
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Dates of Renaissance
Definition
1400-1600
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Definitions of Renaissance
Definition
Rebirth, cultural revolution, art transformation, rebirth of classical ideas
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Early Renaissance
Definition
1400-1475- Architecture, perspectives into art
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High or Middle Renaissance
Definition
1475-1525- Michelangelo, Da vinci, Rafael, Mona Lisa
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Late Renaissance
Definition
1525-1600- Great change
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Greek Humanism: The Formula
Definition
Begins with introspection- Socrates (Know Thyself), Ends with projection- Protagoras (Man is the measure of all things)
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Botticelli
Definition
Birth of Venus, and The Adoration of the Magi
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Raphael
Definition
The school of athens
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Jan van Eyck
Definition
The Arnolifni, Wedding Portrait
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Albrecht Durer
Definition
Self portrait at 28
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da Vinci
Definition
The Last Supper, The Annunciation
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Michelangelo
Definition
Moses
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Renaissance Achievements
Definition
revival of all things classical, emergence of modern concept of individual, capturing art in a dramatic moment, the development of realistic art perspective
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Masaccio
Definition
The Tribute Money
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Difference between Greeks and Romans
Definition
Greeks were thinkers, Romans were doers
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