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| How was life in the Middle Ages different than life during the Renaissance? |
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| People lived in small towns or fortresses for safety and security. They were less interested in anything else and turned away from education. They worked the land in return for safety. |
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| The word Renaissance means__________ in interest in art and education. |
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| The word ___________refers to an interest in mankind and away from the influence of God in the world. |
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| This word was often combined with Humanism and means non-religious. |
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| The Renaissance began in Italy for these three reasons: |
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A) they were inspired by everything from ancient Rome
B) wealthy families could patronize the arts
C) Competition among city-states to see who could be the best. |
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| A wealthy family who finances and artist's work, or even you, when you buy a movie or concert ticket, is called a ___ of the arts. |
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| When a painting has depth in which some things appear to be closer than others, that technique is called... |
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| Thy Bible was printed in various languages other than Latin. This everyday language is called... |
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| The important thing about printing materials in vernacular is that... |
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| every person could read things in their own language. Education became more readily available as a result. |
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| It was the size of a city or town but had the functions of a country. They had their own armies, money, ruling families, and currencies. |
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| What effect did the Medicis have on the Renaissance? |
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| They were the ruling family of Florence and began to patronize the arts. |
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| What is meant by the word "classical"? |
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| It typically refers to things that are from far in the past, such as ancient Greece and Rome. |
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| Why do you think Da Vinci was a man who may have lived far ahead of his time? He was odd for his lifetime. |
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| He was involved in disecting human bodies, which was usually illegal. There were designs for modern day weapons, the helicopter for example. |
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| What three artist make up the Big 3 of the Renaissance? |
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| Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo |
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| Make an argument for Da Vinci being the greatest artist of all-time. |
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| Answers vary, but Da Vinci was accomplished in art and design with a number of forward thinking designs. |
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| Make an argument for Michelangelo being the greatest artist of all-time. |
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| He was accomplished in nearly every area of art, from architecture, painting, sculpture. |
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| What was the topic of Machiavelli's The Prince? |
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| He was observing the local government and how the leaders operated. They must be ready to act cunning, sly and ruthless, whatever it takes, in order to maintain power. |
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| Why was it significant that the Bible was printed in language other than Latin? |
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| Everyone could begin to read and interpret the Bible. It made the church leaders less important in religion. |
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| How were artistic topics different from the Italian to the Northern Renaissance? |
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| Italian was generally religious oriented, while the Northers was generally scenes from daily life. |
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| How were indulgences used by Pope Leo X? |
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| He authorized a Priest,Johan Tetzel, to sell indulgences, the profits which would be used to pay for making Rome greater than it had previously been. |
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| Who are Lutherans? Protestants? |
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| Lutherans were the first of the protesters breaking away from the Catholic Church. Protestant refers to any Christians that are not Catholic, i.e. Methodist, Lutheran, Baptists. |
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| What role did Monks play in society? |
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| Usually providing education to the local population, and hand copied Bibles with pictures to illustrate the stories. They are called Illuminated manuscripts. |
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| What was the fate of Martin Luther? |
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| He was excommunicated by Pope Leo X, which means you won't be going to heaven. |
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| Explain how Henry VIII started a Reformation in England. |
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| He was married to the niece of the Holy Roman Emperor. They had been married for about 18 years and didn't have a male heir to the throne. Henry appealed to the Pope for a divorce but was denied. Henry then tried to show his marriage was never legal to begin with. Eventually Henry VIII granted himself a divorce and made people swear allegiance to him as head of the newly created Church of England. |
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| Describe how Henry VIII became known as the "defender of the faith". |
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| He initially opposed the work of Martin Luther and as a result was given the nickname by Leo X. |
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| Who was John Calvin and describe his work during the reformation. |
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| He was a religious leader in Europe and believed in Predestination. Residents of Geneva wanted him to come there to straighten out the morals of the city. They ran him out of town as he was too rigid for them. their behavior became worse and they had him back again to help fix their immorality. Followers are called Calvinists. |
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| Why was the Order of the Jesuits created? |
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| This group of monks was formed in order to search for and destroy heresy wherever it was. Galileo was one victim of thei inquisition. Many people were executed as suspected heretics. |
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