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Renaissance
Renaissance - Italian and Northern
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History
7th Grade
02/24/2009

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This is what happened to Europe's Economy after the black death.
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Europe’s economy began to grow again from peasants working for money and using abandoned farm products
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Prices went down, trade increased and new products became available because of this.
Definition
More goods became available
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The Silk Road declined because of the fall of these two governments:
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire
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Which empire took over and made the Silk Road safer for travelers like Marco Polo?
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The Mongols took over the silk road and protected travelers
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What were the 4 major trading cities of Italy?
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Genoa, Venice, Milan, Florence
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What happened upon the return of Marco Polo to Europe?
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Trade increased with Asia and new products were introduced
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What were the two major roles of these trade centers?
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Ports and manufacturing
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What is a signoria?
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When one rich,powerful family ruled the government
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How did the Medici family make it’s money?
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Banking, holding money for the Italian merchants
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What did the Medici's do with this money?
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Build libraries and schools, beautify Florence
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Florence became the center of what
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art and literature
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What does the word “Renaissance” mean?
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“rebirth”
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What subjects are included under the humanities?
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Art, literature, history, music
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What is humanism?
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The study of human abilities and the humanities.
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Were humanists also religious like their Middle Age ancestors?
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Yes
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How did the classical works get to Italy from the Eastern Mediterrenean and the Byzantine Empire?
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Scholars took the works in their suitcases as they left the Empire
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What two ancient civilizations did Italian Renaissance thinkers study and try to copy?
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Greece and Rome
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Name two Italian Writers and their most famous works:
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Dante Aligheri: The Divine Comedy
Machiavelli: The Prince
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How did Renaissance paintings change from the Middle Age paintings (hint: perspective)?
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Paintings, showed a more three dimensional image on a two dimensional surface
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Name the two Renaissance men, or masters (we watched brain pop movies on them to start the chapter). Name one of their pieces of work for each person
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Michelangelo: Statue of David
Leonardo Da Vinci: Mona Lisa
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Who invented the printing press?
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Johannes Guttenberg
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What happened because of the increase of the availability of the Bible?
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An increase of people that could read and became literate
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What subjects were put together to make Christian humanism?
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Christianity and History
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How was Northern renaissance paintings different from Italian Renaissance paintings?
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Showed every day people, not roman and greek gods
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What book did Miguel de Cervantes write?
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Don Quixote
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Name one famous work of William Shakespeare:
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Romeo and Juliet
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