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Renaissance
Renaissance Final
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Sociology
8th Grade
04/28/2010

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What is the feudal system
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social system of landholding, in place in much of Europe in the middle ages. Class structure and roles were very rigid no movement
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who are the humanists
Definition
a system of thought that centers on humans and their values, caposities and worth concern with the interest, need and wefare of humans.
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what is a world view
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A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by the individual or group. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.
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what started the renaissance
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increase in trade
plague
shift in power
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What does the term renaissance mean?
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Renaissance means rebirth in French
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What time period was the renaissance?
Definition
14th to 17th century.
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What deadly disease affacted Europe, and how was it carried?
Definition
The black plague was carried by the lice of rats from trade.
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Who were the crusades and how did they contribute to the renaissance?
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The crusades were warriors sent to capture the holy land which made the renaissance get a bigger worldview and interest in ideas.
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what is the silk road and how did it contribute to the renaissance?
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Silk road was a trading route and with more new materials came new ideas and a a bigger world view.
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What helped the renaissance from the growth of cities.
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the growth of citeis made easier trades andt that got people money and people moved up in the feudal system which broke the old feudal system.
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who invented the printing press and what impact did it do to the renaissance
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Johanne Gutenberg and that got people reading with more makin of books. Books became cheaper and more people got educated.
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Name 3 important Italian city states that contribued to the Renaissance
Definition
Venice, Genoa, Rome
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why is shakespeare more important then other writers?
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Shakespeare used writing relavant to this day.
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What is the difference between Middle ages
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the renaissance was the rebirth of the middle ages which gave more ideas in drawings sculpting etc.
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what is realism
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realism is the third difference of art between the Renaissance and the medival, and to do this act they tried to represent the human figure as realisticf and naturally as possible.
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what is naturalism
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The obserbation to the natural world
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