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Renaissance, New Monarchs, Exploration
Mr. Lejano
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Education
10th Grade
01/24/2011

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Despot
Definition
Dictator like ruler. Ruled Italian city-states.
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Sforza family
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Ruled Milan
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Why did the italian city states decline? (15th century)
Definition
They weren't united, attacked by outside nations.
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Who encouraged France to invade Italy and why?
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Milan. Wanted balance of power.
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Girolamo Savonorola
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Unofficial leader of Florence 1494-1498. Tried to convince them France was great.
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The Prince - Machiavelli
Definition
Told people to act decisively for the good of the state. Wanted to unite Italy. Human beings are selfish. Ends justify the means.
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Humanism
Definition
Revival of ancient Greek/Roman ideas. Believed in individualism (humans had potential)
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Education in Renaissance
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Secular. Emphasis on reason.
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Civic Humanism
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Serve the citizens. Education should prepare leaders.
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Francesco Petrarch
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Father of Humanism. Wrote in vernacular (local language). Thought Scholasticism is useless.
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Giovanni Boccaccio
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Wrote Decameron --- A plague stricken Florence. Important b/c talked about plague, critical of human behavior (secual misconduct, economic misconduct)
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Leonardo Bruni
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Civic Humanist. First to use word humanism. 1st modern historian.
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Lorenzo Valla
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Father of Modern Historical Criticism. Challenged Church in "On the False Donation of Constantine" and "The Latin Vulgate"
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Neo platonism
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Plato expressed flattering view of human nature, ideas revived.
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Pico de la Mirandola
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Member of Platonic Academy. people had free will and potential for greatness.
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Marsilio Ficino
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Founded Platonic Academy.
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Castiglione
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"The Book of Courtier" Renaissance man
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Patronage
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Paying money for support of something.
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Why was Renaissance centered in Italy?
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Lot of patronage for art.
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Where in Italy was the center of the Renaissance?
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Florence
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Michelangelo
Definition
Represented body in 3D. Glorified human body.
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Raffaelo Sanzio (Rafael)
Definition
Painted Betrayal of the Virgin. Had famous scholars in it.
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Pope Leo X
Definition
Medici, spent all the money, sold indulgences to compensate.
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Christian Humanism
Definition
Improve society and reform the church.
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Erasmus
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In Praise of Folly ---- Reform Church, not destroy it.
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Sir Thomas More
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Writes Utopia. About perfect society.
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Francois Rabelais (not super important)
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French writer, education key to moral life
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Shakespeare
Definition
English, uses ideas of ancient greece and rome.
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Miguel de Cervantes
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Don Quixote, earth realism with Religious idealism.
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Northern Renaissance Art
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late medieval attention to detail. Realistic. Intense landscapes. Emphasis on peasants.
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Louis XI
Definition
Spider King. Fought w/ nobles. Gained power of church. Encouraged economic growth.
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Francis I (Concordat of Bologna in 1516)
Definition
King had power to appoint bishops to Gallican Church.
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Taille
Definition
Direct tax on land and property
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War of the Roses
Definition
Yorks v Landcasters, Yorks win start Tudor dynasty
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Henry VII
Definition
Started star chamber (secret police, etc)- wanted to limit power of nobility.
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Ferdinand and Isabella
Definition
Marriage Unites spain.
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Reconquista
Definition
Removed moors and jews from Spain.
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Pope Sixtus IV
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Authorizes inquisition.
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Conversos
Definition
Jews who pretended to convert to stay in spain.
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Cardinal Jimenez
Definition
successfully got rid of abuse and opposition to the church in spain (1500)
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Maximilian I
Definition
Gained territory for HRE in France from marriage, started hapsburg-valois war.
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Charles V
Definition
Power HRE ruler, ruled at height of power.
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Cause of Commercial Rev
Definition
Population Growth, States wanted economic power.
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Hanseatic League
Definition
Association of German States controlled trade in north
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Antwerp
Definition
Center of beginning of stock market.
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Mercantilism
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Limited amount of wealth. Acquire gold and silver to be rich.
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Caravel
Definition
Lighter, faster, stronger, ship built by Spain.
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Age of Exploration cause (3 g's)
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God Glory Gold
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Prince Henry the Navigator
Definition
Rich supporter of Navigation.
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Bartholomeus Diaz
Definition
Rounded tip of Africa first
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Vasco de Gama
Definition
First to India all water route.
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Amerigo Vespucci
Definition
Explored Brazil and Venezula for Portugal
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
Sailed the ocean blue in 1492, founded America trying to get to India.
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Bartolome de las Cases
Definition
wrote about mistreatment of Amerindians.
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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Split new world between spain and portugal
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Definition
Pacific Ocean founder
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Magellian
Definition
Ship first navigated world. He died.
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Hernando Cortez
Definition
Wiped out Aztecs.
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Francisco Pizarro
Definition
Captured Incans.
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Jacques Cartier
Definition
Founded Quebec looking for Northern Passage
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