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What was the architecture like?: Roman arches, domes, columns, symmetry, and courtyards.
For how much?: 30 million
Who is the father of Renaissance?: Giotto
What game was really popular, that is stilled played today?: Card Games
How did the town try to prevent it?: Isolate the sick from the healthy
What a famous sculpture of Michelangelo's?: David
Who developed thee use of the moveable type of a printing press?: Gutenberg
What does that mean?: pity or sorrow
What was the Motte and Bailey castles like?: wooden structures, on hills, surrounded by a fence
Who were board games introduced by?: the Arabs
What was the etiquette like?: elaborate
What was the Ubran planning?: return to perfect cities, make wide avenues- Piazzas
What were some of the inventions?: parachute, helicopter, tanks, mirror writing
Who did Lorenzo de Medici support, since he was a patron of the arts?: Michelangelo, da Vinci
What were the 3 types of the Black Death?: Bubonic, Pneumonic, Septicemic
What was the most popular instrument?: the lute
Who sponsored him?: The Medici Family
Where was it?: Padua
Who were the leaders of Florence?: The Medici Family
How did the Black Death spread?: From rats to fleas to humans
What was the cure?: NONE
Who was the "Renaissance Man"?: Leonardo da Vinci
What was Septicemic?: the most rare, died the same day as the symptoms, thru the bloodstream
What let to more activities and games?: more leisure time
What entertainment did they wealthy enjoy?: hawking, hunting, and jousting
Who hired him to paint frescoes in the Sistine Chapel?: Pope Julius II
What was a popular game?: chess
What was another famous painting of Leonardo da Vinci?: The Mona Lisa
What was the most popular game?: gambling
Who ate healthier, the rich or poor?: the poor
What was special about the dome?: It had no wooden center and had 2 shells; the inner shell supported the outer
Who supported the Pazzi Family?: The Pope
What does a Machiavellian government symbolize?: dishonesty
How did the pneumonic plague spread?: it was air borne
What was a famous painting of Leonardo da Vinci?: The Last Supper
What did it cause?: infected lungs, bacterial
Why was he nicknamed that?: He was a painter, sculpor, architect, engineer, astronomer, etc. (he did everything)
What did the diet consist of?: meat, veggies, bread, fish, beef, venison, board,
What was the women's fashion?: accented their small waist's, wore farthingale's (hooped skirts), wore ruff's (stiff layers around the neck), wore toxic makeup to look pale
Who was he the official painter for?: Charles V of Spain
What was the first mass produced book in Europe?: the 42 line Bible
What originated in Asia?: The Black Death
Did fashion show their social class and status?: YES
What is Sfumato?: The softening of sharp outlines by gradual blending of one tone into another
What view did he have on the government?: a realistic view
What was life on the ship like?: very difficult
What was the Codex Leicester?: A notebook of drawings which contained many inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
What were the symptoms of the Bubonic Plague?: Skin turned black, severe pains, fever, buboes (black swellings)
What type of changes did the printing press create?: economic and social
What is the Tempera Grassa?: Oil tempura which created translucent depths
What was the Galleon?: a large trade ship which later turned into a war ship, 2 times larger than the Caravel, carried cannons
What was the Carrack?: the larger version of the Caravel
How long did it take to recover?: 100 years
What was Francesco Petrarch?: The Poet Laureate of Rome
What are examples of Carrack's?: The Santa Maria
Who was an architect who used linear perspective in his buildings?: Brunelleschi
What was the Caravel?: A small, seaworthy ship, easy to navigate, little protection from weather
Were their diets healthy or unhealthy?: unhealthy
What were Renaissance castles built for?: luxury
Who was the 1st person to incorporate perspective and realism into art?: Giotto
Who became Queen of France?: Catherine Medici
What was slashing?: a fashion statement
What were the 3 types of castles?: Motte and Bailey, Stone castles, and Concentric castles
Why was it famous?: the Golden Mean (everything was in proportion), frontal portrait, mysterious smile, the figure was in harmony with nature.
What were there laws on?: what each social class could wear
Who did Francesco influence?: Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers
What was the Last Judgement?: On the end wall of the Sistine Chapel, incorporated faces of his friends and enemies
What was the Assumption of the Virgin?: A painting about the connection of heaven and earth, all the figures are in motion
What were the 3 types of shipbuilding?: Caravel, Carrack, and Galleon
What did the architecture reflect?: the Greek ideal of the Golden Mean
What book did he write?: The Prince
Where was the Il Duomo?: Florence
What did the Medici family influence?: European politics for generations
What did the wealthy build?: Palaces (palazzos) to show off their wealth and status, not for protection
What helped to mass produce music?: the printing press
WHy was it famous?: They were biblical scenes, resembled well formed muscular bodies of the Greeks
Who was a German goldsmith?: Gutenberg
What was the music like?: more expressive, had harmonies
What were Lateen sails?: triangular shaped sails
What did they mainly drink?: ale
What were architects now being hired to build?: chateaux's and villas for the royalty
What materials did they use?: Satin, velvet, silk, furs, and feathers
What's the Golden Mean?: everything is in proportion and nothing is in excess
What were the 2 new techniques he introduced?: 1. Tempera Grassa 2. Sfumato
What sports did they play?: tennis, soccer, golf
How many died?: 25 million (1/3 of Europe)
Which family was a powerful banking family?: The Medici Family
What were medieval castles for?: defense
What was it about?: It was a handbook for the princes
Who owns it?: Bill Gates
Why was it famous?: It was over 14 feet tall, symbol of Florence
What was the men's fashion?: accented their chest and calves, wore jackets (doublets), stockings, cloaks and coats (mantles)
What are examples of Caravel's?: The Nina and Pinta
What is Giotto's greatest work?: The Arena Chapel
What was Machiavelli the father of?: Modern political thinking.
What were the updateS?: newer construction, the Herringbone pattern made the bricks stronger
What were the Stone castles like?: Had thick walls, large rooms for guests when being attacked, small windows, archer loops, damp, dreary
What did the people believe the causes were?: God was mad at them, witches, Jews because of their different traditions.
What language was it written in?: Latin
As the battle tactics changed rulers where did people no longer fight from?: their homes
Who used the lute?: street musicians
What made the painting famous?: It was in groupings of 3 and the window forms a halo
What was Brunelleschi's most famous work?: the Il Duomo (Dome) on the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
What are 2 famous quotes of his?: Better to be feared than loved (keep power important) and Ends justify the means (as long as you get there, it doesnt matter how)
What is a madrigal?: type of music, 2 or more singers, non-secular music, usually love songs
What is the Pazzi Conspiracy?: A rival family who attempted to overthrow the Medici family
What was Lorenzo de Medici aka?: Magnificent
What were the Madonnas?: calm, serene, motherly faces, famous cherub angels
What was his only signed work?: La Pieta
WHo was famous and wealthy in his lifetime?: Titian
Who did Francesco Petrarch write sonnets to?: Laura
What did he paint for?: the papal apartments
Who was Michelangelo sponsored by?: Lorenzo Medici
What were most of his paintings of?: biblical scenes, mythology, and portraits
What did Raphael create a series of?: Madonnas
What were the concentric castles like?: They were castles within a castle, inner castle walls were higher to trap enemies
What was the School of Athens?: incorporated famous Greeks and Renaissance artists and himself.
What were the effects?: inflation, workers were in short supply, there wasnt much faith in God
Was personal hygiene more important then or now?: NOW

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