The Renaissance
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- Why did the Renaisance begin in the Italian city-states?
- trading, geographical location, politics of city-states, etc.
- What are financial supporters of the arts known as?
- patrons
- What was probably the greatest invention of the Renaissance?
- printing press
- Name 4 major Italian city states
- Milan, Florence, Genoa, Venice, Pisa, Romagna (Papal States)
- What economic developments allowed for secular patronage of the arts?
- increased trade & banking
- What is the term that signifies an interest with worldly issues such as politics & law?
- secular
- The Age of Exploration was driven by desire for what 2 things?
- spices & precious metals
- What 2 noble houses fought in the War of the Roses?
- Lancasters & Yorks
- What issue caused a split between Thomas More & Henry VIII?
- Henry's desire for a divorce
- What does the word "renaissance" signify?
- A rebirth of classical (Rome & Greece) culture
- What work & author focused on man's ability to determine his own destiny?
- "Oration on the Dignity of Man", Pico Della Mirandola
- According to machiavelli, what was the primary requirement for being a Renaissance prince?
- power
- Name 2 key place where they did not?
- Italy & HRE
- How did leaders of the Renaissance communicate to the masses?
- art that they patronized
- Name Michelangelo's most famous painting & sculpture.
- Sistene Chapel & David
- What were the main characteristics of the Spanish Empire in America?
- Catholic, social hierarchy, econ. dependence
- What was Castiglione's main emphasis (The Courtier)
- a prince's proper behavior for every situation
- What language was "rediscovered" by Europeans during the Renaissance?
- Greek
- What technological process that preceded movable metal type made mass printing more feasible?
- cheaper paper
- Where did the Renaissance "begin" in Europe?
- Italy
- Name three countries where strong nation-states developed?
- France, England, Spain
- How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?
- realism, accurate anatomy, secular patronage, more focus on nature, 3-d perspective
- What was the "virtu" that Machiavelli so valued?
- The ability to act heroically & decisively
- What was the name of the most powerful banking family of Florence?
- Medici
- What was Erasmus's main message?
- Living a simple & Christ-like life, unlike that of the popes
- What treaty kept the Italian City-States unified?
- Treaty of Lodi