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1
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Why was Florence considered a Renaissance center?

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Because it was the center of commerce and banking

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2
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What caused feudalism to decline?

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Trade and industry grow, and peasants migrated to towns for more freedom

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3
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The Renaissance was known for growth in what?

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secular learning

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4
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______ focuses on the study of human beings and the world around them - invented by petrarch

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Humanism

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5
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_____ believed that religion wasn’t the center of human events and showed that life is an opportunity for enjoyment

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Secularism

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6
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_____ focuses on a single person’s actions rather than a group. Shows that mankind decides what’s important

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Individualism

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7
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Vernacular language was _____ and _____ ; these 2 languages were also used for study

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French and Italian

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8
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Art changed from religious devotion to what?

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Worldy concerns

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9
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Pope Gregory XIII changed the _____ calendar to the _____ calendar

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Julian to Gregorian

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10
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Why was Italy the “Birthplace of the Renaissance?

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Because they divided into city states and were in the center of trade routes connecting Asia and Africa.

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11
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The development of _____ increased literacy and helped spread ideas

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printing

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12
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who wrote the book “Utopia”?

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Sir Thomas More

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13
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Who believed that people should look to Jesus and to live a normal Christian life – no empty rituals. he also wrote the book “In Praise of Folly” which used satire

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Erasmus

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Who was a french humanist that wrote humorous stories to criticize traditions in religion?

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Rabelais

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15
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Who brought back painting and engraving techniques from Italy to the north?

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Durer

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16
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First, the printing revolution started with….. and later made paper out of….

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Block printing

Linen rags

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The 3rd step in the printing revolution was making…..

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oils for use in painting and printing

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18
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Who invented the moveable printing press?

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Gutenberg

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since people were freely expressing themselves and talking bad about the church, what did the church have to do?

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censor the publication of some works and ideas

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What 2 things helped shape western ideas of beauty?

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Art and Architecture

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21
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Discoveries about the _____ marked the start of the scientific revolution

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universe

22
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People turned to _____ to discover the rules of the universe

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reason

23
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What was a new scientific tool created during the Renaissance?

A

telescope

24
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The heliocentric theory was considered ______ by the catholic church

A

herecy

25
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Most civilizations limited trade to keep gold and silver, also called

A

Mercantilism

26
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What was the best way for a nation to become wealthy?

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Through free trade

27
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what is it called when the government isn’t extremely involved?

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Free market economy

28
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Who was a powerful banking family?

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the medici family

29
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why were nobles and peasants attracted to towns?

A

to gain wealth

30
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The Medici family was a _____family and _____ of the arts

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banking family and patron of the arts

31
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What is the importance of “ The school of Athens “ by Raphael?

A

shows the importance of classical ideas in Renaissance art

32
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What is a machiavellian?

A

someone who tries to achieve something by deceiving others

33
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What is the difference between medieval and Renaissance literature?

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it was written in the vernacular (French and Italian)

34
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The book Utopia by Sir Thomas More was governed by what?

A

reason

35
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who is called “Leonardo of the north” and brought back painting and engraving techniques from Italy

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Albrecht durer

36
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What are 3 examples of modern Greek and Roman architecture?

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Domes, round arch, columns

37
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Who discovered the rules of linear perspective?

A

Fillippo Brunelleschi

38
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What were 3 new tools made during the scientific revolution?

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Microscope, telescope, barometer

39
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Who discovered that planets move in an elliptical orbit?

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Johannes Kepler

40
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Europe got a lot of classical works and knowledge from ….

A

Greek and Muslim scholars

41
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Who thought that the universe could be explained entirely from mechanical laws?

A

Rene descartes

42
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Enlightenment thinkers wanted to improve what?

A

human life and social + economic life

43
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What do Jonas, Gabriel, and the Giver all have in common?

A

pale eyes

44
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what comfort object does Lily have?

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An Elephant

45
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what comfort object does Gabriel have

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Hippo

46
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What are comfort objects?

A

Stuffed animals

47
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What is Jonas amazed with when he enters the Receiver’s dwelling?

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The amount of books

48
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When do people receive their assignments?

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age 12/ the ceremony of Twelve

49
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Why do birthmothers never see their children?

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Because they are taken to a Nurturing center so the parent won’t become attached to he/she

50
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how is the chief elder determined?

A

elected once every 10 years

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