Cultural golden age

Question 1

what are the 4 topics to asses for cultural golden age?

Answer 1

theology, art/literature, architecture, new world culture

Question 2

what meant theology in Spain wasn’t as strong as it could have been?

Answer 2

inquisition

Question 3

how did IQ damage theology?

Answer 3

created fear of writing about religion and trying to reform

Question 4

who did the IQ persecute that damaged theology?

Answer 4

• erasmians, illuminists and jesuits who were trying to reform catholicism
• even though they were great intellectuals and were trying to reform and improve Catholicism

Question 5

when was the index of banned books introduced ?

Answer 5

august 1559

Question 6

how many books were on the index of banned books by 1580?

Answer 6

2500 - including 14 versions of bible

Question 7

how did index of banned books weaken theology?

Answer 7

prevented people from learning about religion and becoming better catholics

Question 8

was the ban on books watertight?

Answer 8

no. people could still get the books if they really wanted them

Question 9

give some examples of people having banned books?

Answer 9

• Jose de salas had 250 banned books

- Philip had 100s of banned books in El Escorial

Question 10

what were students banned from doing in 1559?

Answer 10

studying at foreign unis

Question 11

what was the art like in Spain?

Answer 11

health arts scene - art was popular

Question 12

who were some of Philip’s favourite painters?

Answer 12

Titian and Hieronymus Bosch

Question 13

how paintings did Philip have?

Answer 13

1,400

Question 14

which artist did the nobles like? what did he start?

Answer 14

El Greco - he started expressionism

Question 15

give an example of a famous Spanish writer?

Answer 15

Cervantes - equivalent of Shakespeare

Question 16

what book did Cervantes write?

Answer 16

don quixote in 1605

Question 17

what genre did Cervantes start?

Answer 17

picaresque genre

Question 18

how did Cervantes take inspiration from Spain?

Answer 18

• walked down old castle and Andalusia

- fought at lepanto

Question 19

what was architecture like in spain?

Answer 19

flourishing architectural scene in Spain

Question 20

who was El Escorial developed by? (give years)

Answer 20

cutting edge Italian architects (1563-85)

Question 21

how many palaces were improved by Philip?

Answer 21

1 in 10

Question 22

what was Philip heavily involved in?

Answer 22

Redesigning Madrid

Question 23

how were the gardens of aranjuez designed?

Answer 23

in the north European style

Question 24

how was the palace of disputacion changed?

Answer 24

redesigned and modelled on plans of Michelangelo

Question 25

how did the new world affect culture?

Answer 25

new world provided stimulus for culture of golden age

Question 26

what areas did new world lead to improvements in?

Answer 26

Cartography, geography, anthropology and botany

Question 27

what expedition did Philip finance?

Answer 27

Philip financed 6yr expedition in 1570 by Dr. Francisco Hernandez to study in plants and animals in new world

Question 28

what famous book was written on anthropology?

Answer 28

Bernardino de sahagun - ‘history of things of new spain’

Question 29

in terms if science, what developments were there?

Answer 29

artillery, shipbuilding and navigation

Question 30

what did they perfect for silver?

Answer 30

use of mercury for extraction of silver - allowed for more rapid exploitation of silver

Question 31

when was mercury extraction first used?

Answer 31

Mexico in 1557 and peru in 1574

Question 32

how did field of medicine improve?

Answer 32

47% increase in studies 1475-1600