EXAM REVIEW: Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration

Question 1

Devastating disease occurring during the middle ages, helped spread by Mongols (Ren)

Answer 1

Black Death (beubonic plague)

Question 2

Secularism definition (Ren)

Answer 2

Secularism is a way of life and thinking that rejects religion.

Question 3

Where did the Renaissance begin? (Ren)

Answer 3

Italy (Florence)

Question 4

Renaissance explanation… (Ren)

Answer 4

The word Renaissance means “rebirth.” It was a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of classical learning and wisdom. People began to move further away from the church and more towards a desire to know everything. Leaned heavily on HUMANISM and EDUCATION.

Question 5

Who was called “the father of humanism?” (Ren)

Answer 5

Petrarch

Question 6

Humanism explanation… (Ren)

Answer 6

Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.

Question 7

What was the vernacular? (Ren)

Answer 7

The common language

Question 8

Which humanist is known for writing in the vernacular? (Ren)

Answer 8

Petrarch

Question 9

Who wrote The Prince? (Ren)

Answer 9

Niccolo Macciovelli

Question 10

What was the main idea of The Prince? (Ren)

Answer 10

The Prince stated that rulers should only be concerned with power over the people, rather than pleasing them FEAR>LOVE

Question 11

Petrarch, Valla, and Machiovelli were all examples of… (Ren)

Answer 11

Renaissance humanists

Question 12

Who wrote The Courtier? (Ren)

Answer 12

Castiglione
(Both start with C)

Question 13

What was the main idea of the Courtier? (Ren)

Answer 13

Teach about success in public life

Question 14

Erasmus and Thomas More were… (Ren)

Answer 14

Christian humanists

Question 15

What was the approximate time period of the Renaissance? (Ren)

Answer 15

About the 14th century to the 17th century (1300s to end of 1600s)

Question 16

What was important about Italy’s geographical location during the Renaissance? (Ren)

Answer 16

Italy was a major trading area in the Mediterranean, allowing for the spread of ideas.

Question 17

What social structure was predominant during the Renaissance time? (Ren)

Answer 17

Feudal structure (peasants, workers, land owners, rich, etc)

Question 18

Who were the Popolo? (Ren)

Answer 18

The Popolo were the heavily taxed people of Italy who were denied access in the communes.

Question 19

What was the importance of the Medeci family during the Renaissance? (Ren)

Answer 19

The Medici sponsored art and architecture and ruled Florence Italy during the time of the Renaissance.

Question 20

What was the Bonfire of the Vanities? (Ren)

Answer 20

The bonfire of the vanities was a burning of objects condemned by religious authorities as occasions of sin in Florence. Led by Girolamo Savonarola, who believed society was too distracting and was not what God wanted.

Question 21

What did Girolamo Savonarola believe? (Ren)

Answer 21

Believed society was too distracting and was not what God wanted, initiated the Bonfire of the Vanities. Predicts the world is going to end

Question 22

Renaissance pope who built the Sistine Chapel (Ren)

Answer 22

Sixtus IV (1471- 84)

Question 23

Role of women during the Renaissance period? (Ren)

Answer 23

Viewed as “ornaments” to men, expected to stay in the household.

Question 24

Who wrote The City of Ladies? (Ren)

Answer 24

Christine de Pisan

Question 25

What was the current geographical situation of Italy at the time of the Renaissance? (Ren)

Answer 25

Italy was split into many states, which were weaker, do to little military training or organization. Italy was a target for expansion by other European countries because of this.

Question 26

Which French king would conquest into Italy during the Renaissance and take Naples? (Ren)

Answer 26

Charles VIII

Question 27

What event would end the Renaissance in Italy? (Ren)

Answer 27

The sack of Rome (by Charles V)

Question 28

Definition of Virtu (Ren)

Answer 28

The ability to act decisively & heroically for the good of a country

Question 29

Inventor of the printing press (Ren)

Answer 29

Johannes Gutenburg

Question 30

Difference between the Northern and Italian Renaissance (Ren)

Answer 30

The Northern Renaissance was focused more religiously at reforming society, while the Italian Renaissance used science and secularism to support their ideas.

Question 31

What was the main idea of Praise of Folly? (Ren)

Answer 31

It criticized the problems with the Catholic church

Question 32

What did Erasmus do? (Ren)

Answer 32

He wrote the Praise of Folly, which criticized the problems with the Catholic church, and also translated the New Testament into ancient Greek

Question 33

Who wrote Utopia? (Ren)

Answer 33

Thomas More