Practice For The Essay Question Flashcards
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Give a complete definition of humanism. Describe key ideas within the context of the Renaissance. What is the debate over Burkhardt’s nineteenth century description of this era?
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Why did Italy attract European rulers at the end of the fifteenth century? How was it that the great Italian city-states could not stand against the northern invaders? What new rivalries were created by these invasions?
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Mindful of the quincentenary era (1492-1992) of Columbus’ landing in the Americas, describe the initial contact between the Europeans and the Amer-Indians they encountered. Is there a pattern to these encounters? Over the centuries since that time, what has been the historic view of Europe’s discovery of the “New World?”
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