Ren.->Mostly In Northern Italy

Question 1

When did Middle Ages take place (approximation)?

Answer 1

1000-1500

Question 2

When did Renaissance take place?

Answer 2

1350-1600

Question 3

Culture is always _______

Answer 3

Changing

Question 4

What changes from Middle Ages to Renaissance?

Answer 4

• art and architecture
• education
• government

Question 5

What stays the same from Middle Ages to Renaissance?

Answer 5

• language
• numbers/math?
• religion

Question 6

What were indirect economic effects of the crusades (Middle Ages)?

Answer 6

•greater demand for middle eastern products
-stimulates production of goods to trade in middle eastern markets
-encouraged use of credit & banking (many luxury goods, buy now and pay later)
•led to rise of urban centers
•led to emergence of a prosperous commercial class

Question 7

What were direct effects leading to Renaissance?

Answer 7

• church rule against usury
• banks help secularize northern Italy
• letters of credit served to expand the supply of money and expedite trade
• new accounting an booking practices (Arabic numerals) were introduced

Question 8

What is usury?

Answer 8

Lending with very high interest

Question 9

Northern Italy

Answer 9

• Florence, Venice, Genoa, Milan
• trade routes that connected Middle East and Europe
• trading centers to distribute goods to Northern Europe
• independent city states governed as republics

Question 10

Renaissance

Answer 10

• Greco-Roman culture reborn
• humanism->focus on humans, NOT God
• support by wealthy patrons

Question 11

When did dark ages take place (approximation)?

Answer 11

500-1000

Question 12

What are patrons?

Answer 12

People give artists money for artwork.