Renaissance Flashcards

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1
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Increased demand for _______ _________ products

A

Middle Eastern

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2
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Encouraged the use of ______ and ______

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Credit and banking

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3
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Letters of credit ________ supply of _______ and sped up trade

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Expanded, money

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4
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New _______ and _________ practices used Arabic numerals

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Accounting and bookkeeping

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5
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Italian ______-______ became rich from trade

  • ________
  • ________
  • ________
A

City states

  • Florence
  • Venice
  • Genoa
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6
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Independent city states governed as ________ by wealthy _______

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Republics, merchants

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7
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Who wrote “The Prince”? What was it about?

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Niccolo Machiavelli. Guidelines for the how to get power by absolute rule.

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8
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Medical art and literature focused on the _______ and _______

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Church, salvation

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9
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Renaissance art and literature focused on ________ and _______ matters along with __________

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Individuals, worldly, Christianity

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10
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Who painted the “ Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?”

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Who painted to ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David?

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Michaelangelo

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12
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Who was considered the “father of humanism?” Also wrote Sonnets

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Petrarch

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13
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Who painted the school of Athens?

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Raphael

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14
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Celebrated the individual

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Humanism

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15
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Who were humanists supported by?

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Patrons

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16
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Who wrote The Praise of Folly?

A

Erasmus

17
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Who invented the printing press?

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Johannes Gutenburg

18
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Why was the printing press important?

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  • 1st way to print large amounts
  • GUTENBURG BIBLE
  • more education and learning
19
Q

Who wrote Utopia? What was it about?

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Sir Thomas Moore. A world with perfect social, legal and political system. (Leading humanist scholar)

20
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Who wrote Decameron?

A

Boccaccio

21
Q

Who was the greatest play write in all time?

A

William Shakespeare

22
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Who made a fortune in trade and banking and won control of Florence’s government?

A

Medici family

23
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Renaissance
Means________
Rebirth of ____ and ________
Began in northern _________

A

Rebirth, art and learning, Italy