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Renaissance And Exploration Flashcards

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Who was Leonardo da Vinci? Why is he considered to be a true Renaissance Man?

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He was an artist, architects, and a scientist

His paintings were with perspective (due to military engineer)
Painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa
His notebooks contained many ideas for inventions

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Did MOST Europeans believe that the Earth was flat in 1492?

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NO

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Discuss the Columbian Exchange. How did the interaction between Europe and the New World affect people living on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean? Describe the experiences of Europeans, Africans and Native Americans?

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Flow of people and goods permanently connected Europe and the Americas

Europeans dominated the exchange
Natives and African worked as slaves
Diseases such as small pox killed approximately 90% of the native population

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4
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What is the term for rebirth?

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Renaissance

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What is the Spanish term for conqueror?

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Conquistador

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The Americans are named after America Vespucci.

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Yes

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Which system did the Spanish create to control natives in their American colonies?

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Encomienda System

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What treaty separated Spanish colonies to the west from Portuguese colonies to the east?

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The Treaty of Tordesillas

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How did Prince Henry the Navigator earn his nickname? Which country did he live in?

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Financial support for voyages along the coast of Africa.

Portugal

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10
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Who is responsible for The Praise of Folly?

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Erasmus

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Who is the artist of Pieta?

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Michelangelo

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Francisco Pizarro released Atahualpa after the Inco paid his ransom demand.

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No

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Which city was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?

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Mexico City

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Who painted the ceiling and back wall of the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

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Giotto painted realistic human figures with the illusion of depth

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Yes

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What city became the center of banking and clothing in Northern Italy?

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Florence

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Who was the Author of Utopia?

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Thomas More

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Who developed the printing press? Why did it become such a significant invention?

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Johannesburg Gutenberg about 1450

Literature could be copied more rapidly
Ideas spread more quickly

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Which trade route did French explorers try to find in North America?

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Northwest passage

20
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Did Cosimo de Medici use his wealth to gain political power in Florence?

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YES

21
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Was Sir Walter Raleigh the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world?

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NO

22
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What colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

23
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Describe European society during the Renaissance. How did society change after the Middle Ages? Which aspects of society were similar during the Middle Ages? Discuss how the Renaissance influenced values, gender, art and literature?

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Europeans attempted to rebuild after plague and war during the Middle Ages
Humanism emphasized classical education such as literature, grammar, history and philosophy.
Wealth in northern Italy fueled artistic developments
Machiavellian and Dante examined politics
Materialism, luxury, fame and individual EXCELLENCE replaced “living martyrdom”
European society remained patriarchal - - women served as muses for artist and writers

24
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Was tobacco the most important crop grown in Virginia

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Yes

25
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What did Christopher Columbus refer to as Arawaks?

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Indians

26
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What is the term for the cultural center in Northern Europe during the Renaissance?

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Flanders

27
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Was Prince Henry the Navigator killed by natives in the Philippines?

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NO

28
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Who was a great patron of the arts and humanities in the Medici family?

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Lorenzo the Magnificent

29
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Where was Christopher Columbus Born?

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Genoa

30
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Did Ideal women serve as muses for artists and writers during the Renaissance?

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YES

31
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What was the most valuable crop grown in the New World?

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Sugar

32
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A ‘Renaissance Man’ has a wide range of skills and knowledge.

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Yes

33
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What is humanism? How did it develop over the Renaissance?

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It was a movement that centered on classical texts, grammar, poetry, history and philosophy

Belief that education was necessary for a meaningful life
Francesco Petrarch is credited as the first humanist

34
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Did Albrecht Durer become the first humanist by writing poetry in Latin??

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NO

35
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Who was the first European to reach the southern tip of Africa in 1488?

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Bartholomeu Dias

36
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Who is the author of THE DIVINE COMEDY?

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Dante

37
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Who explored the Mississippi River for France?

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Robert LaSalle

38
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Who is the artist of THE LAST SUPPER?

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Leonardo da Vinci

39
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Did Christopher Columbus become know as Admiral of the Ocean Sea?

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YES

40
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Who served as a translator for Hernan Cortes?

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Dona Marina

41
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Who was the author of THE PRINCE?

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Machiavelli

42
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What colony was the first permanent FRENCH settlement in North America?

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Quebec

43
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Why was Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage so important? Why was he unpopular?

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First circumnavigation of the world

Portuguese navigator sailed for Spain (crew lacked trust and loyalty; traitor to Portugal)

44
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Who is the author of THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS?

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Raphael

45
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How did Hernan Cortes conquer the Aztecs? What were his strengths and weaknesses?

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He used Dona Marina as a translator to communicate with native tribes.

Cortes was largely outnumbered
He was victories because of the other native tribes that became his allies and they had better weapons
The Siege of Tenochtitlan ended with the destruction of the city

46
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Did Vasco da Gama discover the Northwest Passage?

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NO

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