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Renaissance Period Flashcards

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When is the Renaissance period from?

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1485-1625

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Why is the Renaissance period called both Elizabethan period and Renaissance age?

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because Elizabeth I came to the throne of England

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Why is it called the Renaissance?

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because it was renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome

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What does the word renaissance mean?

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rebirth

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What was the Elizabethan age?

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an age of gifted individuals

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What were 5 historical events that brought out the Renaissance

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The capture of Constantinople by the Turks, the invention of moveable type, the development of banking, capital investment, and letters of credit, exploration, and exploration of philosophy and thinking

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What is the capital of Constantinople?

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Istanbul

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Where did many Greek scholars fled to?

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Italy

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What did moveable type do?

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it made printing easier which increased the production of books

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Where was moveable type first invented?

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First invented in Europe to Germany

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Who brought moveable type?

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Brought to Germany by Johann Gutenberg

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What was the first book Johann Gutenberg invented?

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the Gutenberg Bible

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What did the development of banking, capital investment, and letters of credit do?

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Made trade easier and more prosperous and created a wealthy influential merchant class

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What refers to money to run the business or build a business?

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Capital

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What did exploration do?

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Voyages discoveries of new world, trade with the middle east and Asia flourished, and the establishment of colonies in the New World

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What did the Renaissance saw?

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The establishment of intellectuals

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What happened to the common religious faith that was important in the Middle Ages?

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It disappeared

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What did the Protestant Reformation do?

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It challenged corruption in the church and accepting church doctrine

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Where did the Protestant Reformation began?

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In Europe, In Germany in 1517

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Who started the Protestant Reformation?

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Martin Luther

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What was Martin Luther?

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a professor at a college in Wittenberg, Germany

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What did Martin Luther do?

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he made a list called the 95 thesis or statements

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Who was working in Scotland?

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John Knox

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Who was working in Switzerland?

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John Calvin

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Who were the leaders of the Protestant Reformation?

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Martin Luther, John Knox, and John Calvin

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What did Martin Luther start?

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the Lutheran church

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What 2 people are credited in started the Presbyterian church?

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John Knox and John Calvin

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Who is considered one of the greatest English monarchs?

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Elizabeth I

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Who was Elizabeth I?

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A moderate and daughter of King Henry VIII

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What was Elizabeth I able to do?

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Bring peace between Catholics and Protestants in

England

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Describe Elizabeth I.

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She was a very gifted scholar, spoke several different languages, and ruled wisely as she came to the throne.

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During Elizabeth I reign, what was England recognized as?

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A leading power in Europe

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As England was a leading power in Europe, what time was this?

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great scientific, expansion, and exploration

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34
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What did Elizabeth I supported and promoted?

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She supported the arts and promoted literacy and was well loved and respected by the English people

35
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When did the English navy defeat the Spanish Armada?

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1588

36
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What 2 things brought out the defeat of the Spanish Armada?

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the english ships were smaller and faster and a storm blew up and caused the spanish trips to go off course and cause some to be damaged

37
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What did Henry VIII do?

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Established the Royal Navy of England

38
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What happened in 1530?

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Henry broke with the Catholic Church, established the Church of England, and made himself head of it

39
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1492

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Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas

40
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1509

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Henry VIII is crowned king

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1558

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Elizabeth I is crowned queen

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1595

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Sir Walter Raleigh explored the New World and names the colony Virginia for Elizabeth I

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1603

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Elizabeth I dies and her cousin James is both king of England and Scotland

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1607

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The first permanent english settlement in the New World , Jamestown is established

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1620

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The Mayflower sails for the New World

46
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What are the 2 forms of literature?

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Drama and Poetry

47
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Who is considered one of the greatest playwright in English language?

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Shakespeare

48
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What was Shakespeare?

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Actor and businessman

49
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Where was Shakespeare born?

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Stratford-on-Avon

50
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Who was Shakespeare married to?

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Anne Hathaway

51
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What was Shakespeare children named?

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Susanna, and twins named Judith and Hamnet

52
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What was Shakespeare’s first successful play?

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Henry VI

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What year was Henry VI performed?

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1592

54
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What was Shakespeare’s theater called?

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Globe Theater

55
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What is Shakespeare’s 4 masterpieces?

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Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, and King Lear

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What are the 3 different kinds of plays Shakespeare wrote?

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Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories

57
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When did Shakespeare die?

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April 23, 1616

58
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How does Shakespeare write?

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a typical rhythm called Iambic pentameter

59
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What is Iambic pentameter?

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the rhythm of a heartbeat

60
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How many acts does Shakespeare plays have?

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5

61
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prophetic

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having the quality of foretelling future events

62
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surfeited

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overfed

63
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scruple

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a moral or ethical principle that restrains action

64
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predominance

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the state of being most important, common, or noticeable

65
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pernicious

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destructive, deadly

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avarice

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greed

67
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antidote

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a medicine used to counteract the effects of poison, any counteracting remedy

68
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usurper

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one who seizes the power, position, or rights of another by force

69
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Where did Shakespeare get his information on Macbeth?

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from Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

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What is a tragedy?

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a play in which the main character or a main character suffers a downfall as a result of character flaws, errors in judgement, or forces beyond human control.

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What is the main character called in a tragedy?

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Tragic hero

72
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What are the 2 themes of Macbeth?

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Ambition can be destructed and appearances can be deceive

73
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Michelangelo

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commissioned by the Pope to paint biblical scenes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Made famous sculptures

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Humanists

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attempted to be the best humans they could be. Renaissance men who were skilled and talented in many things

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Erasmus

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best known of all Renaissance humanists

76
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Sir Thomas More

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wrote the book Utopia in which he described a perfect society

77
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Roger Ascham

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Elizabeth I’s tutor

78
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Sonnet

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a 14 line lyric poem usually written in iambic pentameter

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Pastoral poetry

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poetry that depicts country life in an idealized way

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Epigram

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brief poem praising, but most often making fun of real or fictitious people. Example: Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 76”

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Epitaph

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brief poem about a dead person or inscription on a gravestone. Example: the inscription on Shakespeare’s gravestone

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Epic

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long, narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero

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Companion poems

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poems written in such a way that one is a response to the other. Not necessarily written by the same person

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Conceit

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extended metaphor

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