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Renaissance Study Guide Flashcards

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////////Donatello

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made statue of David

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Michelangelo

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best known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

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Da Vinci

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A brilliant artist and scientist

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Durer

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credited for creating gothic art.

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Gutenburg

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built the first printing press

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Copernicus

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Had a heliocentric view of the earth

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Ptolemy

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best know for the geocentric view of the universe

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Shakespeare

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A famous playwright

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Medici (family)

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helped to fund the Renaissance

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Jesuits

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Member of the Roman Catholic society of Jesus

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Brunelleschi

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Designed the dome in Florence

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Renaissance

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A period of time that marked the rebirth of learning, knowledge, creativity, and art

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Renaissance Man

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Leonardo De Vinci (Painter, inverter, knowledge)

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Perspective

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made paints more realistic

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Tithe

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one tenth of crops that goes to the church as a form of tax

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Lutherans / Protestants

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People who followed Martin Luther’s beliefs

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95 Thesis

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Martin Luther’s views on the church

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Gothic

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Both human representative and perspective

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Fresco

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A type of wall painting

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Inquisition

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A powerful Catholic church set up

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Vernacular

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the logical language people spoke

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Church of England

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the original church of the Anglican

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Geocentric

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the idea that earth is the center of the universe

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Heliocentric

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The sun is the center of the earth

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Moors

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people who lived in North Africa

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Ferdinand and Isabella

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a married couple who worked together to unify spain

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Spanish Armada

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A part of a planned invasion

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Where did the Renaissance begin? Why there?

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1.Florence, Italy

  1. The medici family helped to sponsor the renaissance
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How did trade between Northern Italy and the Middle East help spur the
Renaissance (money and exchange of ideas)

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An increase in trade lead to money, knowledge, and culture.

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What was Martin Luther’s goal about the Church? (change vs. split)

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to show people how to reach God through personal space

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How did wealthy Northern Italian families help spur the Renaissance through sponsoring artists

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They were able to sponsor artists, and buy goods from them, making the idea of creativity more popular.

30
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Did the wealth of the Renaissance greatly help the poor?

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No, the life for the poor was the same

31
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Renaissance art was often based on what 2 previous civilizations?

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Ancient Greece and Rome

32
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List 3 Northern Italian city-states.

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Venice, Milian, Florence.

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How did urbanization help spur the Renaissance?

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It made bigger areas of people, therefore more people could seek knowledge and see art.

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What types of changes did Luther want from the Catholic Church? (more __
and less __ )

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He wanted to change the church, but ended up spitting it.

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What were indulgences? Why was Luther against them?

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They were money that you paid to the church to be forgiven of your sins. Luther thought that you did not need money, only true sorrow. He also said they had nothing to do with whether or not you got into heaven.

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Why did Henry VIII split to make a new church?

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To achieve the goal of divorcing his first wife, Catherine or Argon, to marry someone else.

36
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Why did Henry VIII, King of England, want a new wife?

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To create a new church

37
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Why did the German Princes supported Martin Luther’s Reformation?

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She thought it was a good opportunity to assert independence the church property.

37
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What was the first book printed on Gutenberg’s printing press?

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The Gutenburg bible

38
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Who wrote the book The Prince?

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Niccolò Machiavelli

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