The Renaissance Flashcards

1
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Why was Florence an important city?

A

It was the center of many of the natural trade routes

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2
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Why is there no urban agriculture in Florence?

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It was so densely populated

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3
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Describe Giotto Di Bondone

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1266-1337
Painter
Considered to be the initiator of a new form of art
Individuals in his paintings had distinguishable features and actions

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4
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Describe Donato di Niccolo (a.k.a. Donatello)

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1386-1466
Sculptor
Active during the plague
Believed that having the human form displayed is a form of realism and authentic images
There was usually a biblical theme in his works

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5
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Describe Fillipo Brunelleschi

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1377-1446
Architect
Created the Florentine identity with the creation of the Florence Cathedral Dome

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6
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What was the method of writing?

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Manuscript (hand-written)

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7
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How did printing exist?

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The printing PRESS did not exist
Everything was re-written by hand (printing)

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What are some flaws of printing?

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Misprints can happen
Some texts will not be properly copied

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9
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What is idiosyncratic?

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Peculiar or individual, only one person can do it (or only one copy can exist)

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10
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What is the Lingua Franca in Renaissance terms?

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All things worth reading were in Latin, and therefore undecipherable to most people

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11
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Describe Dante Alighieri

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1265-1321
Introduces a new kind of literary genre
Believes that other things, aside from business, entertain people

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12
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What 3 texts made up the Divine Comedy?

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Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

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13
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What is Blasphemy?

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A serious crime in the Catholic Church
Involves disrespecting God

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14
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What did the Medici family do?

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Invested heavily into Florence
Gave the citizens civic pride

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15
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What is De Vulgari Eloquencia?

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It is a dictionary/grammar book
1304-1307

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16
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Describe Giovanni Boccacio

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1313-1375
Wrote the Decameron (1350-1353)
Believed that people should do all the things they’re not supposed to because we’re all going to hell anyway

17
Q

Describe Francesco Petrarca

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1304-1374
Wrote Poems to Laura (1327)

18
Q

Describe Geoffrey Chaucer

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1340-1400
Wrote the Canterbury Tales
Appeared in print in 1475
The book is incomplete

19
Q

Describe Jean de Froissart

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1333-1405
Wrote Chronicles (1369)
The story of the 100 Years War
Critique of the fighters

20
Q

Describe Christine de Pisan

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1365-1430
Book of the City of Ladies (1405)
Ladies make better rulers than men
The people who hold the city together are ladies of wisdom