the Renaissance questions Flashcards
What are the four reasons for economic success in the Italian City-States? Explain them.
Describe Florence, Genoa, and Venice.
Florence got their wealth from the Medici family who were bankers
Venice got their wealth from trading and selling art
Genoa was wealth due to trading
Who was the Medici family? How were they so successful?
the Medici family ruled Florence. They listened to the people and gave money to the community that’s why they were famous.
How can thinkers and philosophers bring about change in society?
they made people wonder many things since they kept asking questions. They made people want answers.
What impact did the printing press have on the spread of ideas?
they printed out newspapers and magazines making people read the ideas put into it. As the newspapers became more and more known the ideas put into them spread around.
In what ways can shifts in ideas affect a society’s worldview? Give specific examples from this chapter and link them to specific worldview elements.
The ways ideas can affect society woldview is because making people think differently by introducing new ideas. This made people think differently. For example, back before the renaissance people believed in the church and only worked for the better afterlife they were promised. In the renaissance as philosophy and writers began making people question things. They began reading books and interpreting the bible their own way their worldviews changed and shifted.
Why was the term Renaissance used for this time? What does it mean?
The term Renaissance was born after the Middle ages was over. Renaissance meaning rebirth, was when people looked at the past and tried to make a better future looking at the past’s mistakes.
What ideas from classical times (Greek and Roman times) helped shape the Renaissance humanist worldview? Give specific examples from the section.
They took the mistakes that were done in the past and they changed them. So that they wouldn’t make the same mistakes over again.
What specific areas of the Greek and Roman civilizations did Renaissance humanists look at?
They looked at their art and how they used to run things. They began focusing on the people because in the past every time politicians only focused on themselves making them fall.
What three intercultural contacts lead to the Humanist Worldview?
Greek, Roman and medieval times.
What are the four main beliefs of the humanist about the individual?
Human beings can use the power of reason, that is, thinking to find truth for themselves. It is important for a person to have an open, curious and questioning mind.
People can achieve great things through learning.
Individuals should be skilled in many areas. They should develop not just their minds but also their bodies and spirits.
What does the phrase “educating the whole child” mean?
They believed in educating a child not only physically but mentally and spiritually
What were some new studies that were added during the Renaissance?
Science and Mathematics were fathered during this time. Philosophy was also on the rise. Biology as well.
Why do you think these studies were added?
People began questioning things making people try and find answers by furthering things such as Math, biology, Philosophy and science.
How was religion at this time different from the Middle Ages?
More religions were being added and discovered. People questioned the church and interpreted the bible themselves unlike the middle ages, where everyone agreed without argument.
How is Renaissance art different from Medieval Art?
Renaissance art was bright and realist. Medieval Art was dark and not realist.
