U1 Renaissance & Exploration (1450 – 1648) Flashcards
AP Topic 1.5 (New Monarchies)
Who are three monarchs that exemplify the traits of “New Monarchs” from this era? Name and provide the country they reigned in.
Ms. Matton
- Leo XI (France),
- Henry VII or Henry VIII (England)
- Ferdinand and Isabella (Spain)
Name three to four artistic techniques or advancements along with an artist that used or created these techniques or advancements.
- Linear perspective - Leon Battista Alberti/ Filippo Brunelleschi
- Chiaroscuro (depth/three dimensionality) - Leonardo De Vinci
- Oil Painting - Titan/Jan Van Eyck
- Sculptor - Michelangelo/Donatello
AP topic 1.2-1.3 Northern and Italian Renaissance
Describe the different people who commissioned artwork during the Italian and Northern Renaissance.
Abe
In the Italian renaissance the church commissioned most of the artwork and in the Northern Renaissance it was the wealthy merchant class that commissioned most of the artwork.
Humanism
The idea that a ruler must be ruthless and needs to be feared rather than loved was written in what document by which humanist?
Abe
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Topic 1.8: Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
What was the major difference in how Sepulvida and De Las Casas thought American Indians should be treated.
Abe
Sepulvida thought they should be put into slavery and treated as barbarians. De Las Casas thought that the American Indians should be treated as Humans and not barbarians and that they should, instead of being put into slavery, be converted into Christians.
Topic 1.5 New Monarchies
What were 3 characteristics of new monarchs?
Anna
- military control
- religious involvement
- involvement in the judicial system
1.2 Italian Renaissance
Name 3-4 humanists and their well known works.
Anna
- Machiavelli-The Prince
- Erasmus-Praise of Folly
- Thomas More-Utopia
- Petrarch-Ascent of Mount Ventoux
1.8 Colubian Exchange
List 4-5 things that travelled from the Old World to the New World during the Columbian Exchange.
Anna
- diseases (especially smallpox)
- chickens
- cows
- wheat
- coffee
riley stanford
What was the significant difference of subjects between art of the Italian renaissance and the northern renaissance
While the Italian Renaissance focused on idealized subject matter and subjects from greek and roman mythology , the Northern Renaissance explored altarpieces and realistic daily portraits of everyday life.
riley stanford
What was the medici family
An Italian family and political dynasty that ruled over Florence. They were known for their wealth, power, and great sway in Italian politics at the time as well as their tyrannical rule
riley stanford
How did art develop in the renaissance compared to that of the middle ages
- changed from 2D to 3D
- realism
- naturalism
- linear perspective
- culture during the renaissacne displayed in pieces
1.5 New Monarchies
What are some ways that new monarchs change the way that their states were governed?
Jaelyn Yu
Centralized power by stepping into the judicial system, placing restrictions on the power of the nobility, becoming more involved in religion, and establishing a monopoly on violence (military).
Ap Topic 1.6 European Exploration and Conquest of the Americans
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Riley Baca
The Spanish were granted control over the land westward of the line drawn across the Atlantic Ocean, which granted control over the New Lands in America. While the Portugese were granted control over the lands eastward of the line. Including control around Africa.
1.7 Rivals on the World Stage
What are some modern-day regions of the world did major European powers spread to?
Jaelyn Yu
1) Portugal - Brazil, small bit of East Asia
2) France - Americas, West Africa
3) Great Britain - Americas, Africa
4) Spain - Americas, later South Asia
5) Netherlands - Americas, Africa, Asia
1.5: New Monarchies
What was the Spanish Inquisition and how did it show the power of the new monarchs of this time?
Zachary Brown
The Spanish Inquisition was when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella kicked out all of the Jews from Spain because they decided that Jewish people could not be properly converted to Christianity and were of a different race. The two of them did it so they could more closely control the religion of the area.
1.8: Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
Name 4 - 5 items that traveled from the New World to the Old World during the Columbian Exchange.
Zachary Brown
Tobacco
Maiz
Beans
Potatoes
Squash
AP Topc 1.1 The Medieval Moment
What three major events occured that produced the nickname “Medieval Moment”.
Riley Baca
The Black Death
The Great Schism
The Hundred Years’ War
How did the invention of the printing press contribute to the spread of renaissance ideas and what where its affects?
The printing press allowed ideas such as those of Erasmus to be spread quickly because of the thousands of copies being made and given out. The printing press brought about the accumulation of more universities as well as allowing large numbers of groups to join causes. This in turn brought the government and church leaders to spread propaganda and censor any content not in alignment with their ideals.
AP Topic 1.4 New Monarchs of France and England
What was the reason the Star Chamber Court was created and who created it?
Riley Baca
The Star Chamber Court was created by Henry the 7th of England. It was created in order to trial former nobility because it had the ability to enforce the law on anyone regardless of power.
What were some of the major outcomes of the Age of Exploration?
Some major effects include colonization, global trade, cultural exchange, and exploitation and slavery.
Why were Isabella and Ferdinand so disliked by Native Americans?
Because they implemented the Encomienda System.
What were the Star Chambers and who were they used by?
Chambers used to torture nobility and limit them by King Henry the 8th.
What is the treaty of Tordesillas?
A new demarcation line between the two crowns ( Spain and Portugal), running from pole to pole.
1.6 European Exploration and Conquest of the Americans
What was the encomienda system?
katie peterson
The encomienda system was a Spanish system of slavery imposed on indigenous people by Ferdinand and Isabella
Who was Christine de Pizan and what did she do?
katie
She was a writer and a strong womens rights advocate
1.8: Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
What was the Encomienda System and how did it lead to the debate on Native American rights?
Zachary Brown
A system where the Spanish crown employed Native Americans to work in the mines under bad conditions. This would lead to some people believing that the Natives were not savages and deserved better treatment.
1.8 Colombian Exchange
What major diseases were spread from the New World to the Old World? And from the Old World to the New World.
Cole Foster
The major disease from the New World to the Old World was syphilis. Major diseases from Old World to New World was measles, smallpox, malaria, and influenza
1.6 Age of Exploration
Who were two of the major conquistadors of South America and Mesoamerica and what civilizations did they conquer?
Cole Foster
Hernan Cortes-known for the conquering of the Aztec empire for Spain
Francisco Pizzaro-conquered the Inca Empire for Spain
1.1 Context of the Renaissance
Who is Giovanni Boccacio and what is he known for?
Cole Foster
Boccacio was an Italian writer who wrote the Decameron which detailed life in Florence during the Plague.
What were some technological advancements during the Renaissance?
Conall Verley
The invention of the printing press
The Portuguese caravel
Which Renaissance artist was forced by Pope Julius II to accept a commission to paint part of the Sistine Chapel
Conall Verley
Michelangelo
Which pope forced Michelangelo to accept a commission to paint part of the Sistine Chapel
Conall Verley
Pope Julius II
