U1 Renaissance & Exploration (1450 – 1648)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

1. Leo XI (France),
2. Henry VII or Henry VIII (England)
3. Ferdinand and Isabella (Spain)

Question 2

Name three to four artistic techniques or advancements along with an artist that used or created these techniques or advancements.

Answer 2

1. Linear perspective - Leon Battista Alberti/ Filippo Brunelleschi
2. Chiaroscuro (depth/three dimensionality) - Leonardo De Vinci
3. Oil Painting - Titan/Jan Van Eyck
4. Sculptor - Michelangelo/Donatello

Question 3

AP topic 1.2-1.3 Northern and Italian Renaissance

Describe the different people who commissioned artwork during the Italian and Northern Renaissance.

Abe

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

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

Answer 4

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

Topic 1.5 New Monarchies

What were 3 characteristics of new monarchs?

Anna

Answer 6

• military control
• religious involvement
• involvement in the judicial system

Question 7

1.2 Italian Renaissance

Name 3-4 humanists and their well known works.

Anna

Answer 7

• Machiavelli-The Prince
• Erasmus-Praise of Folly
• Thomas More-Utopia
• Petrarch-Ascent of Mount Ventoux

Question 8

1.8 Colubian Exchange

List 4-5 things that travelled from the Old World to the New World during the Columbian Exchange.

Anna

Answer 8

• diseases (especially smallpox)
• chickens
• cows
• wheat
• coffee

Question 9

riley stanford

What was the significant difference of subjects between art of the Italian renaissance and the northern renaissance

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

riley stanford

What was the medici family

Answer 10

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

Question 11

riley stanford

How did art develop in the renaissance compared to that of the middle ages

Answer 11

• changed from 2D to 3D
• realism
• naturalism
• linear perspective
• culture during the renaissacne displayed in pieces

Question 12

1.5 New Monarchies

What are some ways that new monarchs change the way that their states were governed?

Jaelyn Yu

Answer 12

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).

Question 13

Ap Topic 1.6 European Exploration and Conquest of the Americans

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Riley Baca

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

1.7 Rivals on the World Stage

What are some modern-day regions of the world did major European powers spread to?

Jaelyn Yu

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Tobacco
Maiz
Beans
Potatoes
Squash

Question 17

AP Topc 1.1 The Medieval Moment

What three major events occured that produced the nickname “Medieval Moment”.

Riley Baca

Answer 17

The Black Death
The Great Schism
The Hundred Years’ War

Question 19

How did the invention of the printing press contribute to the spread of renaissance ideas and what where its affects?

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

What were some of the major outcomes of the Age of Exploration?

Answer 21

Some major effects include colonization, global trade, cultural exchange, and exploitation and slavery.

Question 22

Why were Isabella and Ferdinand so disliked by Native Americans?

Answer 22

Because they implemented the Encomienda System.

Question 23

What were the Star Chambers and who were they used by?

Answer 23

Chambers used to torture nobility and limit them by King Henry the 8th.

Question 24

What is the treaty of Tordesillas?

Answer 24

A new demarcation line between the two crowns ( Spain and Portugal), running from pole to pole.

Question 25

1.6 European Exploration and Conquest of the Americans

What was the encomienda system?

katie peterson

Answer 25

The encomienda system was a Spanish system of slavery imposed on indigenous people by Ferdinand and Isabella

Question 26

Who was Christine de Pizan and what did she do?

katie

Answer 26

She was a writer and a strong womens rights advocate

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Hernan Cortes-known for the conquering of the Aztec empire for Spain

Francisco Pizzaro-conquered the Inca Empire for Spain

Question 30

1.1 Context of the Renaissance

Who is Giovanni Boccacio and what is he known for?

Cole Foster

Answer 30

Boccacio was an Italian writer who wrote the Decameron which detailed life in Florence during the Plague.

Question 31

What were some technological advancements during the Renaissance?

Conall Verley

Answer 31

The invention of the printing press
The Portuguese caravel

Question 32

Which Renaissance artist was forced by Pope Julius II to accept a commission to paint part of the Sistine Chapel

Conall Verley

Answer 32

Michelangelo

Question 33

Which pope forced Michelangelo to accept a commission to paint part of the Sistine Chapel

Conall Verley

Answer 33

Pope Julius II