Unit 1 quiz Flashcards
The West
- generally refers to Europe and regions influenced by European expansion
- associated with ideas and values that have evolved through historical events like the Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Industrial Revolution
The World in 1500
Main cities: Constantinople, Timbuktu, Seville, Tenochititlan, Beijing, Delhi
Key aspects of the medieval world
- marked with the fall of the Roman Empire, until the 15th century
- Romans ruling over Asia and Africa
- dominated by Christian theology
- social structure dictated by Hierarchical Order
Key aspects of the Renaissance
- humanism
- individual achievement
- Religion separate from daily life
- art celebrated humans
- rise of city-states
Middle ages VS Renaissance
Medieval:
- Religious
- humans are sinful
- knowledge based on Religion
Renaissance:
- humanism
- humans were capable of greatness
- revival of Greco-Roman
FEUDALISM
Small communities formed around the local lord and the manor
Big Six Historical thinking concepts: HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
SIGNIFICANT IF:
- resulted in change
- they are revealing
- historical significance is constructed
evaluating sources
Origin: where does it come from? when? who is the author?
Purpose: whats the purpose? whats the perspective? is it fact, opinion?
Value: how useful is it? has it been reviewed? can you verify this?
Limitations: how reliable is it? is it subjective or objective? is there religious, political, or personal biases?
Content: what info is valuable in the source to understand the question? how is it limited to answering?
Big Six Historical thinking concepts: EVIDENCE
- history is interpretation base on primary sources
- asking good questions: who created it, when was it created
Big Six Historical thinking concepts: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
- change is a process, with turning points
- ## there is progress and decline
Big Six Historical thinking concepts: CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE
- change is driven by multiple causes, resulting in multiple consequences
- causes vary in their influence
- there can be unintended consequences
Big Six Historical thinking concepts: THE ETHICAL DIMENSION
- take into account the historical context of actors in question
- inform us of our responsibilities to remember and respond
- help us make informed judgements
- recognize the limitations of lessons from the past
key aspects of the Renaissance
- from 14th to 17th century
- Europe experiences a “reawakening”
- 3 values: Humanism, Secularism, and Individualism
- began on the Italian peninsula
- 12 major city states
Big Six Historical thinking concepts: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
- differences in worldviews
- avoid presentism (looking at past events in todays context)
how humanism fueled the Renaissance
- New way of thinking → balance b/w religion and quality of human society
- Focused on the centrality of human experience
- the ability for an individual to excel in multiple fields of life
- more knowledge you have, the more power you have
- Decline in medieval values
- Increase in attitudes about wealth, social and moral duty
- Emphasized dignity of individual
- ## Individual achievement should be valued more than a person’s class or family.
Significance of Florence
- Secular cultural movement
- Artistic innovation
- International banking, commerce, manufacturing
Influences of Economics
- feudal economy replaced by capitalist economy
- loans become popular
- Medici family allowed Florence to flourish
Medici family
- Giovanni de Medici started the Medici bank in Florence
- Family-sponsored artists
- say we must go back to classical writing to flourish
Renaissance man
mastered all areas of arts and thought, their fate was controlled and improved.
Gutenberg’s printing press
- led to a great demand for books in the mid 15th century
- Humanist movement fueled its success
Niccola Machiavelli
- Published The Prince
- Rejected the restrictions of religion
- Rulers should only be concerned with power
- “The end justifies the means”
Desiderius Erasmus
- “Prince of Humanists”
- translated New Testament of Bible into vernacular
- In Praise of Folly, Erasmus uses satire to criticize the Church
Thomas More
- Brings renaissance north from italy
- ## wrote Utopia
Sfumato
blurring of sharp outlines
