Unit II- A Renaissance Flashcards
Renaissance Florence derived most of its wealth from what?
Banking
Is theology included in Humanist schools?
Notta
Women during the Renaissance generally were
excluded from artistic and literary circles
Lorenzo Valla gained fame for
proving the donation of Constantine a fraud
Who wrote this: “We Italians then owe to the church of rome and to her priests for having become irreligious and bad; but we owe her still a greater debt..that the church has kept and still keeps our country divided.”
Machiavelli
Why did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance?
It placed a greater emphasis on religious piety.
What is an oligarchy?
A small group of people having control of a country
Who wrote the Divine Comedy and what is it about?
Dante and his journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven
Who wrote the Decameron and what does it include?
Baccaccio with a collection of witty tales
What did Machiavelli write?
the prince
Who wrote The Book of the Courtier and what was it about?
Castiglione about the rules of a gentelman
Who painted the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
What are new monarchs?
monarchs who have professional armies and centralized bureaucracy
What is the Taile
a tax of French peasants
What is the reconquista
reconquest of Spain from Muslims
Who wrote the “Praise of Folly” and what was it?
Erasmus that was a satire against merchants, priests, and scholars.
Who wrote the Utopia
Thomas More
Reasons for Italy..
classic heritage, great geography, thriving city states, merchant class
What are the humanities?
Literature, philosophy, politics, liberal arts
Who was Lorenzo Medici?
ruler of Florence and ruled in a cautious, determined, and totalitarian fashions.
What was the Conciliatory movement?
the church had the authority not the pope
Who was Cosimo de Medici?
the wealthiest Florentine who operated behind the scenes.
Who was Maximilian I
the first Holy Roman Empires
What is a despot?
unlimited ruler
Who was Machiavelli the illegitimate son of?
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Did Lorenzo the Magnificent purchased many Greek manuscripts from the papal libraries and brought them to Florence
No
During the Renaissance who were enslaved?
Africans, Asians, and Russians
Did the Prince contradict other writings?
no
What was the biggest problem monarchs faced as they tried to raise revenue?
Members of the highest social classes believed they were immune from taxation
What is chiaroscuro?
A painting technique that uses naturalistic shading to enhance realism
What did the Treaty of Lodi achieve in the second half of the 15th century?
An alliance between Milan, Naples, and Florence
Which two events had the most impact on French nation-building in the fifteenth century?
The collapse of the English Empire in France, and the dissolution of Burgundy
Did Christine de Pisan encouraged women from working.
yes
In his book “Praise of Folly,” Erasmus:
used satire to attack the evils of society
For ordinary women, the Renaissance..
had very little impact
The favorite classical author of Renaissance scholars was?:
Cicero.
The literary masterpiece that satirized the ideals of knighthood and chivalry was written by?:
Cervantes.
