Causes of Renaissance
This cause was a Holy War that opened up Italy to Middle Eastern Trade
The Crusades
This Italian city-state was the birthplace of the Renaissance and a center of banking and patronage.
Florence
This -Ism is often found in portraits, which became more popular during the Renaissance
Individualism
This invention allowed for the exponential increase in books and newspapers
The Printing Press
How did the Bubonic Plague get to Europe?
From fleas on rats that were aboard trading ships due to the increased international trade in Europe
This cause led to the death of nearly 1/3 of all of people in Europe
The Bubonic Plague
This powerful family ruled Florence and became famous patrons of Renaissance artists.
Medici Family
This -Ism focused on the Re-emergence of Greco-Roman culture and history
Classicism
Instead of Greco-Roman Culture, the Northern Renaissance revolved around this kind of Humanism...
Christian Humanism
What was the effect of the Bubonic Plague on the Catholic Church?
It lessened its power as people became more skeptical of the church
This created the wealth needed to fund artists, scholars, and architecture of the Renaissance
Banking and Trade Industries
This city rose to power during the late Renaissance, and much of the funding for its rebirth was from the Catholic Church, who aimed to rebuild this ancient city.
Rome
This -Ism focuses on the vast potential of human beings
Humanism
Why were secular books more popular after the invention of the Printing Press?
Monks would rarely ever copy secular books
What was the leading theory on what was causing the black death in the 1300s?
God's Wrath
This wealthy family ruled over Florence during its era as the most prominent city of the Renaissance.
The Medici Family
What occupation ruled over Italian City States?
Merchants
This -Ism focuses on the natural world as opposed to religious and spiritual matters.
Secularism
What ism is associated with Northern Renaissance artwork focusing on everyday, real life?
Realism
What Group of people were often used as a Scapegoat in Europe and were partially blamed for the spread of the Black Death?
The Jewish Community
This intellectual movement emphasized the study of classical texts and the potential of human achievement
Humanism
What foreign power invaded Northern Italy, aiding in the shift in power away from Florence in the late 1400s?
France
This -Ism was most popular in Northern Europe and focused on Christianity in everyday life as opposed to Greco-Roman human ideals
Christian Humanism
In Niccolo Machiavelli's 1513 Book, The Prince, he argues that the most effective rulers are what?
The most effective leaders are more feared than they are loved.
As a result of massive population loss, what economic change was experienced by surviving workers in Europe?
Increase in pay and bargaining power for serfs