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100

English writer who perfectly merged a love of the classics with the ideals of the Renaissance

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

French woman who inspired the French to victory at the siege of Orleans

Who is Joan of Arc?

100

Describe the differences between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. 

Gothic = large beautiful windows, detailed exterior, soaring height, groin vaults, flying buttresses, pointed arches, filled with light   

Romanesque = small windows, plain, barrel vaults, internal buttresses with thick walls, rounded arches, little light

100

How did William the Conqueror alter Europe?

He introduced a more structured feudal system and united all of the Anglo-Saxons, leading to the formation of modern England.

100

What kind of car does Mr. Bustos drive?

Mustang

200

English writer who wrote The Canterbury Tales, which criticized numerous aspects of 14th century society.

Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

200

English Renaissance writer who wrote Utopia

Who is Thomas More?

200

How did the Hundred Years' War alter Europe?

It solidified the borders of France and led to the decline of the feudal system.

200
What were some of the scientific innovations during the middle ages

Agricultural advancements such as three-crop rotation and mills, military advancements such as gunpowder and the longbow, and I'm not going to list all of them. Look in the book, lazy!

200

What is his degree in?

History

300

English king who started the Hundred Years' War by attempting to lay claim to the kingship of France

Who is Edward III?

300

Renaissance artist who also served as a biologist, cartographer, and mathematician.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

300

How did scholasticism and humanism alter Europe?

Scholasticism allowed people to use logical progressions and dialectic in order to come to rational conclusions.


Humanism allowed for people to emanate all thought from that of the perspective of humans.

300

How were the literary works of the era reflective of the middle ages?

Works by Chaucer and Alighieri reflected the growing mistrust with the church. Boccaccio showed what life was like during the Black Death. Machiavelli illustrated the growing importance of power and politics. More discussed the new ideas of an ideal society.

300
Where did he go to high school?

Rancho Cucamonga

400

Italian writer who, while in exile, wrote The Prince, which is known as the quintessential political text of the Renaissance.

Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
400

English theologian who wrote Summa Theologia, became the most prominent member of the humanist movement.

Who is Thomas Aquinas?

400

These were some of the influences and characteristics of Renaissance art

Influences - classical art, rise of humanism

Characteristics - Use of geometric shapes, linear perspective, detailed and focused on human form

400

Describe some of the major artistic movements of the middle ages, including literary, musical, and artistic changes that took place

Art went from being focused on religion and larger ideas to being focused on individuals

400

Where did he go to college? (Name both schools

Cal state San Bernardino and Cal State Fullerton

500

English king who united all of the Anglo-Saxons following the Battle of Hastings.

Who is William the Conqueror?

500

Italian painter who popularized the use of linear perspective

Who is Brunelleschi?

500

How did the Famine of 1315 and the Black Death alter Europe?

Both of them greatly decreased the populations of Europe, leading to widespread revolts. These events also set the stage for the Renaissance.

500

How did the Crusades alter Europe?

The crusades harmed the European economy and increased the authority of the king

500

What is his dad's first name?

Alan

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