Spreading Renaissance
Where did Renaissance ideas develop originally?
Italy
What are 3 thing that slowed the Renaissance Spread?
Feudalism, War, Religion
Define Humanism
A system of thought that centered on human potential, values, and worth.
What Century did Renaissance ideas start to spread and change societies in Europe?
15th Century
What is Petrarch known for?
Discovering and translating ancient classical Greek and Roman texts. He is known as the "Father of Renaissance Humanism"
What 4 main areas of education developed out of the Renaissance ideas expanding?
Art, Writing, Math, Science
What is Feudalism, and how did is slow the spread of the Renaissance?
It was a feudal system which allowed a lot of government control over societies. With government having more control, individuals and humanist ideas were slower to spread. Feudalism was not welcoming to new ideas.
What did humanists start to appreciate about life?
They stopped worrying only about afterlife and started to value present day.
Who's quality of life improved and whose lives changed the most?
Lower class lives improved but middle class lives changed massively with the growth of cities and the increase in trade.
True or False
Erasmus strongly defended the Roman Catholic Church.
True
Erasmus did defend the Catholic Church, although he still argued against its involvement in worldly concerns.
What war had to end in order for travel to become more safe and ideas to spread more freely?
100 Years War, once it ended between France and England and travel across Europe became more safe.
How did War slow the spread of Renaissance ideas?
Resources were put towards war far purposes and no one was interested in advancing in any other areas at the time.
True or False
Humanists believed in group collectives and working as one is best practice.
False, Humanists believed in individualism, observing, and forming your own thoughts and opinions.
What was the family structure of a Renaissance family?
Mother maintained the household and cared for husband and children.
Bude changed a form of study and how it was delivered at University, what was it?
Law, law programs were changed to follow Bude's ideas of applying the ideas of the classic ideas to contemporary ideas.
Give me the name and invention of what helped spread renaissance ideas more rapidly. Tell me why this was.
Gutenberg, The Printing Press. This allowed for the mass production of books which allowed more people access to books, increased literacy rates, spread ideas more widely, allowed lower class people access to book which changed social structures.
How did Religion slow the spread of the Renaissance?
The Roman Catholic Church influenced a lot of European ways of life and politics and this prevented Renaissance ideas to flourish right away.
Copernicus is a Humanist Mathematician and Astronomer, what did he prove about the universe?
That Earth and the other planets revolved around the sun. Prior many thought the Earth was the center of the universe.
True or False
All women were not able to part take or be recognized for their skills in different facets of life?
False
Some women of wealthy families or who were related to famous painters were able to be recognized for their talents. But in general they were never part of any big decision making or impactful events.
Montaigne believed in what characteristics?
a. People should be honourable, respecting, and love.
b. People should work alone with no help.
c. People should stay in their respective social classes and not progress.
d. People should stick together in life.
What did Monarchs like to spend their money on during the Renaissance?
Art and supporting Artists
True of False
Geography impacted the spread of the Renaissance because of the mountains and rivers creating barriers.
True
Who started dissecting human cadavers which later allowed him to make more accurate drawings and paintings of the human body?
Leonardo da Vinci
What 2 ways did education change during the Renaissance?
1. The value of individual human life and personal potential emerged.
2. Students were taught to be good citizens, to become leaders who could carry out working duties.
What do all of the following things have in common?
David, the last judgement, fresco, Medici household.
Michelangelo