Renaissance
Why were books an important development during the Renaissance?
mass printing of the church let people not have to go to church
What were the major themes of the Renaissance?
What is the revival of Greek and Roman literature, and art.
What was the role of Christianity in the Northern Renaissance?
What is it influenced the art
What was the connection between Buddhism and Shintoism?
what is the religions of Japan and china
Where did the Renaissance begin and why?
What is itally and trade made them rich
What did trade have to do with the Renaissance? What cities were major trade hubs?
What is it made french rich, and Italy
What was the focus of humanism?
What is celebrated the individual, classic Greek and Roman.
What ideas about government did Japan borrow from China?
What it is centralized government and civil serves test
Who were some of the important Northern Renaissance writers and what did they produce?
who is eramus- the praise of folly Sir Thomas More- utopia
Renaissance means rebirth. What was this the rebirth of?
what is art and literature
Name the two major artists that we learned about for the Italian Renaissance.
Who is Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
What other place had an influence on Japan?
what is china
What did Renaissance art usually focus on?
what is religion
Which trade route was important for linking the Italian Peninsula to Asia?
what is the silk road
What role did patrons play in the Renaissance?
What is they supported hummanisim and payed for it
what invention did ancient China produce that greatly aided in agriculture?
what is iron plow
Name some of the important art pieces from the Italian Renaissance.
what is the last supper, Mona Lisa , Sistine chapel, sculpture of David
How did the invention of the printing press contribute to the loss in power of the Catholic Church?
What is it allowed people to read the Bible from home
What did Machiavelli have to say about the government in The Prince?
What is it better to be feared than loved
Was humanism the downfall of Christianity?
yes