Renaissance Italy
Renaissance
Art/People
Reformation
Exploration/Slavery
Enlightenment
100
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
100
Which two ideas did renaissance art reflect?
Humanism (real people) and religious themes
100
What is the Reformation?
A time of religious reform
100
Why was there a population and trade increase in Europe in the 1400s?
Recovering from the Black Death
100
What is the social contract?
Agreement between the government and the people.
200
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth of art and philosophy
200
The architecture during the Renaissance was inspired from who?
Greeks and Romans
200
What caused the Reformation?
Church abusing power led to the disatisfaction and distrust by the people
200
What was the Line of Demarcation?
Divided East (Portugal) and West (Spain) in the New World
200
What did John Locke believe?
Natural right; life, liberty, and property
300
How did Italy's location contribute to the Renaissance?
Inspired trade with other countries and obtained new ideas=Northern Renaissance
300
What was the literature about during this time?
Guidebooks; "How to.."
300
What country was Luther from and what religion did he create?
Germany; Luthernanism. Wrote 95 thesis against the church
300
Which country was first to dominate Asia? Second?
Portugal; Dutch
300
Who did Hobbes believe had the ultimate decision?
Government
400
Why did the Medici family come to be known as the symbol of Renaissance?
Richest family in Florence; influential
400
Name one writer and one artist of the Renaissance period.
DaVinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Castiglione, and Machiavelli (The Prince).
400
Explain the concept of predestination.
God predetermines who is going to heaven and who is going to hell.
400
Describe the effects of the Columbus Exchange.
Brought produts from America to Europe; increased population, migration, and transfer of European diseases.
400
Why did the American and French Revolutions begin?
American=Colonists rebeled against unfair treatment by Britain French=Economic crisis
500
Why did the Renaissance emerge?
Italy was the center of Roman empire and church supported artists and thinkers.
500
Describe a few techniques that were unique to Renaissance art.
Realism of classical times, lanscapes, emotions of people, biblical figures, symmetry.
500
Why did Henry VIII break away from the church and what religion did he create?
Wanted a divorce; Anglican
500
Who were the conquistadors? Which country did they belong to?
Conquered Native Americans and brutally forced them into slavery; Spain
500
Name three ideas that the Framers of the Constitution took from the early thinkers.
Checks and balances, freedom of speech, social contract, natural rights.