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Chapter 2 The Renaissance in Europe
Chapter 2 The Renaissance in Europe
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Families during the Renaissance were ruled by __________
Morals
Father/husband
Power
Peasants
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Less focused on religion
humanism
secular
vernacular
liberal studies
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Venice became an important state because it...
was as a distribution center for goods to/from Asia & Europe
waged a successful war against its neighbors
was ruled by a hereditary monarch
enjoyed the patronage of the Medici family
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Author of influential book on political power called
The Prince
Naples
Johannes Gutenberg
Niccolo Machiavelli
Francesco Petrarch
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State that was the cultural center of Italy, heart of the Renaissance
Papal States
Jan van Eyck
Renaissance
Florence
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German printer who developed movable type
Naples
Johannes Gutenberg
Milan
Francesco Petrarch
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State in central Italy controlled by the Catholic Church and Pope
Fresco
Papal States
Jan van Eyck
Florence
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Machiavelli believed that a ruler’s political decisions should not be based on...
Morals
Trade
Power
Peasants
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State ruled by a hereditary leader
burgher
monarchies
mercenaries
republics
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Members of the middle class who lived in a city or town
burgher
monarchies
mercenaries
nobility
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His frescoes were the 1st masterworks of the Renaissance; showed depth and laws of perspective.
Raphael Sanzio
Leonardo da Vinci
Masaccio
Donatello
12
Northern Italian state controlled by the Sforza family
Naples
Milan
Francesco Petrarch
Niccolo Machiavelli
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He painted idealized human figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Massacio
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Donatello
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Local spoken language
perspective
secular
liberal studies
vernacular
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Aristocrats
burgher
nobility
republics
monarchies
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Painting done on fresh wet plaster
Papal States
Fresco
Renaissance
Florence
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Father of humanism, studied old classics in Latin, suggested an isolated lifestyle
Naples
Niccolo Machiavelli
Johannes Gutenberg
Francesco Petrarch
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Italian States were able to function independently because...
the Crusades enriched their treasuries
they were located on important trade routes
the Italian courts guaranteed their autonomy
Italy did not have a strong central government
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He was the model “Renaissance man”: an artist, scientist, inventor, and visionary
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael Sanzio
Donatello
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What is the purpose of teaching the liberal arts today compared to the purpose during the Ren?
Back then, the purpose was mostly to prepare women for life
The main purpose during both was to gain physical fitness
The purpose is the same now and then: to educate citizens
Now the purpose is to teach boys to take charge of politics
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History, philosophy, rhetoric, grammar, logic, poetry, mathematics, astronomy, music, logic
liberal studies
vernacular
secular
humanism
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Why did Dante write his masterpiece, the
Divine Comedy,
in vernacular?
Ordinary citizens could read and understand it
Vernacular was the language of princes
He could not read and write Latin
The work was intended for scholars to read
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The main goal of a humanistic education was to...
produce scholars of ancient literature
promote individuality and creativity
create a well-rounded individual
groom students for political careers
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Means "rebirth" and refers to 1350-1600 time period of new ideas and human focus
Renaissance
Florence
Fresco
Papal States
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The topic of Machiavelli’s book
The Prince
was how to get and keep __________
Power
Morals
Trade
Serfs
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The poorest group of Renaissance society included the ___________, farmers tied to the land
Morals
Serfs
Peasants
Power
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Intellectual movement based on the study of the humanities
liberal studies
humanism
perspective
secular
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He is known for his numerous paintings of the Virgin Mary (madonnas).
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael Sanzio
Masaccio
Donatello
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His sculptures were modeled after statues of Greeks/Romans; expressed a human-centered world
Masaccio
Donatello
Raphael Sanzio
Michelangelo
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Soldiers who fight primarily for money
burgher
mercenaries
republics
nobility
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Artistic techniques that give the effect of three-dimensional depth
liberal studies
secular
humanism
perspective
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During the Renaissance, most of the European population was made up of...
Trade
Serfs
Peasants
Power
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State in southern Italy ruled by a hereditary monarch
Niccolo Machiavelli
Johannes Gutenberg
Milan
Naples
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Francesco Sforza hired a group of mercenaries, or _____, to fight and conquer the city of Milan
foreigners who want to become citizens
soldiers who fight for pay
true believers in a cause
citizens who turn against their leader
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A form of government in which the leader is not a king, certain citizens have the right to vote
republics
monarchies
nobility
mercenaries
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Christine de Pizan wrote that women...
should spread the Renaissance ideas through their home lives
could learn as well as men if they attend the same school
could write masterworks as well as she could
needed to use the classical Latin and Greek languages
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Using movable type for printing in Europe led to increased...
land ownership for nobles
wealth for peasants
participation in government
rates of literacy in Europe
