Ch 12 Renaissance

The Ottoman Turks took control of the Balkans before they took Constantinople.

The 5 divisions of Renaissance Italy were the 3 city-states, the Papal States and Naples. 

The Borgia family of Florence became the bankers of Europe, loaning money to kings & popes. 

Louis XI the Spider lost the fight with the Duke of Burgundy who pulled away from France. 

The Renaissance was a time of renewed interest in subjects from the Greco-Roman culture. 

The Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin might best fit Machiavelli's model of an effective prince. 

The Italian trade cities had intense competition from the Byzantine Empire to the east. 

According to Machiavelli, the prince should rarely, if ever, take a subjects' property.

Wyclif believed God's word should NOT be available in the vernacular. 

The popes used nepotism to promote their own families' interests, even without having an heir.

The most influential northern school of art was in Flanders. 

Leonardo da Vinci is a classic example of a "Renaissance Man" because he did many things well.

The Hapsburgs came to control vast territory by military conquest & shrewd political moves. 

A systematic use of Perspective (for 3-D effect) is credited to Masaccio who painted frescoes.

Donatello & Michelangelo were sculptors, both creating their own version of David.

Portraits were a new feature during the Renaissance. 

Printing increased cooperation between scholars because they could share research more easily.

The Spanish monarchs used the Inquisition to enforce spiritual uniformity.

Renaissance popes were more interested in spiritual matters than promoting the arts. 

According to Machiavelli, "war is the source of all misfortunes to the state."

Botticelli started his painting career using religious themes instead of classic Greco-Roman.

Erasmus presents a model Christian prince, following godly principles of servant/leadership.

The most common printed material was Latin and Greek classics. 

Renaissance artists rejected religious subjects.

Petrarch went looking for original Greek and Latin texts in libraries across Europe.

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the "Education of a Christian prince." 

Civic humanism promoted the idea that intellect should be used in the service of one's state.

Machiavelli believes that the prince should avoid war at all costs. 

The Hanseatic league to the North was a trade alliance between Germanic & Scandanavian states.

Erasmus' Christian prince should do whatever it takes to maintain control of his wealth.

The York family of England won the War of the Roses.

Individual potential and human dignity were both ideas being explored during the Renaissance.

Renaissance ambassadors went on occasional missions to promote peace between countries.