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3rd quarter
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What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
Rebirth
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What characterized the Renaissance period?
A spirit of
inquiry
and
creativity
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What inspired the Renaissance?
Ancient
classics
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What was rediscovered during the Renaissance?
Greek
and
Roman
literature
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What element did Greek and Roman literature stress?
Reason
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What three philosophies dominated the Renaissance era?
Secularism
,
Humanism
,
Individualism
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What does the phrase "Middle Ages" refer to?
Europe
between
476 CE
and the
Renaissance
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How was the Middle Ages viewed after the fall of Rome?
As a "
Middle
" or "
Dark
" age
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What was believed to be absent during the Middle Ages?
Scientific accomplishments
and
great art
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What contributed to the beginnings of the Renaissance?
Expansion
of commerce in
Italy
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What resulted from trade with the East during the Renaissance?
Influx
of new ideas
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Who invented movable metal type printing?
Johannes Gutenberg
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What economic factor supported artists during the Renaissance?
Wealth of the
Merchant Class
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What happened to the population after the plague?
It
increased
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What was the enclosure system?
Conversion of land for
cultivation
to pastureland
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What does the putting out system involve?
Merchants
hiring people to convert wool into cloth
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Which cities became centers of trade during the Renaissance?
Venice
,
Florence
,
Milan
,
Genoa
,
Naples
,
Rome
,
Antwerp
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Who were the Medicis?
Established one of the biggest banks in
Italy
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What subjects did the humanities focus on during the Renaissance?
Philosophy
, history, literature, music,
composition
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Who wrote in vernacular during the Renaissance?
Francesco Petrarch
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What did Humanism emphasize?
The
goodness
and high
potential
of human nature
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What does Individualism promote?
The
paramount
value of individual interests
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What does Secularism focus on?
The importance of the
here
and now
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What did Secularism inspire during the Renaissance?
Breaking down of
traditional
world views
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Who captured the essence of the Renaissance Man?
Baldassare Castiglione
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What qualities did the Renaissance Man possess?
Mastery of many
fields
and social graces
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Name three authors from the Renaissance.
Francesco Petrarch
,
Giovanni Boccaccio
,
William Shakespeare
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Who wrote "The Prince"?
Niccolo Machiavelli
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What does the Machiavellian doctrine state?
The end justifies the
means
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Name three famous artworks from the Renaissance.
The Mona Lisa
,
The Last Supper
,
The Virgin of the Rocks
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Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo Buonarroti
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What scientific approach characterized the Renaissance?
Focus on
empirical
observations and
scientific method
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What did the Renaissance challenge?
Traditional
theories
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What was a major economic motive during the 15th-16th century?
Desire for wealth (
gold
and
silver
)
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Who influenced the desire for wealth during the Renaissance?
Marco
Polo's
accounts from the
East
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What was the impact of the fall of Constantinople on trade?
Monopoly
of
Venetian
merchants increased
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What economic system dominated the 16th century?
Mercantilism
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How did colonies benefit European countries?
Controlled
markets
, labor, raw materials, capital
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What was a religious motive during the Renaissance?
Protestant Reformation
challenged the
Catholic Church
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What was the Reconquista?
Military campaign to expel
Muslims
from
Spain
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