HC Week 5 Quiz (Chapter 7 &8)

¡Supera tus tareas y exámenes ahora con Quizwiz!

The development of the fashion for wide, stiff neck ruffs came about in part because

Skills for making lace developed rapidly during the 16th century

The period we call the Renaissance

grew out of a renewed interest in the writings and art of classical antiquity

Spain became a major influence in both politics and fashions in the 16th century because

it gained enormous wealth as a result of Columbus's voyage to the Americas

Among the distinctive characteristics of the dress of Venetian women reported by foreign visitors in the 16th century were (check all that apply)

- high, platform soled shoes that affected their balance when walking - hair arranged in the shape of two horns at the forehead - a preference for bleached, blonde hair

Differences between the dress of Italians and inhabitants of Northern Europe during the first half of the 15th century would have included

- shoes in Italy were not so long pointed as in Northern Europe - Women in Italy covered their hair less completely -men did not adopt the "bowl crop"

Italian styles for men in the 16th century were very much influenced by

Spanish Styles

The fashion for puffed and slashed decoration of costume of men and women entered Italian Renaissance costume in the 16th century

True

Dresses with enormous skirts worn over a wheel- shaped device were called _______________________________________________.

farthingale

What item of men's dress from the 15th and 16th centuries was possibly influenced by an outbreak of the disease syphilis?

padded codpiece

Intermarriage among members of royal families from different parts of Europe helped to spread fashions from one region to another.

true


Conjuntos de estudio relacionados

Organization - Employee and Labor Relations

View Set

Chapter 18 - Neurologic Emergencies

View Set

GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT B #2 RACIEL

View Set

Development of empathy and theory of mind

View Set

Teratogens, Mutagens & Carcinogens

View Set