Renaissance

Da Vinci

" The Last Supper"

Michelangelo

"David"

Raphael

"Sistine Madonna"

in 1146 a new Muslim power came out of Africa was called the

Almohades

The middle class. Originally citizens or freemen of a French city

Bourgeoisie

The three parts which made up Christian Spain in 1140 were:

Casrile and Leon, Portugal, and Aragon

Miguel de Cervantes is best known for his satire about________, titled Don Quixote.

Chivalry

a study of the humanities from a Christian point of view

Christian humanism

Who discovered heliocentric theory? He wrote a book about heliocentrism.

Copernicus

The man who most closely approached the ideal of a universal man was

Da vinci

the man who first used the term Platonic love was

Ficino

Van Eyck

Flemish painter.

Which of the following was NOT true of France during the period before 1364

France was a strong national power

Two Englishmen who wrote about an idealized world were Sir Thomas More and

Francis Bacon

who discovered the concept of specific gravity, and laws of pendulum

Galileo

having the sun as the center

Heliocentric

Who discovered laws of gravity and motion? He discovered aspects of light and color, leading to today's spectrum analysis:

Isaac Newton

Who discovered that planetary orbits were oval, not circular? He also discovered three laws of planetary motion.

Johannes Kepler

A neoclassicist who wrote satiric comedies was _____.

Jonson

Who contributed to the fields of botany, anatomy, engineering, and geology? He sketched muscle and bone. He drew inventions for man's flight and various weapons and machines. He studied rock and water (geology) and developed canals and locks.

Leonardo da Vinci

the author to The Prince, which justifies many unethical practices in politics was

Machiaveli

a member of a Muslim people of mixed Arab and Berber stock coming from northwestern Africa.

Moors

Masaccio

Perspective and chiaroscuro.

Holbein

Portrait of Henry Vlll

The movement to drive out the Moors from southern Spain was called the

Reconquista

Who wrote a book (Opus Majus), encouraged experimentation, and described eyeglasses?

Roger Bacon

A Florentine Dominican friar who attacked church corruption and who was later excommunicated and executed as a heretic was _____.

Savonarola

The greatest literary figure in the English language was

Shakespeare

Velazquez

Spanish painter.

was under French rule until Spain took over

The Duchy of Milan

consisted of Rome and the central portion of the Italian Peninsula

The Kingdom of Naples

manufactured silks, woolens, and armor

The Papal States

was an important banking center, governed by seven major guilds

The Republic of Florence

List four changes that came with the renaissance

The feudal system was replaced by the development of commerce The concept of Roman law was absorbed into most European countries New weapons were developed With the growth of trade, the middle class began to emerge.

Giotto

The illusion of depth.

How did Gutenberg's printing press contribute to the growth of learning and literacy (especially Bible reading) in Europe?

The printing press reduced the price of books and made them much quicker than copying them by hand. More books were available than ever before and with low prices. This spread learning and literacy throughout Europe.

four accomplishments Ferdinand and Isabella achieved were

They restored civil peace by marrying and ruling they formed the Spanish Inquisition The Spanish treasuries were filled by payments of the nobles Spanish influence spread through trade and expansion

The Tudor dynasty brought over one hundred years of peace and prosperity.

True

Erasmus' The Praise of Folly is

a satire

Although the French won most of the battles after 1350, the English won the war

false

Edward III's major contribution was to restore Archbishop Stratford as chancellor.

false

Who invented telescopes and discovered four satellites around Jupiter? (He also found that the earth's moon was rough and only reflected light.)

galileo

Cultural studies, as opposed to the sciences, including language and literature (especially Latin and Greek), philosophy, and art.

humanities

The reign of Charles V did not bring about

lasting peace

renaissance art became more

natural and realistic

A philosophical and religious system composed of the writings of Plato and the elements of Christianity.

neoplationism

The Venetian school of painting used

oil paint

A government ruled by only a privileged few is a(n)

oligarchy

the 14th century Italian who tried to spread an interest in the classics was

petrarch

a court poet

poet laureate

Most Renaissance painters chose ______ subjects

religious

a very efficient form of government consisting of a ruling assembly of 200 merchants and bankers

the great council

One factor which did NOT lead to the Hundred Years' War was

the marriage between Richard II and the daughter of Charles VI

was the wealthiest and most politically stable of the Italian states

the republic of Venice

In spite of the help she provided the French, Joan of Arc was eventually tried as a witch and burned at the stake by French leaders

true

The barons deposed Edward II because they feared a strong monarchy, which paved the way for a parliamentary government.

true

one of the most powerful political families in italy was the Medici family

true