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
