Prelude 2: Music as Commodity and Social Activity
During the middle ages, which religious organization wielded the most power in regions formally under the rule of the Roman empire?
1. Government control of Law and order 2. Encouragement of education 3. Centralized government
Which two are the Renaissance artists
1. Leonardo da Vinci 2.Michelangelo
Which of the four was a potential job for a musician in the middle ages and Renaissance?
1. Music printer 2. Composer 3. Choirmaster 4. Organist
Which of the two provided Financial support for medieval and Renaissance musicians?
1. The church 2. Aristocratic courts
The Christian (The Roman Catholic) Church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance True or False
False
The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was a little interest to artists and writers in the renaissance True or False
False
In the middle ages, the status of women was raised by the universal cult of who?
Mary, Mother of Christ
Which is NOT a development of the later Middle Ages?
Movable type music printing
During the renaissance, which lands did the Europeans explore?
The Americas
During the Middle Ages, which religious organization wielded the most power in regions formerly under the rule of the Roman Empire?
The Roman Catholic Church
Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived.
True
Trade flourished in the later middle ages when a merchant class a rose outside of feudal society True or False
True
Which was the main European port for cultural exchange of eastern luxury's?
Venice
Which of the three was a result of the printing press?
1. Music books became available 2. Music books became affordable 3. Music literacy spread
The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years True or False
True
The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?
The fall of the Roman Empire