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Chapter 17 European Renaissanc
Section 1. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
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12th Grade
01/14/2006

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Term
Means rebirth - revival of art and learning
Definition
Renaissance
Term
The Renaissance was during what years?
Definition
1300 - 1600
Term
The Renaissance wanted to bring back the culture of what?
Definition
Classical Rome and Greece
Term
The Renaissance began in _____ and spread to the rest of _____.
Definition
Italy

Europe
Term
List 3 reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy:
Definition
1.Had thriving city states.

2.Wealthy merchant class developed.

3. Italy was the location for Classical Roman and Greece art and literature.
Term
What led to the growth of city states?
Definition
Trade from crusades
Term
Cities lead to what?
Definition
Intellectual revolution
Term
Scholars looked down on what during the Middle Ages?
Definition
Art and literature
Term
Who was the Medici family?
Definition
Family that ruled Florence, Italy. They owned a family bank that had offices throughout Italy and Europe.
Term
What happened when the Turks took over Constantinople in 1453?
Definition
Christians fled to Rome with Greek manuscripts
Term
Who took over Constantinople in 1453?
Definition
The Turks
Term
What was the result of Christians studying the Greek manuscripts?
Definition
Scholars developed a new outlook on life and art
Term
The study of classical texts led to what?
Definition
Humanism
Term
Focused on human potential and achievements:
Definition
Humanism
Term
Subjects such as history, literature, and philosophy:
Definition
Humanities
Term
Someone who suggested that a person might enjoy life without offending God:
Definition
Humanist
Term
Humanism allowed people to enjoy what things?
Definition
Material luxuries
Good music
Fine foods
Term
Worldly rather than spiritual:
Definition
Secular
Term
During the Renaissance, most people were _____. However, the spirit of Renaissance society was _____.
Definition
Catholic

Secular
Term
Person who donates money to artists to support them financially:
Definition
Patron
Term
Patrons of the arts who often donated pictures of themselves:
Definition
Church leaders
Term
Person who strived to master almost every area of study:
Definition
Renaissance man
Term
Who taught that all educated people should create art during the Renaissance?
Definition
Writers
Term
What did Baldassare Castiglione write?

What was it about?
Definition
The Courtier (1528) - said a young man should be charming, witty, and well educated in the classics. He should dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. Should also be a skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman.
Term
How did women relate to art during the Renaissance?
Definition
They were expected to inspire art but rarely create it
Term
Renaissance art began to use new perspective that showed what?
Definition
3 dimensions on a flat surface
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Painters began to paint what during the Renaissance?
Definition
Realistic paintings of prominent citizens
Term
Who painted the first realistic human body?
Definition
Michelangelo
Term
Donatello created what piece of art?
Definition
A realistic sculpture of David that was first free standing nude since ancient times
Term
Leonardo da Vinci was what 4 things?
Definition
Painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
Term
Who was known as a true “Renaissance Man”?
Definition
Leonardo da Vinci
Term
What are Leonardo da Vinci's 2 known pieces?
Definition
Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Term
One of his favorite subjects to paint was Madonna and child:
Definition
Raphael
Term
What school did Raphael paint?
Definition
School of Athens for Pope Julius II's library
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Native language:
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Vernacular
Term
Renaissance writers used techniques that writers still use today. Some wrote as Dante had in medieval times by using what?
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Vernacular and not Latin
Term
One of the earliest and most influential humanists.
Definition
Francesco Petrarch
Term
Some call him the father of Renaissance humanism:
Definition
Francesco Petrarch
Term
14 line poems:
Definition
Sonnets
Term
Poet that wrote in Italian and Latin:
Definition
Francesco Petrarch
Term
Francesco Petrarch wrote his sonnets in what language?
Definition
Italian
Term
Series of realistic off-color stories:
Definition
Decameron
Term
Giovanni Boccaccio is known for what?
Definition
The Decameron
Term
The Decameron was supposed to be told by who?
Definition
A group of people waiting in a rural villa to avoid the plague sweeping over Florence
Term
Machiavelli wrote what political handbook?
Definition
The Prince
Term
What was The Prince about?
Definition
Political handbook that began with the idea that people are selfish, fickle, and corrupt. To succeed in a wicked world a prince must be strong as a lion and shrewd as a fox. He might have to trick his enemies and even his own people. For the good of the state. Was not concerned with what was morally right but with what was politically effective. A prince must sometimes mislead the people and lie to his opponents.
Term
Woman who exchanged sonnets with Michelangelo
Definition
Victoria Colonna
Term
Women usually wrote about what?
Definition
Personal matters not politics
Term
By _____, the population of northern Europe was beginning to grow again.It had been slow due to what?
Definition
1450

The plague and Hundred Year's War
Term
What increased along with wealth?
Definition
Patrons of the arts
Term
Where did the Northern Renaissance
begin?
Definition
Flanders
Term
What two countries had strong monarchs who supported the arts?
Definition
England and France
Term
Famous German painter who brought back ideas from Italy:
Definition
Albrecht Duer
Term
Albrecht Duer produced what two things?
Definition
Produced woodcuts and engravings
Term
The popularity of Albrecht Duer's work spread what?
Definition
Ren styles
Term
Who did Albrecht Duer influence?
Definition
Hans Holbein the Younger
Term
He painted portraits that were almost photographic in detail:
Definition
Hans Holbein the Younger
Term
Painted King Henry VIII and others of the royal family:
Definition
Hans Holbein the Younger
Term
What made Flanders the artistic center of northern Europe?
Definition
Support from wealthy families
Term
First Flemish painter was Jan van Eyck?

What was he know for?
Definition
First Flemish painter

One of the first painters to use oil paints

His paintings had realistic details
Term
Flemish painting reached its height under what painter?
Definition
Pieter Bruegel
Term
Painted everyday peasant day life like weddings, harvests, dances. Used rich colors and vivid details.
Definition
Pieter Bruegel
Term
Who tried to reform the church during the Northern Renaissance?

Why?

What was their main priority?
Definition
Northern humanist writers

Believed the church failed to inspire the people to live a Christian life.

Education
Term
Northern humanist writers began what movement?
Definition
Christian Humanism
Term
Two most known Christian Humanists:
Definition
Desiderius Erasmus of Holland

Thomas More of England
Term
What did Erasmus write?

What did it poke fun of?
Definition
The Praise of Folly

Poked fun at greedy merchants, heartsick lovers, quarrelsome scholars, and pompous priests.
Term
The Praise of Folly written by Erasmus thought that Christianity should be from the heart not from what 2 things?

It also claimed that all people should study what?
Definition
Ceremonies and rules

Bible
Term
What did Thomas More write?

What was it about?
Definition
Utopia

Is about an imaginary place where greed, corruption and war have been weeded out. There is no use for money.
Term
Was one of the first people to question different treatment for boys and girls:
Definition
Christine de Pizan
Term
Few women were educated during this time:

This woman was educated and even wrote books:
Definition
Women's Reforms

Christine de Pizan
Term
The mid 1500's was known as what in England?
Definition
Elizabethan Age
Term
Reigned from 1558 to 1603:
Definition
Queen Elizabeth
Term
Queen Elizabeth was very literate and supported the development of what?
Definition
English art and literature
Term
The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age:
Definition
William Shakespeare
Term
William Shakespeare was born in _____ in _____:

What did he draw on for inspiration when writing?
Definition
1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon

The classics
Term
Who invented block printing and printed items?
Definition
The Chinese
Term
The Chinese reached Europe from China during what century?
Definition
13th century
Term
Developed a printing press that used movable type:
Definition
Johann Gutenberg from Germany
Term
The first full sized book printed with movable type:
Definition
Gutenberg Bible in 1455
Term
Why was Johann Gutenberg's from Germany printing press so efficient?

Johann Gutenberg printed the first what?
Definition
Was easy and cheap to produce books

Complete Bible
Term
List 5 changes the Renaissance made in art:
Definition
1.Art drew on style and technique of classical Greece and Rome.
2.Painting and sculptures were more realistic.
3.Artists created both religious and secular works.
4.Writers began to use the vernacular to write.
5.The arts praised individual achievement.
Term
List 6 changes the Renaissance made in society:
Definition
1.Printing changed society by making more information available and cheaper.
2.Greater availability prompted a desire to learn and raised literacy throughout Europe.
3.Published accounts of new discoveries, maps, and charts led to further discoveries in a variety of fields.
4.Published laws and legal proceedings made the people understand their rights better.
5.Christian humanists - attempts to reform society changed views about how life should be lived.
6.People began to question political structures and religious practices.
Term
List 8 causes of the Reformation:
Definition
1. Renaissance values of humanism and secularism led people to question the Church.
2. Printing press spread ideas critical of the Church.
3. Powerful monarch challenged the Church as the supreme power in Europe.
4. Many leaders viewed the Pope as foreign and challenged his authority.
5. European princes and kings were jealous of the Church's wealth.
6. Merchants and others resented having to pay taxes to the church.
7. Some church leaders had become worldly and corrupt.
8. Many found the practices like the sale of indulgences unacceptable.
Term
Martin Luther had been a _____ and taught scripture at the _____.
Definition
Monk

University of Wittenberg
Term
In 1517, Luther decided to make a public stand against the actions of whom?
Definition
A friar named Johann Tetzel
Term
He had been selling indulgences to raise money to build a church:
Definition
A friar named Johann Tetzel
Term
What is an indulgence?
Definition
A pardon fron the church
Term
His actions began the Reformation that led to churches not accepting the authority of the Pope:
Definition
Martin Luther
Term
On _____, Martin posted _____ and invited others to debate him. Someone copied his words and took them to a _____.
Definition
Oct. 31, 1517

95 Theses

Printer
Term
Luther's teachings rested on what 3 main ideas?
Definition
1) People could win salvation only by faith and Good works.
2) All teachings should be based on teachings in the Bible.
3) All people with faith were equal so one did not need a priest.
Term
What pope excommunicated Luther?

What happened to Luther after this?

Who took him in?
Definition
Pope Leo X

No one to give him food or shelter and his books were to be burned.

Prince Frederick the Wise sheltered him.
Term
Martin Luther's followers became known as _____.
Definition
Lutherans
Term
Christians who belonged to non-Catholic churches:
Definition
Protestants
Term
Time when people were asked to take an oath recognizing the divorce and accept the King as the head of the Church, not the Pope:
Definition
Act of Supremacy
Term
Who restored Protestantism?
Definition
Elizabeth
Term
What Church did Elizabeth set up?
Definition
Church of England, or the Anglican Church
Term
Who did religious reforms in Switzerland began with?
Definition
Huldrych Zwingli - a Catholic priest
Term
Huldrych Zwingli was influenced by _____ and _____, but he died when what broke up?
Definition
Erasmus and Luther

War between Catholics and Protestants broke out
Term
In 1536, John Calvin published what book?

Book was a summary of _____ beliefs.

Said that God chooses a few to save and called these the people _____.

Believed in _____.
Definition
"Institutes of the Christian Religion"

Protestant

"Elect"

Predestination and Calvinism
Term
Belief that men and women are sinful by nature:
Definition
Calvinism
Term
Belief that God has known since beginning of time who will be saved:
Definition
Predestination
Term
Government controlled by religious leaders:
Definition
Theocracy
Term
What did Calvin believe was the ideal government?
Definition
Theocracy
Term
Who believed that the ideal government was a theocracy?
Definition
Calvin
Term
Many Protestants trace their roots back to whom?
Definition
Calvin, only they have softened his views.
Term
In France, Protestants were called _____:
Definition
Huguenots
Term
What happened to many Huguenots in 1572?
Definition
They were killed by Catholics
Term
Protestants who believed only adults should be baptized:
Definition
Anabaptists
Term
The Anabaptists were the forerunners of the whom?
Definition
The Mennonites and Amish
Term
What two things did the Anabaptists believe should be separate?

What two religions persecuted the Anabaptists?
Definition
Church and state

Catholics and Protestants
Term
Movement in Catholic Church to reform:

What have historians have called this reform?
Definition
Catholic Reformation

The Counter Reformation
Term
Who were the leaders of the Catholic Reformation?
Definition
Ignatius of Loyola and the two Popes -“Paul III and Paul IV
Term
Jesuits focused on what 3 activities?
Definition
1.Founded schools throughout Europe

2.Converted non Christians to Catholicism

3.Stop the spread of Protestantism
Term
What 4 things did Pope Paul III do to reform the Catholic Church?
Definition
1.Investigated the selling of indulgences
2.Approved the Jesuit order
3.Used the Inquisition to seek out heresy in papal territories
4.Had a council of Church leaders meet in Trent, in northern Italy
Term
In the Council of Trent, Catholic bishops and cardinals agreed on what following 4 things?
Definition
1.The Church's interpretation of the Bible was final.
2.Christians needed faith and good works for salvation. One was not saved by faith alone - same as Luther had said.
3.Bible and Church traditions were equally powerful authorities for guiding Christian life.
4.Indulgences were valid expressions of faith, but false selling of indulgences was banned.
Term
What did the Reformation end?
Definition
Ended the Christian unity of Europe and left it culturally divided
Term
The Catholic Church became more unified because of what?
Definition
The Council of Trent
Term
Both Protestants and Catholics gave more emphasis to what?
Definition
Education
Term
What happened as the Church's moral and political authority declined?
Definition
Individual monarchs and states gained power. This led to the development of modern nation-states
Term
Who drew up a list of the Forbidden Books?
Definition
Pope Paul IV
Term
Burned these in bonfires - many were Protestant Bibles:
Definition
Forbidden Books
Term
When did Ignatius have turning point in his life?
Definition
When he was injured in war
Term
He spent his time thinking about his sins and about the life of Jesus. His daily devotions, he believed, cleansed his soul:
Definition
Ignatius
Term
Ignatius wrote a book called the _____ that laid out a day-by-day plan of meditation, prayer and study.

Ignatius' followers were called _____:
Definition
Spiritual Exercises

Jesuits
Term
In 1541 Calvin lead the _____ in ______.

Calvin ran the city with what 3 strict rules?
Definition
Protestants

Geneva, Switzerland

1. Everyone must attend religion class
2. No one can wear bright colors or play card games
3. Anyone who preaches a different doctrine will be burned at the stake.
Term
Who visited Geneva and went back to Scotland and put Calvin's ideas to work?
Definition
John Knox
Term
Followers of Know:

Each community was governed by a group of _____ called _____:
Definition
Presbyterians

Laymen

Presbyters
Term
This became Scotland's official religion and they deposed their Catholic ruler, _____ who was _____.

Who did this ruler pick to rule?
Definition
Presbyterian

Mary Queen of Scots

Picked her infant son
Term
Who was crowned king when Henry died?

The new king had _____ adult advisors.

How many years did the new king rule?
Definition
Edward- at age 9

Protestant

Constantly in bad health and ruled for only 6 years
Term
Who took after King Edward died?

What did this new ruler do?

Who takes over after this new ruler dies?
Definition
Mary (his first daughter by Catherine)

Returned to England to the Catholic Church

Elizabeth in 1588
Term
Anne Boleyn's daughter:

What happened to Anne Boleyn?
Definition
Elizabeth

King Henry had Anne Boleyn beheaded for treason (which she was not guilty of)
Term
What did King Henry do after he had Anne Boleyn beheaded for treason?
Definition
He married Jane Seymour who gave him a son Edward. He had 3 more wives, but none of them produced children.
Term
King Henry VIII of England ask Parliament to do in 1529?

Why?
Definition
He asked Parliament to pass laws that ended the Pope's power in England.

King Henry VIII of England wanted a male heir. He had only 1 daughter Mary and didn't believe his wife Catherine or Aragon could give him a son.
Term
What did King Henry VIII of England He asked the Pope to do?

What did King Henry VIII do as a result?
Definition
He asked the Pope to annul his marriage to Catherine or Aragon and he refused.

In 1533 he secretly married Anne Boleyn. Parliament legalized his divorce from Catherine.
Term
What ruler fought for his subjects to remain Catholic?
Definition
Charles V of Germany
Term
Charles V of Germany finally got tired of the princes fighting over _____ and _____.

What did he then do as a result?
Definition
Protestantism and Catholicism

He had all of the German princes assembled in Augsburg. Signed the Peace of Augsburg that let the princes decide what religion they would be.
Term
What did Charles V of Germany sign so that the princes could decide what religion they would be?
Definition
Peace of Augsburg
Term
What happened when a French king claimed the throne in Naples and invaded Italy?

Where did many artists flee for a safer?

What did these fleeing artists bring with them?
Definition
Artistic ideas spread

Northern Europe

Brought with them the ideas and techniques of the Italian Renaissance
Term
During this time, ideas mingled with northern traditions and the northern Renaissance:
Definition
Italian Renaissance
Term
The artists during the Italian Renaissance were interested in what 2 things?

What inspired some northern humanists to develop plans for social reform based on Judeo-Christian values?
Definition
Realism and the Renaissance

Ideal of human dignity
Term
The ideal of human dignity inspired some northern humanists to develop what plans?
Definition
Plans for social reform based on Judeo-Christian values
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