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Chapter 28: The Renaissance Begins
History Alive: Unit 7: Chapter 28
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7th Grade
03/07/2013

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What did humanism focus on?
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        • Individual & human society instead of church.
        • Living life as full as possible instead of preparing for the after life.
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What did Medieval artist create?
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        1. Stained glass windows.
        2. Sculptures
        3. Illuminated manuscripts
        4. Paintings
        5. Tapestries
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What are some characteristics of classical art?
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        1. Lifelike
        2. Nude or draped in togas.
        3. Bodies looked active/in motion.
        4. Faces were calm & without motion.
        5. In paintings, there were little background or sense of perspective.
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What are characteristics of Renaissance Art?
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        1. Religious & Non Religious scenes.
        2. Nature
        3. Lifelike & 3 Dimensional
        4. Increasing knowledge of anatomy.
        5. Bodies active & shown moving.
        6. Nude or clothed
        7. Real people doing everyday task
        8. Faces expressed what people were thinking.
        9. Paintings were symmetrical.
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What are characteristics of medieval art?
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        1. Religious - showed Jesus/Saints.
        2. Important figures in paintings were larger than others around them.
        3. Stiff with little movement.
        4. Fully dressed.
        5. Serious with little feeling.
        6. Paintings were 2 dimensional or flat.
        7. Bright paint colors.
        8. Backgrounds were 1 color - mostly gold.
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What did Renaissance artists create?
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          1. Sculptures
          2. Murals
          3. Drawings
          4. Paintings
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What were the top 3 things that Renaissance artists tried to show?
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        1. Subjects that were not always religious.
        2. Showed people as lifelike & engaged in everyday activities.
        3. Tried to capture the way things look in the real world.
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republic
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A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule in their name.
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Protestants
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A group of reformers that broke away from the Catholic Church. They setup new Christian churches.
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Humanities
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A group of subjects that focus on human life & culture.
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Patrons
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A person who supports the arts or other activities by supplying money for them.
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What does "humanism" mean?
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A philosophy that emphasizes the worth & potential of all individuals & tries to balance religious faith with belief in the power of the human mind.
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city-state
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An independent state consisting of a city & it's surrounding territory.
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Perspective
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Appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface, as in a painting.
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Humanities
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Areas of study that focus on human life & culture, such as history, literature & ethics
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Renaissance Art
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Both religious & non religious
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Who were Renaissance artists more inspired by?
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Classical Art
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Who was one of the first humanists?
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Fancesco Petrarch
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What does Renaissance mean?
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French word for "rebirth"
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Where did the Reformation start?
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Germany
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Classical Art
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Gods, Goddesses, People & Leaders

Not Religious

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Name 1 reason for the flowering of culture during the Renaissance.
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Growth of trade & commerce.
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Humanists created a philosphy that was based on?
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Importance & dignity of each individual.
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What did Renaissance artist want to show?
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Importance of people & nature, not just religion.
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Where did the Renaissance start?
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Italy
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Reformation
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Movement to reform the Catholic Church; led to the creation of the Protestant religion.
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What was the effect of humanism?
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People became curious about everything.
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What did humanist believe?
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People had the ability to control their own lives & achieve greatness.
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How did the Renaissance get it's name?
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Rebirth of interest in "classical art" and "learning".
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Medieval Art
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Religious Art
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Classical artists of Greece & Rome created what?
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Sculptures, pottery, murals & mosaics.
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What was the purpose of Medieveal art?
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Teach religion to people who could not read or write.
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Venice was?
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The most powerful city-state.

Hundreds of ships controlled trade routes.

Silk, spices & perfume from Asia.

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What was the purpose of the classical artists art?
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To show the importance of people, leaders, gods & goddesses.
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What allowed the rise of Italian city-state?
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Trade with other countries.
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Instead of bartering & trading goods, what did they do during the Renaissance?
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Used coins to buy goods.

Created a money economy.

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What was the "reformation"?
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When people started questioning the practices & teachings of the Catholic Church
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What did Humanists believe in?
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Worth & potential of all individuals.
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Florence became the center for?
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cloth making & banking
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Genoa traded?
Definition
ivory & gold
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Milan produced?
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metal goods & armour
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