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Japan, Europe and MesoAmerica
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Undergraduate 2
05/02/2010

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Term

Renaissance Europe

1350-1650

Definition

Begins in Florence, Italy

Archecture, culture, art, literature

Fascination with Rome

 

Term

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

"The Duermo"

Definition

Brunnelleschi was an architect

Outsmarted Ghirbarti

fancied Roman archecture

No flying buttresses

Heiringbone brick layout

Term

Florence

"The flowery city"

Definition

Italy was city-states

Republic on paper, but really ran by Medici family

Term
Humanism
Definition

Wisdom- find, read ancient writings of Greek/Romans

eduation was important to living the human life and not just surviving

Term
Leonardo DaVinci
Definition

Florence

Verechio apprentice

worked for Duke of Milan-Last Supper

Mona Lisa in the Luv

Term
Japan's religion
Definition

Shinto-similar to Buddhism

Buddhism-from China

popular in high courts

6th century

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Japanese architecture
Definition

ceramic tile

built out of wood

eer-u-moa roof

Who-u-jee- 607 AD

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Buddhism of the Warrior
Definition

Zen Buddhism

no fear of death

Bushido-a comfort in death

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Warriors
Definition

Samarai

famous warriors, the best

Bushido

Zen Buddhism

no fear of death

Term
Samurai
Definition

extensive armor

armor-color chord tied iron plates together

extremely detailed, like art: both weapons and armor

the sword

 

Term
Samurai Swords
Definition

there were two

shorter sword-suicidal ritual

longer one-battle sword: cut cut a man in two

said to have the soul of the man in it

carbonized steel-1st ever

"craftsmen had powers"

sword making schools today

 

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Amida Buddha
Definition

artistic triumph

Dhayni Buddhas

Immeasurable life and light

Shin Buddhist faith

 

Term

Kyoto,Japan

 

Definition

it was Nara Hiera

the capital

 

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Who u jee
Definition

place for Emperor.

before Buddhism, once the emperor died, he moved somewhere else.

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Emperor
Definition

head of state

no real power or authority

keep up traditons and culture and live in luxury

Term
Pagoda temple
Definition

 a structure that has evolved from the Indian stupa, usually comes with three (sanju no to) or five (goju no to) stories. Pagodas store remains of the Buddha such as a tooth, usually in form of a representation.

held relics

odd number stories

Dai Go Chi-Best Pagoda

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She-gong
Definition

10th century

Pagoda temple

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Phoenix Hall
Definition

monastry

Kyoto, Japan

resembles the mythical bird

Term
1158
Definition

Civil War

Yoritomo was first Shogun

Shoguns ruled over 7 centuries

Shogun-Military Ruler to the Emperor, he had the actual rule, not the emperor

Term

Mongolia and Japan

1200s

Definition

Mongolians requested money but Japan refused

Kublai Khan-Mongolian Ruler who first attacked Japan

 

 

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Typhoon
Definition

two typoons

Japan kept the Mongolians from conquering them

Term
chiaroscuro
Definition
the use of oil paints, using shading to enhance realism
Term
Michelangelo
Definition

"David"

glorification of human form

Term
Virtu
Definition
the heroic acts of ancient Roman rulers
Term
Machiavellian
Definition
popular epithet made him out to be cynic, now very famous
Term
Machiavelli
Definition
most famous Italian political theorist
Term
Raphael
Definition
famous for tender madonnas
Term
Pico della Miranala
Definition

Oration on the Dignity of Mend described humans as free to become whatever they choose

(Renaissance image of man)

Term
Cosimo de Medici
Definition
Florentine banker/statesman, city's wealthiest man, most successful politician
Term
Renaissance
Definition
term used to describe the 14th and 15th century effort to revive ancient learning. This period characterized by growing national consciousness/ political centralizations
Term
city-states of Renaissance
Definition
mere self contained principalities whose internal strife was maniforce by their despots and whose external aggression was long successfully controlled by treaty
Term
Podestra
Definition
strongman hired to maintain law and order
Term
Studia Humanitatis
Definition
advocated by the humanists, a liberal arts program embracing everything from phetoric to politics
Term
Francesco Petrarch
Definition

father of humanism, love letters

poetry

Term
Dante Alighieri
Definition

works form cornerstones of Italian lit.

Humanist

Term
Gioranni Boccaccio
Definition
assembled encyclopedia of Greeks and Roman theology
Term
Reformation Christendom
Definition
Martin Luther an German Reformation to 1525
Term
John Tetzel
Definition
famous indulgence preacher Tezels' preaching htat spurred Luther to publish his 95 treses.
Term
Luther and Indulgences
Definition
against indulgences because it seemed like salvation could be bought or sold
Term
Martin Luther
Definition

Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine 1505

after praying to survive in thunderstorm

became monk and taught at university

 Diet of Worms

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Papacy during Ren.
Definition

Patron of art

more worried about good life, rather than religion

Term
Pope Julius II
Definition

asked Michelango to paint in his personal chapel

Sistine Chapel

"I'm a sculptor, not a painter!"

Did not want to do it, but became the most famous work

 

Term
St. Peter's Basilica
Definition

Fresco-work on wet plaster

died at 89

Term
Greco-Roman techniques-art
Definition
Common to have Christian aspects
Term
Diet of Worms
Definition

challenged the infalliability of pope and innerrancy of the church

Luther defends his teaching to Charles V

he declared he could not act against reason, scripture and conscious

 

Term
Reformation Europe
Definition

need to reform

society broken up between peasants(priests and pastors) and nobles (bishops)

peasants not educated and nobles were abusing their power

 

Term

Counter Reformation

1500-1648

Definition

Age of Exploration

Church was able to see what was wrong with religion

Council of Trent-Cardinals should not live lavish life, the goal was to deal with corruption/ greed of upper clergy

Open up Educational opportunities

*Live a Christian Walk

Term
Ignatius of Loyola
Definition

Society of Jesus Founder

 

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The Golden Age
Definition

Rule of Fujiwara

Lasted until 9th century

 

Term
Typhoon (Kamakaze)
Definition

Kamakazi-Divine Winds

Helped Japan win because the Mongolians were isolated

 

Term
Japanese Fall
Definition

Shogun had to repay warriors, but NO moneeeys.

(Civil) Hojo Clan-Resentment against no money from Shoguns

 

Term
1542- Japan's First Meeting with Portugese
Definition

Shipwrecked. 4 Man, St. Francis Xavier (1st Christian Evangelist) Belong to Society aka Jesuits

Peaceful meeting, Japanese, Europe fascinated

Iesu-Leader of Japan (Shogun) did not like the Christians

Therefore, Christianity was banned.

 

 

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Martyrs of Nagasaki
Definition

26 Martyrs of Nagasaki

St. Peter Bautista, Franciscan Missionary

Japanese culture-no respect for human life

Tatayame hill in Nagasaki-crucified

Term
obsidian
Definition
volcanic glass used for weapons
Term
Meso America
Definition
middle america
Term

no difference between super natural or natural world

multiple creations prior to our creation

popl vuh-mayan creation book myth

Definition
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