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The document provides an overview of the Renaissance period in three parts. It begins with a definition of the Renaissance as a turning point that moved society from the medieval to the modern era. It then describes the political, economic, and social conditions in Italy that contributed to the birth of the Renaissance, including divided city-states, thriving trade, and urban populations open to new ideas. Finally, it explains how Renaissance ideals differed from the Middle Ages by embracing life on Earth and the potential for achievement through education.

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The document provides an overview of the Renaissance period in three parts. It begins with a definition of the Renaissance as a turning point that moved society from the medieval to the modern era. It then describes the political, economic, and social conditions in Italy that contributed to the birth of the Renaissance, including divided city-states, thriving trade, and urban populations open to new ideas. Finally, it explains how Renaissance ideals differed from the Middle Ages by embracing life on Earth and the potential for achievement through education.

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World History Name___________________________

Unit 1—Chapter 1 Date_________________ Period

The Renaissance Reflection & Review Questions

1. What was the Renaissance?


A turning point in history that took the world from the medieval past
to the modern present in regards to ideas about life, education,
art/literature, and the world in general.

2. Describe the political, economic, and social conditions which contributed to the birth of the
Renaissance in Italy.

Politically Italy was divided into numerous city-states each ruled by


theoretically by its own unique system of government…although in
reality most were run by rich and powerful families. Often times
feuds & rivalries developed between these city-states spurring
competition in regards to achievement.

Economically Italy was very affluent due its thriving international


trade with Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Business and trade
created vast wealth for many who were quick to become patrons as a
way of showing off their prosperity and power.

Socially, Italy was far more urban and willing to embrace new ideas.

3. What was the main inspiration for Renaissance thought?

Humanism or the Humanist Movement

4. Explain how Renaissance ideas about life differed from those of the Middle Ages.

During the Middle Ages, people thought life sucked and then you die.
Life on Earth was essential hell and all they had to look forward to
was the possibility of heaven in the thereafter. During the
Renaissance, people came to realize that life is what you make it…and
that with the right attitude and education one could live a full,
rewarding and enjoyable life in the here and now. So focus on the
present and just do it.
5. How did the Renaissance spread throughout Europe?

Renaissance ideas spread by a variety of means….through the printed


word courtesy of the Printing Press, through oral word of mouth
brought on by personal contact, and through visual means of art &
architecture.

6. Describe the human qualities and personal characteristics most admired during the Renaissance.

Someone who was learned in many subjects, skilled in many talents,


articulate, witty, charming, and is willing to use his powers in a
reserved, responsible way for the greater good of society—not for
selfish personal reasons.

7. Summarize Machiavelli’s views on politics.

Whatever it takes….do what you have to do.

8. Explain how Renaissance art & architecture reflected Renaissance ideals.

Reflected the need for knowledge, development of individual skills,


the greatness of what can be accomplished in this world, an
admiration for the classical past, and using one’s power not for selfish
reasons.
9. Summarize Renaissance literature by describing five subjects that concerned Renaissance writers.
Humanism, Love, Human Interaction, Ignorance & Superstition,
Reason & Rationality, Politics, Religion, etc.
10. List three effects brought about in total or in part by the Renaissance.

Answers are many.

11. Define:
a. City-State
A sovereign city (land & people) whose government was
recognized as a legal political unit on the world stage.
b. Patrons
Wealthy individuals who support the arts
c. Humanities
Those subjects that deal with the study of language, literature,
history, philosophy, math, science, and the arts which are
essential to being culturally literate
d. Vernacular
The everyday language of people

e. Utopia
A perfect place that doesn’t exist

f. Pieta
Any artistic scene that depicts a grown Mary holding the
crucified body of Christ
g. Madonna
Any artistic image that portrays a younger Mary with a baby
Jesus

12. Identify: (Who/What, Where, When, and most importantly WHY)


a. The Medici’s
Rulers of Florence
Most famous Patrons of the Renaissance
Quasi—Mafia like
b. Johann Guttenberg
German inventor
Printing Press
c. Petrarch
One of the first humanists
Regarded as being Father of Humanism
d. Machiavelli
Italian political philosopher
Wrote the “The Prince” a handbook for rulers
The end justifies the mean
Better to be feared than loved
e. Castigliione
Italian writer
“The Book of the Courtier” a guide to Renaissance manners
Described the ideal Renaissance Man & Woman
f. Erasmus
Dutch Scholar and a Priest
“In Praise of Folly”
Used humor to get people thinking…especially about the Church
g. Sir Thomas Moore
Englishman of many talents
“Utopia”
Will be a martyred and made a Catholic Saint
h. Dante
Italian Poet
“Divine Comedy”
9 Circles of Hell/Inferno, Purgatory, and Heaven/Paradise
i. Boccaccio
Italian writer
“The Decameron”
A collection of short stories told by a group of young people
fleeing the Black Death
j. Chaucer
Englishman of many talents
“The Canterbury Tales”
Collection of tales told by pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral
k. Rabelais
French Scholar and Monk
“Gargantua and Pantagruel”
Used humor laced with seriousness to emphasize humanism
l. Cervantes
Spanish writer
“Don Quixote”
An older gentleman’s obsession with chivalry and apparent
break with reality
The first modern novel
m. Shakespeare
The greatest poet and playwright of all time
Master of the English language
Sonnets
Dramatic plays
n. Brunelleschi
Italian architect and engineer
Brought back the dome
“Dome of Florence”
o. Donatello
Early Italian sculptor whose moment in the spotlight is
shortlived
“David”
p. Leonardo da Vinci
The Ideal Renaissance Man
Mona Lisa
Last Supper
The Vitruvian Man
q. Michelangelo
Multi-talented Renaissance genius
Perfectionist
Huge ego-maniac
“David”
“Pieta”
“Sistine Chapel”
r. Raphael
Rival of Michelangelo
“School of Athens”
Madonnas
s. Durer
German
Leonardo of the North
Graphic Artist

t. Holbein
German
Great painter of portraits
Official portrait painter for the Court of Henry VIII

u. Van Eyck
Flemish/Dutch
Detail & Symbolism
Oil paints

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