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Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of Renaissance; Chapter 12 (Spielvogel) pgs. 313-345

Instructions: These instructions will be used for all unit readings for the rest of the year unless otherwise noted.

1. You can answer the questions as either sentences or as a bulleted list. For these packets I care more about the content than the format.

2. If I give you words in ( ) that are italicized, I expect you to use them in your answer.3. You will be expected to read the entire week’s reading with questions prior to the chapter test.4. If you want a word copy of the questions to type into, it will be available in Synergy. 5. You can discuss these questions with classmates but I expect you to write your own answers

from the discussion and not copy from their paper. 6. If you have any questions you can email Ms Stanley at Jennifer_stanley@khsd.k12.ca.us,

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#1 Meaning & Characteristics of the Italian Renaissance, 314-3201. What does the word "Renaissance" mean? (Burkhardt)

2. List five characteristics of the Renaissance. (Greco-Roman, l’uomo universal)

3.What was the Hanseatic League?

Over what goods did it have a monopoly?

4. Who were the Medicis?

5. What were the social structure/hierarchy of the Renaissance? (estates)

6.What were 3 characteristics of a perfect nobleman according to The Book of the Courtier? Give specific details.

7. ***What was the biggest change for the peasantry by the Renaissance period? (serfdom)

8. Explain how marriages were arranged. (dowry)

How did children formally become adults?

9. Why did families want lots of children?

10. At what age did women marry, and how much older were their husbands?

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#2 The Italian States in the Renaissance, 320-3241. What were the five major Italian states and who governed them?

2.Explain the Italian balance of power in the 1400’s.

***How did this lead to Italy becoming a battleground for other European countries?

3. Who was Niccolò Machiavelli?

4. Choose one piece of advice from the Machiavelli document (p.325) and explain it in your own words.

Score: ___/5#3 The Intellectual Renaissance in Italy, 324-330

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1. What is Renaissance humanism?

2. How did Petrarch help to develop Renaissance humanism?

3. Of what subjects did the liberal arts curriculum consist?

What was the purpose of a liberal arts curriculum?

4. Who went to school?

5. What were some early types of books printed on the Guttenberg press?

*****How did the printing press affect Europe?

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#4 The Artistic Renaissance, 330-337

1. Use what you know about humanism to identify one Renaissance value in the following paintings and sculptures from pages 330-334. (7 points)

∙ Masaccio, Tribute Money:

∙ Botticelli, Primavera:

∙ Donatello, David:

∙ Brunelleschi, Interior of San Lorenzo:

∙ Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper:

∙ Raphael, School of Athens:

∙ Michaelangelo, David:

2. How were great artists such as Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo viewed by the public?

3. ****In what ways was northern art different than Italian art?

**Who were the important Northern Renaissance artists? Why were they important? (van Eyck, Durer)

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#5 The European State and the Church in the Renaissance, 337-3431. **Who were the “new monarchies” of the Renaissance?

2. Who were the French monarchs of the 15th century?

****How did each one extend their political authority? (taille, Spider King)

3. Who began the Tudor dynasty in England?

How did he establish a strong monarchial government? (Star Chamber)

4. How did Spain become a unified country? (Isabella of Castille, Ferdinand of Aragon)

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What was the Spanish Inquisition? What was its goal? What were its results?

5. How did the Habsburgs acquire power?

What areas did they control?

6. Who were the Lollards? What did they want? (Wyclif, authority)

7. How were the Popes of the Renaissance controversial? (“warrior-pope”, nepotism)

How did they further the Renaissance culture?

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