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WORLD HISTORY
 Red Flag Questions
Pages 437-443
CHAPTER 15: RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
SECTION 1: The Italian Renaissance
1300-1650 AD
By the end of this section, you will be able to answer these questions:
1. What changes in society and in cities stimulated the beginning of the Renaissance?
2. What ideas formed the foundation of the Italian Renaissance?
3. What contributions did artists make to the Renaissance?
THE BEGINNING OF THE RENAISSANCE
Changes in Society
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How did the population loss caused by the Black Death lead to a specialization of products by
different countries?
The Rise of City-States
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Which groups dominated society in the city-states?
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How did the merchants of northern Italy use their wealth?
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What were the following city-states well known for?
- Venice
- Milan
- Florence
RENAISSANCE IDEAS
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Renaissance
Inspiration from the Ancients
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How did the arrival of scholars fleeing the Ottomans inspire Italy?
Humanism
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What subjects came to be known as the humanities?
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humanism
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What was the difference between church teachings and humanist teachings?
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How did Dante Alighieri influence humanism?
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Why do historians believe the Renaissance begin with Giovanni Boccaccio and Francesco
Petrarch?
Secular Writers
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secular
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What was the “universal man”?
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Who was Baldassare Castiglione and how did his The Courier influence society?
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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How did Machiavelli describe men and what did he feel rulers must do t maintain power?
Science of the Renaissance
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What ideas from Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei challenged church teachings?
RENAISSANCE ART
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How did the subject matter of Renaissance art differ from the subject matter of medieval art?
Patrons of the Arts
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How did wealthy patrons support Renaissance art?
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Lorenzo de Medici
Styles and Techniques
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How did the technique of perspective help change art?
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What theme did Renaissance artist use in their art?
Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci
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The Last Supper
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Mona Lisa
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What ideas did da Vinci’s notebook contain?
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
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Pieta
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David
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Why is Michelangelo’s work on the Sistine Chapel considered so amazing?
Raphael
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Raphael
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The School of Athens
Bramante
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Donato Bramante