History: Chap 14-Renaissance

The Troubled 14th Century

Early 1300s - _____ _____ _____ led to 10% of the people of Europe dying.

The Troubled 14th Century

1348 - a plague called _____ _____ hit Europe.

It was spread by _____ on infected rats.

The Troubled 14th Century

Millions of people died from _____ _____.  In England, _____ of the people died.

The infected rats that spread Black Death were carried aboard _____ _____.

Problems with rats may have been the basis for the story of the _____ _____.

What did a smaller population mean for Europe?

Governments had _____ _____.
Wages were _____, and food prices _____.
Serfs began to _____ the manors.

How did Black Death change society?

Peasants began to demand _____.
1381 - Peasant revolt against _____ _____ __.

The peasant revolt of 1381 was called the Great Rising. One of the main reasons for it was a _____ _____ on each person over the age of 15.  King Richard was only 14 at the time and rode out on horseback to meet with rebel leaders, showing considerable _____ qualities in spite of his age.

Why did people look back to Greece and Rome?

People modeled art, literature, science, and philosophy on what was done in _____ _____ and _____.

Why did people look back to Greece and Rome?

_____ means "rebirth" in _____.

Why did people look back to Greece and Rome?

The Renaissance focused on the _____ and creative _____ and _____.

Renaissance artists copied Greek styles, but _____ upon them.

The Renaissance began in _____ in 1350 and spread to other countries for _____ years.

Renaissance people thought that progress in art, literature, and science had stopped during the _____ _____.

_____ believed the culture of ancient Greece and Rome was best and called the Middle Ages the "_____ _____."

He said the classics (Greco-Roman literature) were better than anything written since A.D. _____.

Homer wrote two classics called the _____ and the _____.

Virgil wrote a classic called _____.

What is Humanism?

The worldview of the Middle Ages focused on the actions, ideas, and works of _____ and emphasized _____ _____ _____.

What is Humanism?

The worldview of the Renaissance focused on the actions, ideas, and works of _____ and emphasized _____ _____.

What is Humanism?

Humanists searched libraries and monasteries for the writings of ancient _____ and _____.

This led to a renaissance (rebirth) of _____.

A Renaissance man  wanted to know many things - 
a.  read _____ and _____
b.  had an interest in _____ and _____

A Renaissance man wanted to be able to do many things -

a. play an _____ and _____
b. write _____
c.  be strong and good at _____
d.  ride a _____ and use a _____

A historian and a writer, this man was interested in how rulers got and kept power.

This man believed that for rulers, the ends justified the means.

This man wrote his ideas down in a book called The Prince.

The Renaissance begins in Italy -

In 1350, most city-states had less than _____ people, but some northern Italian cities grew to have more than _____ people.

Italian city-states became wealthy because _____ _____ goods went through Venice, Florence, Milan and Genoa to the rest of _____.

Italy wasn't united and cities often fought each other for control of _____ _____.

In the 1300s, Venice defeated Genoa and came to be known as the "_____ __ __ _____."

This city became wealthy as a producer of wool cloth.

It was a republic, but wealthy families controlled the elections.

One wealthy family of Florence was named _____.

In 1469, _____ __ _____ became ruler of Florence.

He was also known as _____ __ _____.

Lorenzo de Medici used his wealth to help _____ and _____ and turned Florence into the "_____ __ _____."

Lorenzo de Medici died in the same year that Columbus made his first voyage from Spain - _____.

Why did people give up their worldly possessions?

In the late 1400s, the economy of Florence _____.

A monk named Savonarola preached against the Renaissance emphasis on _____.

Religious leaders asked people to burn anything not _____.

How did the monk Savonarola gain power?

He called Lorenzo de Medici a _____.

In 1494, the Medici family gave up Florence when it was attacked by _____.

The people of Florence forced the Medicis out and made Savonarola their _____.

What happened to Savonarola?

After four years, the people of Florence grew tired of him and his _____ _____.

When he spoke out against the _____, he was arrested and _____.

The pope that Savonarola spoke out against was named _____ __, and was a member of the powerful _____ family.

The two most famous paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci are the _____ _____ and the _____ _____.

The patrons of Leonardo Da Vinci included the _____ __ _____ and _____ _____ __ of France.

This man's curiosity drove him to explore many fields of study - art, science, engineering, and inventing.

Who was one of Michelangelo's patrons?

Name two famous sculptures by Michelangelo.

One shows Mary holding Jesus after His death and the other is of a famous hero of the Bible.

What famous ceiling did Michelangelo paint?

What are some interesting facts about this painting?

Who was Michelangelo's patron for the painting of the Sistine Chapel?

Who was the artist that painted the "School of Athens" which shows ancient Greek philosophers and scholars?

The Italian painter Raphael is known for painting many pictures of _____ and baby _____.

What does Madonna mean in Italian?