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AP European History
Renaissance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Florentine possess ... | position of tax collectors for papacy |
| Popolo | common people heavily taxed, BITTER, wanted equality, use violence |
| Condottieri | brought mercenaries to take control, lied about liability |
| signori | son inherits rule from father |
| Italian city-states either ruled by | signori or oligarchy |
| oglicharchs and signori turned homes to | courts |
| Lorenzo Valla | On The False Donation of Constantine- proves documents weakened foundation of papal claims |
| Giovanni Boccaccio | The Decameron- describes ambitious merchants, friars, and cuckhold husbands portray sensual and worldly society |
| Desiderius Erasmus | The Praise of Folly- satire of worldly wisdom and plea for simple and spontaneous Christian faith of children, critical edition of Greek New Testament |
| Themes in Desiderius Erasmus (2) | 1. reform=improvement 2. Christianity=life |
| Machiavelli | The Prince |
| 5 Powers of Italian peninsula | 1. Venice 2. Milan 3. Papal States 4. Kingdom of Florence 5. Kingdom of Naples |
| Medici Family | wealthy bankers who have authority of Florence |
| Alberti | On The Family |
| Castiglione | The Courtier |
| Utopia | describes ideal socialistic community on island in New World |
| 1st artistic + literary manifestations of Italian Renaissance appeared where? | Florence |
| Lorenzo The Magnificent | wealthy merchant |
| Sistine Chapel | depiction of Old Testament, god give life to Adam |
| Brunelleschi | Dome |
| Michelangelo's known works | Statue of David, St. Peter's dome |
| Conversos | Jews converted to Christianity/New Christians |
| Moriscos | Muslims converted to Christianity |
| Spanish Inquisition | expulsion of Jews |
| Reconquista | expulsion of Muslims |
| Concordot of Bologna | pope receives 1st year income, mutual satisfactory agreement in France |
| Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges | general council power over papacy |
| justices of peace | unpaid local officials who fixed wages and moral behavior |
| Gabelle | Salt tax |
| Taille | Land tax |
| Jan Van Eyck | Flemish painter of Northern Europe |
| Court of Star Chamber | tortured nobles to confess |
| Hermandades | groups in towns given authority to act as local police forces |
| Oligarchy | small group that ruled city |
| Only form of distinct hierarchy | Gender |
| Charles from France does this for the very first time | Creates a professional royal army |
| Petrarch | Father of Humanism |
| Byzantine Empire | preserves all history |
| Constantine | 1st Roman emperor to convert to Christianity |
| Philology | study of root words |
| Mirandola | humanist uses logic and reason |
| Why Italy was unique in the Western World (3) | 1. urban 2. separated by city, not united country 3. change was good to urban people |
| Italy has access to ... | Grecko-Roman Period |