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S.S. Ch 29 rdg notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe 3 ways that classical ideas influenced Renaissance architecture. | Rounded arches, straight columns, and domed roofs. |
| How did Brunelleschi build a dome that wouldn't collapse? | The dome had 8 huge stone arches that were supported by hoops of iron, wood, and brick. |
| Describe 3 Renaissance advances in painting styles. | Realistic backgrounds and depicting real people in lifelike poses and emotions. |
| Describe 3 Renaissance advances in painting techniques. | Perspective, oil paint, and the use of geometry to divide space. |
| Describe 3 ways in which Renaissance sculpture was different from medieval sculpture. | They looked like real people with emotions, they were 3-dimensional, and they were freestanding. |
| What was so amazing about Donatello's David? | It was natural, life-like, life-size, and showed personality and mood. |
| What was so amazing about Michelangelo's David? | It was beautiful, 17 feet tall, and showed the expression of a man on a battlefield. |
| Describe 3 ways in which Renaissance literature differed from medieval literature. | While medieval literature had religious topics, a formal and impersonal writing style, and was written in Latin, Renaissance literature had secular (nonreligious) topics, a personal and individual style, and was written in the writer's own dialect. |
| How did the study of science change during the Renaissance? | Scientists began to observe, question, experiment, and analyze. |
| List 6 scientific or mathematical topics Leonardo explored in his notebooks. | Geometry, engineering, sound, motion, architecture, anatomy, and more. |
| How did the Medici family rule Florence for so long? | They build palaces, kept a strong military, were involved in all aspects of life in the city, defeated their enemies, and supported artists, writers, and musicians. |
| What was Machiavelli's "The Prince" about? | It was a frank account of how politics and government really worked. It also described how rulers made their states strong. |
| What industries helped Florence become the center of the Renaissance? | Trading, banking, and cloth-making with woolen-cloth. |
| What were 2 differences between Florence's Old Market and New Market? | The Old Market was crowded, smelly and dealt only in everyday goods like food. The New Market was kept cleaner and dealt with the banking industry. |
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