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Lessons 5-7 Socials

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Where did the rest of Europe learn about the Renaissance from? Italy
Did Renaissance ideas stay the same throughout all of Europe? When scholars and artists returned to their own countries, the idea changed to fit their own individual society.
When did Renaissance ideas spread from Italy to the rest of Europe? Towards the end of the 15th century.
What three factors slowed the spread of the Renaissance? Feudalism, War, and the Roman Catholic Church.
Feudalism slowed the Renaissance because... of the rigid government and the feudalism social system did not welcome new ideas.
Religion slowed the Renaissance because... the Roman Catholic Church wanted to keep control influence of people and wanted to maintain the status quo.
War slowed the Renaissance by... war limited peoples travel through areas of conflict (Germany, Netherlands, England, France.). These countries used their resources for military, survival, or expansion, not art or science.
What is a fiefdom? A piece of land under a persons control, usually a king or a noble.
Humanism is... The system of thought that centers on humans and their values, potential, and worth.
What factors helped the Renaissance spread more quickly? End of the 100 years war helped spread travel throughout Europe, Germany and France’s wars with Italy urbanization: people moved out of towns to cities to work, the plague, the feudal system began to collapse, and increased trade.
When was the printing press invented and who invented it? Johann Gutenburg, in the mid-1400's
How did the printing press make it possible for Renaissance ideas to spread quickly? The printing press made it easier to make books which made it easier to spread idea more quickly.
How did Europeans learn about the Humanist viewpoint? Scholars traveled from one university to another in Europe and taught their students (nobles) about the ideas.
What is Humanism? The thought that every human being has equal worth.
When did Petrarch live, what is he best known for, and what did he believe? 1304-1374, Known for discovering the ancient writings of the classic Greek and roman texts and taught people about them, and he believed that truly educated people read books, travel widely, and surrounds themselves with art.
When did Erasmus live, what did he argue for, and what did he believe? 1466-1536, strong defender of the roman catholic church, argued against the church's involvement with politics and trade, and believed that the role of church was to teach and to support faith by translating the bible into vernacular languages.
When did Bude live and what did he believe? 1467-1540, he believed that laws should be based on texts written in original Latin and not interpretations.
When did Montaigne live and what did he believe? 1533-1592, he thought that people should learn by being open-minded and curious and not just accepting ideas without questioning them.
What are four reasons why science and math were not focused on in the Middle Ages? Science questioned the afterlife, people were superstitious, wealthy patrons spent money on art and not science or math, and university's focused on classical and liberal arts.
When did Copernicus live and who was he? 1474-1543, a Polish mathematician and astronomer.
What did Copernicus prove by applying science and math? Proved that the planets did not surround the Earth and instead the sun, and that the Earth rotated on an axis once a day.
What scientific advancements did da Vinci make? He invented early parachutes, tanks, submarines, helicopters, and started studying human anatomy.
In what occupations are Viete’s ideas applied? His knowledge of trigonometry and geometry and were used in engineering, architecture, mapping, and navigation.
How did Chaucer’s writings reflect Humanism? He wrote about ordinary people and social/political events of the time in the vernacular language of England, being English.
How did Thomas More’s writings reflect Humanism? Wrote a book called Utopia, which was about an ideal world where there were perfect social and economic systems.
How did Robelais’ writings reflect Humanism? Wrote satirical novels that poked fun at the institutions of society that we thought should be changed. (He questioned aspects of society and existence.)
How did the Pleiade’s writings reflect Humanism? The seven French poets wrote in French, not Latin, about humanist ideals.
How did Shakespeare’s writings reflect Humanism? Wrote plays in English for people which were about the common people.
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