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Renaissance and Refo

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What does Renaissance mean?   Rebirth  
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What are classical cultures?   Ancient Greece and Rome  
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Name 2 things that contributed to the growth of towns.   Money based economy and people moving to towns to buy and sell good.  
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Who benefited from a money based economy?   Merchants and bankers  
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What did the rich do with their money?   They where patrons of the arts  
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What were the Italian City States?   Ruled by rich families, but where supposed to be republics.  
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What did humanists believe?   Humans can achieve great things and life isn't just about God anymore. Questioned the divine right of kings.  
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Who ruled Florence?   Medici Family  
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What was Florence?   Art center of the Renaissance  
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Who built the dome on the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore?   Filippo Brunelleschi  
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What are 3 main attributes of Brunelleschi's dome?   A lantern at the top, and inner and outer dome, and arches leaning against each other.  
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Name two famous Renaissance scientists.   Leonardo daVinci and Galileo Galilei.  
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How did science change from the Dark Ages?   Scientists began making their own discoveries and stopped relying on the discoveries of others.  
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Name 3 defining features of Classical Art   Sculpture is marble or bronze, faces have no emotion and their limbs suggest motion.  
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Name 3 defining features of Medieval Art   The central figure is bigger, there is no perspective, and they used bright colors.  
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Name 3 defining features of Renaissance Art   The people are nude or clothed, their faces are expressive, and there is perspective.  
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What did patrons support?   Art  
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What was painting influenced by?   Humanism  
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What was a new material that was used for painting?   Oil paints  
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What was something new about sculpture?   It was free-standing  
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Who made statues of "David?"   Michelangelo and Donatello  
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Name 3 advances in Literature   It was more secular, it was written in the vernacular, and it involved more emotions.  
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Who wrote "The Divine Comedy?"   Dante Alighieri  
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Why was "The Divine Comedy" different from other books?   It was comedic and it was written in Italian.  
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