 | Term | Definition |
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an ancient trade route that connected Europe with China |
What is the silk road? |
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studying the classics-ancient Greek and Roman texts |
What is classical learning? |
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An italian poet and scholar who was the early leader of the humanist movement |
Who was Petrarch? |
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the long bow |
What is the name of the weapon used in the Hundred Year's War that made hand-to-hand fighting obsolete? |
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an italian trader, who started out on a journey on the silk roads in 1271. He traveled by land and sea |
Who was Marco Polo? |
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a way of thought that focuses on human beings and their potential for achievement |
What is humanism? |
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A period of re-birth and creativity in art, writing, and thought |
What is the Renaissance era? |
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re-birth |
What does the term Renaissance mean? |
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1300-1600 |
When was the Renaissance era? |
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Italy |
Where did the Renaissance begin? |
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The medici or other wealthy families |
What is the patron of the arts? |
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a technique that made a picture 3-D |
What is perspective? |
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His paintings of the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa |
What was Leonardo da Vinci known for? |
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For sculpting and painting |
What was Michelangelo known for? |
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a man who we refer excels in many aspects of life |
What is meant by the term Renaissance man? |
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A famous writer of the north |
Who was William Shakespeare? |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet |
What are some of Shakespeare's most famous works? |
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A period of time named after Queen Elizabeth I because she promoted the Renaissance spirit |
What was the Elizabethan Age? |
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The invention of the prinitng press. It could produce over 500 books in 5 months and someone who is copying the book by hand can only copy 1 book in 5 months |
What was the most important technical advance? Why? |
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Johann Gutenberg |
Who invented the printing press? |
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native language |
What is vernacular? |
