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Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period in which Europe underwent a rebirth in regards to classical art, literature, and architecture. The movement originated in Italy during the 14th century before spreading throughout Europe.
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What was the deasise that killed lots of people in the medieval time?
Lots of things killed people
Black plague
cholera
STD's
small pox
bad water
bad food
poisons
drowning
murder
flu
accidents
infections
typhus
drowning
wars
Why the Italian renaissance declined?
Causes of the decline of the Italian Renaissance are varied. There was the French invasion in 1494, after which nonstop warfare ensued. This was a major factor. The French king Charles VIII saw Italy as a perfect target for his ambitious dynastic goals. In 1494, he led his army of 30,000 troops across the Alps to press his claims to the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples. Florence succumbed to the French and in less than a year, Naples had been conquered too. Charles was forced to withdraw briefly when Spain formed an alliance with the Papal States, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan and Venice, but Charles's successor, Louis XII, began a second invasion and from 1499 to 1529, warfare in Italy was continuous.
In addition to this, a waning of Italian prosperity also led to the decline of the Renaissance. Italy's virtual monopoly of trade with Asia in the 15th century had been a key economic support for all the intellectual and artistic developments during the Renaissance. But when trade routes shifted from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic region, Italy lost its supremacy as the center of European trade. Warfare also created another economic hardship for Italy.
Last, but not least, the Counter-Reformation was a cause of the decline of the Renaissance. The Roman church sought to exercise firm control over all thought and art as part of a campaign to fight worldliness and the spread of Protestantism. In 1542, the Roman Inquisition started; in 1564, the first Roman Index of Prohibited Books was published. Even Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" in the Sistine Chapel was critiqued for exposing too many naked bodies. Therefore, Pope Paul IV ordered an artist to paint in clothing wherever possible.
Thus, combining these three causes together, we see that the Italian Renaissance declined because it was simply restrained. There was a war going on, not enough money for artistic developments, and ecclesiastical censors.
The order of these historical events were 1) the golden age of Greece, 2) the fall of the Roman empire, 3) crusades, 4) renaissance.
Why did the spirit of the Renaissance upset religious leaders?
it was because a monk named savonarola called lorenzo a tyrant he also spoke out against the spirit of the rennaisance he criticized the people offlorence for haying too much
Was the most important invention of the Renaissance and allowed for major reforms in education?
There are many important inventions of the Renaissance. One of these inventions that allowed for major reforms in education was the study of structure.
What are the qualities of a good king in medieval times?
1) Courage
2) Strength
3) Leadership
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fairness
generosity
restraint
respect
How did the Black Plague transition Europe from the middle ages to the Renaissance?
After the Plague subsided, more than 2/3 of all people in Europe were dead. The Feudal Lords had trouble finding people to harvest their crops and work for them. This led to peasants demanding more money and eventually freedom from their Lords. Joan of Arc contributed to this new idea that people should be loyal to their country, not to their Feudal Landlords. Strong popes, notably Gregory VII , worked for a new Europe guided by a centralized church, a goal that was realized under Pope Innocent III . Militant religious zeal was expressed in the Crusades , which led thousands into the lands of the ancient Greeks and Byzantine society. When they returned to Europe, the Crusaders brought back books and new ideas from these advanced societies. Without the Plague and pure survival to worry about, people began to explore art and sciences, which began the transition to the Renaissance years.
How did feudalism influence the way knights lived?
Feudalism is the structure of the government and part of the society. It is not a separate thing so in asking this question you are asking about a system that the knights were part of and created. Knights were nobles and a different class of people and were created because of feudalism.
The Medici family of Florence was very interested in classical studies (Greek and Roman), and the Medici family, bankers, comissioned many famous pieces of Renaissance art, including Brunelleschi, who invented linear perspective, and Donatello, and many other great Renaissance artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo... etc
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What did Christian scholars learn during the Renaissance?
"condemned every sort of advance in science as the work of the devil. pretty much what they do today. The ones who condemned the advancements of science during the Renaissance were the Roman Catholic church, not Protestant Christians." The previous writer shows a lack of knowledge on the subject. The Roman Catholic Church supports advance in Science, as it does in all discipline. As science advances man is able to be more fully human. Catholics do hold, however, that science cannot contradict faith. It is true the Church has condemned some sciencentific advances. However, true science can never contradict true faith, because God is the master and creator of both. God, who made the world and expects us to believe in and love him, could never have created things that would contradict that belief.
What was the ancient Roman building that inspired Bruneschelli?
You might be thinking of the Pantheon, however the Pantheon was more hemispherical and would not have worked on the scale of Brunelleschi's dome so he had to use newer Gothic methods.
Four reasons leading to the renaissance?
The rebirth of learning started in the northern Italian cities, especially in Florence. From here it began to spread outwards all over western Europe, changing especially in art and architecture to suit the needs of different countries. For example, in Italy , which has a dry climate , people did not need sloping roofs as much as people in wetter northern Europe did. But more important were the religious differences which arose largely because of the Renaissance in Germany,Holland and England . Here the Church leaders broke away from the Catholic belief and began the protestant reformation.
What is Peter the Great's contribution?
peter the great helped russia. he outlaw russia styles. fleet of ships built and created a navy.
How does the high renaissance differ from mannerism?
Mannerism is a form of painting notable for elongated forms, precariously balanced poses, a collapsed perspective, irrational settings, and theatrical lighting.
The High Renaissance art was represented by its development of highly realistic linear perspective with the works of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael along with Botticelli, Donatello and Titian representing artistic pinnacles that were to be much imitated by other artists.
Mannerism, still a controversial term, followed High Renaissance, and was later replaced by the Baroque style.
Who were famous women who lived in the Renaissance period?
Queen Margaret I of Denmark ruled as sovereign and united Denmark with Sweden, Norway and Iceland. She soundly defeated an army sent against her and was quite powerful.
Ethelfleda was a sovereign Queen of Mercia and was pretty good at kicking the Vikings around.
Hildegard of Bingen was a visionary who wrote books about medicinal herbs, wrote a play and composed music for it, which we still have and can read.
Empress Mathilda, claimant to the throne of England. After being challenged by her cousin Stephen, they fought a civil war that lasted for almost two decades.
Eleanor of Aquitaine was an important cultural leader and lead an armed company of women on crusade.
Marie de France was an important poet, though we known practically nothing else about her.
There were a number of sovereign empresses of the Byzantine Empire, including Empress Irene and Empress Theodora.
Hedwig was queen of Poland for a number of years. Interestingly she had herself crowned as king to point out that she was monarch.
Isabella of France, queen of England. She turned against her husband and ruled England for 3 years after his murder.
Margaret of Anjou, queen of England, raised armies during the Wars of the Roses to protect the rights of Henry VI.
Joan of Arc, military leader and greatest inspiration for the French revival during the 100 years war.
Yolande of Aragon, power behind the indolent Charles VII and possibly behind the acceptance of Joan of Arc.
Christine de Pizan, french writer and early feminist.
Who provided the most financial support for musicians and composers during the middle age?
The Catholic Church
Why was the Medici family banned from Florence?
In 1914, Girolamo Savonarola had come to the conclusion that the Medici family had to much power in Florence because of their incredible banking and economic systems. Savonarola began to preach to the people of Florence of his ideas and philosophy. He gained many followers and eventually built up enough support to overthrow the Medici Family. He then went on to appoint very famous Machiavelli to be his secretary.
When did renaissance art start?
Officially, the Middle Ages end and the Renaissance starts in the year 1492, because in this year Columbus discovered the 'new world', and Lorenzo De' Medici ruler of Florence died, both beginning a series of changes in history.
What was the most important idea of the Renaissance?
The main idea of the Italian Renaissance was to create a resurgence of the ideas, architecture and art of antiquity. The people who started the Renaissance held things and ideas of antiquity in high regard and wanted to improve the culture by bringing them back into then-modern times.
Why were the medici family important to the development of renassiance art?
The Medici is a political family dynasty from Florence and Tuscany. It is came to power in the 14th century and eventually became so strong that is started the Medici bank in the 15th century.
How did the Renaissance change the thinking from the middle ages?
The renaissance was a major break though in art. the early greeks and romans were very advanced in art, but it was all destroyed and lost because of the barbarians.
in the medevail times, the cathlioc pope did not allow artist to study bodies. that is why medevail paintings are pretty bad. in the renaissace, artist did start to study dead bodies and learn more about humans. this was a major breakthrough in art and science
How did the French Renaissance end?
The Renaissance, the "rebirth" of culture and civilisation, was arguably over by about 1600AD. In a sense, though, it never "ended": it was a rebirth of an new age of reason, enlightenment and inquiry; and to that extent it is still with us.
What were the 2 stages before becoming a knight?
There were two stages of training before one became a knight. The first was as a page. A page began training as early as 7 years of age, and would serve as a errand boy, messenger, or otherwise be assigned basic tasks in a knights household. They would begin training in areas such as horsemanship, heraldry, and perhaps be instructed in the rudiments of weapons. They also learned social graces and may have received some basic education in letters.
After a period, typically about seven years, a page would become a squire. Squires received much more direct combat training and would serve particular knights as shield bearers, by caring for weapons, armor, and horses, would accompany knights to tournaments, and in times of war would go into battle as standard bearers.
After seven years the squire was eligible to become a knight, although this promotion was not automatic, particularly later in the period.
What was happening in the years of 1452 till 1519?
Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. in 1453.
The Hundred Years War finally ended in 1453 at the Battle of Castillon, which was the first battle in which cannons were decisive.
Ferdinand and Isabella married, uniting their kingdoms to create Spain in 1469.
The Spanish Inquisition started in 1481.
The War of the Roses started in 1455 and ended in 1485 with the establishment of the Tudor Dynasty.
Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492.
Spain took Grenada, the last Islamic country in Iberia, in 1492.
Vasco do Gama returned from the first European voyage to India in 1499.
Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David beginning in 1501.
Alfonso de Albuquerque conquered the Sultanate of Malacca in 1511.
Copernicus wrote a book putting the sun at the center of the solar system in 1512.
Machiavelli wrote the Prince in 1512.
During the middle ages, artists were considered humble craftspeople who merly put ideas from god into a visual form, but during the renaissance artists were greatly respected for their intellect and creativity. -M.H.
