REN - Review (Lesson)

Review.

Review what you've learned by completing the activity below.

Questions to Consider.

Attitudes toward the Renaissance movement (civic leaders, artists, church fathers).
The patronage system: How it worked and why it developed.
Significance of the Donation of Constantine.
Who were the Italian Humanists and what was their philosophy?
Main characteristics and values of the Italian Renaissance.
Characteristics of Italian city-state politics and diplomacy.
Factors which contributed to the rise of the Renaissance movement in Italy.
Which city-state was in the forefront of the Renaissance artistic and literary movement?
According to Machiavelli, what are the characteristics of a good Prince? A good government?
What was Thomas More's attitude toward society as depicted in Utopia?
What were the values of the Northern Humanists (particularly toward the nature of man)?
What was the philosophy of Erasmus? How did he believe reform could best be accomplished?
What were the characteristics of the Northern Renaissance society?
What was the role of Renaissance women?
How were the Italian and Northern Renaissance alike? How were they different? Think in terms of social, political, and economic characteristics and values.

Additional Review Items.

Click here to download the section of Sigrid Olsen's Mothership that deals with this timeframe. Links to an external site. It will be a great study resource for you.

Watch John Green's Crash Course European History videos over the Renaissance. There is a wealth of information that will assist you in your notes. You can access the videos from the links below; you will need access to Youtube to view.

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