Chapter 17Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

Q1: How did the merchant class in northern Italy influence the Renaissance?

Quick Review:Renaissance: Rebirth of classical Greek and Roman thinkingWhy Italy:1. Thriving city2. Wealthy merchant class3. Classical heritage of

Greece and Rome

Answer:1. Dominated political life2. Merit based, not inherit social status

FOCUS: individual acheivement

Chapter 17Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

Q 2: In what ways did literature and the arts change during the Renaissance?

Answer:Literature & ArtClassics led to humanism, history, literature, philosophyEnjoy life without offending GodLed to a secular society (Here and now)

Lit: VernaclularMachiavelli

Art: 3D, RealistDonatello, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo

Chapter 17The Northern Renaissance

Q1: What did northern European rulers do to encourage the spread of Renaissance ideas

Answer Hired artists from Italy

Follow up Question: Why did the artists leave? Italy sounds like a pretty cool place to live at this time.

Chapter 17The Northern Renaissance

Q2: How were the Christian humanists different from the humanists of the Italian Renaissance?

Quick Review

Christian Humanists: Church needs to inspire people to live Christian livesItalian Ren: Revive classical thought

AnswerReform society through education

1440: Gutenburg…THE PRINTING PRESSDecreased the cost of books which allowed for increase in distribution of books

Legacy of the Renaissance Great Artistic change Great social change: Church to the

Individual Increase education through books

Chapter 17Luther leads the Reformation

Q1: Why did the Holy Roman emperor go to war against Protestant German princes?

Lots of review:Reasons for weak church:1. Renaissance idea of

individual2. Printing press spread

secular ideas3. Merchants resented

paying church taxes4. Church leadership was

accused of being corrupt

Answer They threatened the church and

followed the ideas of Lutheranism

Who was Martin Luther? 95 Thesis

Chapter 17The Reform Continues

Q1: In what ways was John Calvin’s church different from the Lutheran Church?

Quick Review:

Calvin was Swiss (studied under Huldrych Zwingli and Luther)

Luther was Germany

Answer Calvin brings order to the faith Luther

began He focused on the relationship between

God…salvation…and man.

Chapter 17The Reformation Continues

Q1: What are three legacies of the Reformation?

Answer1. Expansion of Protestant churches and

new denominations2. Increased role of education by both

Catholics and Protestants3. Increase of development of the nation-

state4. Questioning authority which laid

groundwork to the Enlightenment

Chapter 18The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire

Q1: Why were the Ottomans such successful conquerors?

Answer Warrior tradition Highly effective social structure Efficient and enforced government with

code of law Freedom of religion

Chapter 18The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire

Q2: Why was Selim’s capture of Mecca, Medina, and Cairo so significant?

AnswerThey represented great cities and now they fell under the power of the Ottomans.

Chapter 19Europeans Explore the East

Q1: What factors helped spur European exploration?

Answer Battle for Empire Renaissance Technology and ideas Expansion of trade (trade with East) THE THREE G’sGOD, GOLD, GLORY

Chapter 19Europeans Explore the East

Q2: Why were the Dutch so successful in establishing a trading empire in the Indian Ocean?

AnswerThey were a leading sea power and by 1600 had the largest fleet of ships in the world.

Chapter 19China Limits European Contacts

Q1: Why did China undergo widespread industrialization?

AnswerDo to all the European exploration to the East, China was forces to industrialize to keep up as a trade partner.

By the 1500s China’s official trade policy reflected isolationism. I wonder why?

Chapter 19China Limits European Contacts

Q2: What did Christian missionaries bring to China?

AnswerKnowledge of European science and technology, but Christianity did not take root.

Chapter 19Japan Returns to Isolation

Q1: Why was the time between 1467 and 1568 called the period of the “Warring States”?

AnswerThe centralized government fell to the decentralized territory lords or samurais. Civil war dominated this time.

Chapter 19Japan Returns to Isolation

Q2: What was the difference between the Confucian ideal of society and the real society of Japan?

AnswerConfucian: agriculture centered society/farmers

Real society: commerce/merchants

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