The Renaissance Study The Renaissance Study GuideGuide

By: Willy RamosBy: Willy Ramos

1) Where Did the 1) Where Did the “Renaissance” begin?“Renaissance” begin?

1a) In Italy—late 1400’s 1a) In Italy—late 1400’s lasted until the 1600’slasted until the 1600’s

2) What does the word 2) What does the word “Renaissance” mean?“Renaissance” mean?

2a) “Renaissance” means 2a) “Renaissance” means rebirth in Frenchrebirth in French

3) What is “Humanism”?3) What is “Humanism”?

3a) “Humanism” is the 3a) “Humanism” is the intellectual study on how to intellectual study on how to

live a good life.live a good life.

4) Who were the two most 4) Who were the two most important Humanists?important Humanists?

4a) The two most important 4a) The two most important Humanists were Humanists were Desiderius Desiderius

Erasmus andErasmus and

Thomas More. Thomas More.

5) What would a 5) What would a “Renaissance person” be “Renaissance person” be

interested in?interested in?

5a) A “Renaissance person” 5a) A “Renaissance person” would be interested in would be interested in

science, literature, history, science, literature, history, and the artsand the arts

6) The scholars of the 6) The scholars of the “Renaissance” time period “Renaissance” time period

rediscovered ______?rediscovered ______?

6a) Scholars rediscovered 6a) Scholars rediscovered writings of ancient Greece writings of ancient Greece

and Romeand Rome

7) What did “Humanists” try 7) What did “Humanists” try to combine?to combine?

7a) Humanists tried to 7a) Humanists tried to combine Latin and Greek combine Latin and Greek literature with Christianityliterature with Christianity

8) Why is there more time for 8) Why is there more time for higher learning during the higher learning during the “Renaissance” than in the “Renaissance” than in the

“Middle Ages”?“Middle Ages”?

8a) Rising merchants class 8a) Rising merchants class began earning more money began earning more money which lead to more leisure which lead to more leisure

time.time.

9) Who invented the printing 9) Who invented the printing press?press?

9a) Johannes Gutenburg9a) Johannes Gutenburg

10) What was a major impact 10) What was a major impact of the printing press?of the printing press?

10a) Allowed the common 10a) Allowed the common people to learn how to read.people to learn how to read.

11) Who was Erasmus and 11) Who was Erasmus and what is his most famous what is his most famous

work?work?

11a) Dutch monk famous for 11a) Dutch monk famous for “In Praise of Folly” “In Praise of Folly”

12) Who was Thomas More?12) Who was Thomas More?

12a) Lawyer who wrote 12a) Lawyer who wrote Utopia, and could not Utopia, and could not

acknowledge King Henry as acknowledge King Henry as the head of the Church of the head of the Church of

EnglandEngland

13) What is the 13) What is the “Reformation”?“Reformation”?

13a) Movement by the 13a) Movement by the people that began to reject people that began to reject of the authority of the popeof the authority of the pope

14) Who was Martin Luther 14) Who was Martin Luther and where is he from?and where is he from?

14a) Founded a new kind of 14a) Founded a new kind of denomination of Christianity denomination of Christianity

and originated from and originated from Germany.Germany.

15) Describe how Henry VIII 15) Describe how Henry VIII broke with the church.broke with the church.

15a) Wanted to divorce his 15a) Wanted to divorce his wife and announced himself wife and announced himself

Head of the Church of Head of the Church of England.England.

16) List Henry VIII’s wives 16) List Henry VIII’s wives and what happened to each.and what happened to each.

16a) 16a) Catherine of Aragon: DivorcedCatherine of Aragon: Divorced

Ann Boleyn: BeheadedAnn Boleyn: BeheadedJane Seymour: DiedJane Seymour: Died

Anne of Cleves: DivorcedAnne of Cleves: DivorcedCatherine Howard: BeheadedCatherine Howard: Beheaded

Catherine Parr: DiedCatherine Parr: Died

17) Who created the royal 17) Who created the royal navy?navy?

17a) Henry VIII17a) Henry VIII

18) What did Thomas more 18) What did Thomas more do about Henry VIII when do about Henry VIII when the king placed him self at the king placed him self at

the head of the English the head of the English Church?Church?

18a) Wouldn’t stand to see 18a) Wouldn’t stand to see him as head of the Church him as head of the Church of England, and couldn’t of England, and couldn’t legally recognize him as legally recognize him as

head either.head either.

19) Which group thought that 19) Which group thought that the English church was not the English church was not

reformed enough?reformed enough?

19a) Puritans, Baptists, 19a) Puritans, Baptists, Presbyterians, Dissenters Presbyterians, Dissenters

and Nonconformists.and Nonconformists.

qq20) List the Kings and qq20) List the Kings and Queens of the Renaissance Queens of the Renaissance

in Order.in Order.

20a) 20a) Henry VIIHenry VII

Henry VIII Henry VIII Edward VI, Edward VI, Mary Tudor, Mary Tudor,

ElizabethElizabethJames I of ScotlandJames I of Scotland

21) Who was a self 21) Who was a self proclaimed “Renaissance proclaimed “Renaissance

Man”?Man”?

21a) Henry VIII 21a) Henry VIII

22) Why was he called this?22) Why was he called this?

22a) Studied the arts, played 22a) Studied the arts, played various instruments and various instruments and

was a good athlete was a good athlete

23) Who was called “Bloody 23) Who was called “Bloody Mary” and how did she get Mary” and how did she get

this name?this name?

23a) Mary Tudor, called by 23a) Mary Tudor, called by her nickname because she her nickname because she

tried to convert England tried to convert England back to Catholicism by back to Catholicism by

burning at the stake 300 burning at the stake 300 dissenters dissenters

24) What happened to 24) What happened to Edward?Edward?

24a) died of a fever at age 924a) died of a fever at age 9

25) Why was Elizabeth called 25) Why was Elizabeth called the “Virgin Queen”?the “Virgin Queen”?

25a) Elizabeth resisted 25a) Elizabeth resisted marriage all her lifemarriage all her life

26) Why did Elizabeth never 26) Why did Elizabeth never marry?marry?

26a) Elizabeth's power was 26a) Elizabeth's power was her independence from a her independence from a man, she believed if she man, she believed if she

married her power would be married her power would be given to him.given to him.

27) What were her 27) What were her accomplishments?accomplishments?

27a) Restored law and order 27a) Restored law and order by reestablishing the by reestablishing the

Church of England, rejected Church of England, rejected the Popes authority and the Popes authority and

defeated the Spanish defeated the Spanish Armada.Armada.

28) Who was Mary Stuart 28) Who was Mary Stuart and what happened to her and what happened to her

and why?and why?

28a) Cousin of Elizabeth, 28a) Cousin of Elizabeth, exiled and eventually exiled and eventually

beheaded because she beheaded because she plotted to kill Elizabeth.plotted to kill Elizabeth.

29) Describe what happened 29) Describe what happened with that Spanish Armada? with that Spanish Armada?

What did this do for England What did this do for England and the arts?and the arts?

29a) The Spanish Armada was 29a) The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English defeated by the English

because there were storms in because there were storms in the Irish sea during their battle, the Irish sea during their battle, the defeat caused England to the defeat caused England to be the center of power leading be the center of power leading

to a time of peace and to a time of peace and tranquility.tranquility.

30) Who is John Milton and 30) Who is John Milton and what did he write?what did he write?

30a) 30a) He wrote “He wrote “Paradise Lost”Paradise Lost”

31) Who became King after 31) Who became King after Elizabeth?Elizabeth?

31a) James I31a) James I

32) Who was Edmund 32) Who was Edmund Spenser and what was his Spenser and what was his

most famous work?most famous work?

32a) Graduate from 32a) Graduate from Cambridge University and Cambridge University and wrote wrote “The Faerie Queen”“The Faerie Queen”

33) Who was Christopher 33) Who was Christopher Marlowe and why is he Marlowe and why is he

important?important?

33a) Translated love poems 33a) Translated love poems and wrote “Doctor Faustus and wrote “Doctor Faustus

34) Who wrote “34) Who wrote “History of the History of the World”?World”?

34a) Sir Walter Raleigh34a) Sir Walter Raleigh

35) Who is John Donne and 35) Who is John Donne and what is he famous for?what is he famous for?

35a) Had a relationship with 35a) Had a relationship with Anne Donne, no relation, his Anne Donne, no relation, his

most famous poem was most famous poem was written about his written about his

relationship with Anne.relationship with Anne.

36) What were Miracle and 36) What were Miracle and Mystery plays?Mystery plays?

36a) Involved plays depicting 36a) Involved plays depicting scenes from the Bible.scenes from the Bible.

37) What was the name of 37) What was the name of Shakespeare’s Theatre? Shakespeare’s Theatre?

37a) The Globe Theatre 37a) The Globe Theatre

38) Describe this Theatre.38) Describe this Theatre.

38a) A wood framed theatre 38a) A wood framed theatre in a oval to circular shape in a oval to circular shape

that was 3 stories high.that was 3 stories high.

39) Describe the actors of 39) Describe the actors of this time.this time.

39a) Usually were all men.39a) Usually were all men.

40) When was Shakespeare 40) When was Shakespeare born and when did he die?born and when did he die?

40a) Born in April 156440a) Born in April 1564

Died on April 23 1616Died on April 23 1616

Lived 52 yearsLived 52 years

41) How many plays did 41) How many plays did Shakespeare write?Shakespeare write?

41a) He wrote more than 36 41a) He wrote more than 36 playsplays

42) How many poems did 42) How many poems did Shakespeare write?Shakespeare write?

42a) He wrote 150 poems.42a) He wrote 150 poems.

43) Where was Shakespeare 43) Where was Shakespeare Born?Born?

43a) Born in Stratford-on-43a) Born in Stratford-on-Avon Avon

44) Describe Shakespeare's 44) Describe Shakespeare's wife and kids. wife and kids.

44a) Married Anne Hathaway 44a) Married Anne Hathaway (26), and had three children (26), and had three children

Susanna, Judith, and Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet. Hamnet.

45) Name three of his 45) Name three of his Tragedies.Tragedies.

45a) Hamlet, Romeo and 45a) Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and King Juliet, Macbeth, and King

Lear.Lear.

46) Name three of his 46) Name three of his histories.histories.

46a) Richard II, Henry IV, 46a) Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V.and Henry V.

47) Name three of his 47) Name three of his comedies.comedies.

47a) Midsummer Night’s 47a) Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Dream, Much Ado About

Nothing, and As You Like It.Nothing, and As You Like It.

48) Who was Queen when 48) Who was Queen when Shakespeare Started writing Shakespeare Started writing

plays?plays?

48a) Queen Elizabeth48a) Queen Elizabeth

49) What were the names of 49) What were the names of his acting companies?his acting companies?

49a) Lord Chamberlain’s 49a) Lord Chamberlain’s Men, and The King’s Men.Men, and The King’s Men.

50) What postponed some of 50) What postponed some of Shakespeare’s plays?Shakespeare’s plays?

50a) The Bubonic Plague50a) The Bubonic Plague

51) Why is Shakespeare 51) Why is Shakespeare considered such a great considered such a great

writer?writer?

51a) He had a vivid 51a) He had a vivid imaginationimagination

52) What happened to the 52) What happened to the Globe during one of his Globe during one of his

performances? performances?

52a) Burned Down52a) Burned Down

53) How did the actors affect 53) How did the actors affect the writing of plays? the writing of plays?

53a) Actors had to have 53a) Actors had to have multiple roles, and songs multiple roles, and songs

had to be written to had to be written to accommodate the actors.accommodate the actors.

54) How was Shakespeare’s 54) How was Shakespeare’s work finally put into print?work finally put into print?

54a) Illegally without his 54a) Illegally without his consent, rather than legally.consent, rather than legally.