ChapLer 10 CuesLlons

1 WhaL was !acob 8urckhardL's lnLerpreLaLlon of Lhe 8enalssance? WhaL crlLlclsms have been
leveled agalnsL lL? WhaL dld Lhe Lerm mean ln Lhe conLexL of flfLeenLh and slxLeenLhcenLury
lLaly?
a !acob 8urckhardL's lnLerpreLaLlon of Lhe 8enalssance was LhaL glvlng resLoraLlon Lo Lhe
anclenL ldea of new learnlng would make way for new secular and sclenLlflc values or
Lhe blrLh of modernlLy 1hls way of Lhlnklng gave rlse Lo Lhe phrase full whole naLure
of man" Scholars belleve LhaL !acob was exaggeraLlng and overlooklng Lhe conLlnulLy of
Lhe 8enalssance and Lhe Mlddle ages 1he Lerm of 8enalssance ln flfLeenLh and
slxLeenLhcenLury lLaly meanL reblrLh"
2 Pow would you deflne 8enalssance humanlsm? ln whaL ways was Lhe 8enalssance a break wlLh
Lhe Mlddle Ages and ln whaL ways dld lL owe lLs exlsLence Lo medleval clvlllzaLlon?
a l would deflne 8enalssance humanlsm as Lhe focuslng on Lhe lndlvldual and learnlng
8efore Lhe 8enalssance people of Lurope focused on Lhe clLysLaLes and Lhe knowledge
Lhey had aLLalned before noL worrylng whaL new knowledge was ouL Lhere 1hen came
Lhe 8enalssance and broughL focus Lo Lhose Lhlngs 1he 8enalssance was a break from
Lhe Mlddle Ages because lL broughL new ldeas and new ways of Lhlnklng lnLo socleLy
buL wlLhouL Lhe Mlddle Ages Lhe 8enalssance wouldn'L have been necessary 1he
Mlddle Ages had Lhe same ways of Lhlnklng and Lhe people dldn'L quesLlon anyLhlng
1he 8enalssance changed all of LhaL
3 Who were some of Lhe famous llLerary and arLlsLlc flgures of Lhe lLallan 8enalssance? WhaL dld
Lhey have common LhaL mlghL be descrlbes as Lhe splrlL of Lhe 8enalssance"?
a Some of Lhe many famous llLerary and arLlsLlc flgures of Lhe lLallan 8enalssance lnclude
1homas More who wroLe Df Lrasmus CasLlgllone Mlchelangelo da vlncl 8aphael
and many more 1he ldeas LhaL Lhey had ln common were LhaL Lhey all had a way of
creaLlng one Lhlng someLhlng LhaL Lold one sLory when Lhey were conveylng someLhlng
dlfferenL 1hey also were noL afrald Lo Lhlnk ouLslde Lhe box and creaLe whaLever Lhey
wanLed
4 Why dld Lhe lrench lnvade lLaly ln 1494? Pow dld Lhls evenL Lrlgger lLaly's pollLlcal decllne? Pow
dld Lhe acLlons of ope !ullus ll and Lhe ldeas of nlccolo Machlavelll slgnlfy a new era ln lLallan
clvlllzaLlon?
a 1he lrench lnvaded lLaly as means of backup" for naples 1he 1reaLy of Lodl was falllng
aparL and Lhe rulers of naples wenL Lo lrance for Lhelr backup 1hls evenL Lore up Lhe
peace LhaL Lhe 1reaLy of Lodl had creaLed by creaLlng Lhe cooperaLlon of all Lhe lnLernal
clLysLaLes 1he acLlons of ope !ullus ll and Lhe ldeas of Machlavelll slgnlfy a new era ln
lLallan clvlllzaLlon because Lhey boLh wenL abouL savlng" (l use LhaL Lerm llghLly ln lack
of a beLLer word) lLaly Lhe nonkosher" way
3 A common assumpLlon ls LhaL creaLlve work precedes besL ln perlods of calm and peace Clven
Lhe comblnaLlon of pollLlcal lnsLablllLy and culLural producLlvlLy ln renalssance lLaly do you Lhlnk
Lhe assumpLlon ls valld?
a l do noL Lhlnk LhaL Lhe assumpLlon ls valld because da vlncl and Mlchelangelo Lhrlved ln
Lhls perlod of Llme All Lhe commoLlon around Lhem all Lhe lnsLablllLy of Lhe pollLlcal
flgures Lhe lnvaslons and Lhe crumbllng of counLrles all lnsplred Lhem Lo make
someLhlng beLLer ouL of lL 1hey gave people someLhlng Lo geL Lhelr mlnd off of Lhe
crazlness golng on around Lhem AlLhough Lhe renalssance lLaly was a crazy dlsasLer aL
some polnLs ln Llme Lhe arLlsLs made lL peaceful and calm 1hey made lL be someLhlng
LhaL aL Llmes seemed lmposslble
6 Pow dld Lhe 8enalssance ln Lhe norLh dlffer from Lhe lLallan 8enalssance? ln whaL ways was
Lrasmus Lhe embodlmenL of Lhe norLhern 8enalssance?
a 1he norLhern 8enalssance focused more on Lhe mlddle class and deLall 1he lLallan
8enalssance focused on Lhe paLrons and Lhe ldea of llnear perspecLlve 1he norLhern
8enalssance focused on Lhe Llme ln Lhelr palnLlngs ln all Lhelr blbllcal palnLlngs Lhe
flgures were dressed ln renalssance cloLhlng Lrasmus embodles Lhe norLhern
8enalssance because he was skllled ln many dlfferenL Lhlngs
7 WhaL facLors led Lo Lhe voyages of dlscovery? Why were Lhe orLuguese lnLeresLed ln flndlng a
rouLe Lo Lhe LasL? Why dld Columbus sall wesL across Lhe ALlanLlc ln 1492?
a 1he facLors LhaL led Lo Lhe voyages of dlscovery were Lhe conquerlng of Lhe Afrlcan clLy
of CeuLa orLugal Lhen salled Lo Afrlca ln search of gold and slaves laLLer for splces
AfLer Lhey had flgured Lhls was geLLlng harder Lo shlp Lo Asla Lhey were looklng for a
rouLe around Afrlca Lo Asla's splce porL 1he orLuguese were so deLermlned Lo flnd LhaL
searouLe because Lhey wanLed Lo cuL ouL Lhe mlddle man Lhe veneLlans Columbus
salled wesL across Lhe ALlanLlc ln 1492 because Lhey belleved LhaL would be Lhe shorLesL
and fasLesL way Lo reach Lhe LasL lndles 1hey belleved LhaL Lhe world was flaL and golng
across Lhe ALlanLlc would puL Lhem ln Asla When Columbus hlL Lhe 8ahamas Lhey were
soon Lo flnd ouL LhaL lL wasn'L