A.P. European History
The Renaissance- Homework Packet
A. Primary Source Readings- Complete worksheet (IN CLASS)
1. Christine de Pisan, The Treasure of the City of Ladies- pg. 325
2. Pico della Mirandola, Oration on the Dignity of Man- pg. 326
B. Vocabulary- Define the following terms AND explain the
relation the term has to the chapter under study.
1. City-State:______________________________________________
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2. Oligarchy:______________________________________________
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3. Secularism:_____________________________________________
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4. Vernacular:_____________________________________________
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5. Patron:________________________________________________
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6. Platonism:______________________________________________
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C. Key Concepts- Address the following prompts.
1. Humanism
-Define: _________________________________________________
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-Themes of Humanism:
1._______________________________________________
2._______________________________________________
3._______________________________________________
2. Characteristics of Renaissance Art:
1._______________________________________________
2._______________________________________________
3._______________________________________________
4._______________________________________________
3. Northern Renaissance
-Ways Italian learning traveled North:
1._______________________________________________
2._______________________________________________
3._______________________________________________
-Ways Northern Renaissance differed from Italian Renaissance:
1._______________________________________________
2._______________________________________________
3._______________________________________________
D. Fill In- Complete the chart of the “Arts” below:
Artist/Author
1.
Work/s
Letters to the Ancient Dead
Poems to Laura
Sistine Chapel, David, Pieta
2.
3.
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6.
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15.
The Prince
Divine Comedy
Mona Lisa, Last Supper
Decameron
Book of the Courtier
The School of Athens
In Praise of Folly
Oration on the Dignity of Man
The Anatomy Lecture
Utopia
Don Quixote
Richard III, Hamlet, Macbeth
The Canterbury Tales
E. Fill In- Complete the following chart with the person or persons
associated with each term or idea.
Person/s
1.
2.
3.
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6.
7.
8.
Term or Idea
Reconquista, Inquisition
Bankers of Florence, patrons
Printing press
Father of Renaissance
painting
“Prince of Humanists”
“Father” of Humanism
Proves Donation of
Constantine false
German painter of royal
courts (portraits)
F. S, P, E Chart- Complete the following chart that illustrates the
social, political, and economic changes occurring during the
Renaissance that prove the Renaissance was the transition from the
Medieval to the Modern World.
Characteristics of Modern World
Social
Political
1.
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Economic
1.
2.
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G. Cause/Effect- A series of cause/effect events beginning in the
Middle Ages led to a revival of monarchs in Northern Europe by the
time of the Renaissance. Complete the following flow chart.
Cause:__________________________________________________
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Effect: representative bodies were formed
Cause: 100 Years War and Great Schism
Effect:__________________________________________________
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Cause:__________________________________________________
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Effect: Business men given royal offices/positions
Effect: Feudal system broken and sovereign states headed by
monarch emerge
Cause: Kings’ power no longer checked by representative bodies
Effect:__________________________________________________
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Cause: Monarchs entered wars
Effect:__________________________________________________
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H. Thesis Statements- On a separate piece of paper, write a
thesis statement that answers all parts of the prompt. Include all
relevant key words from the prompt. (IN CLASS)
1. Analyze the influence of humanism on the visual arts in the Italian
Renaissance. Use at least THREE specific works to support your
analysis.
2. Compare the Italian Renaissance with the Northern Renaissance.
3. Analyze why the Renaissance started in Italy, 1300-1600.