Renaissance

During which centuries did the renaissance take place?

14th to 17th

Where did the renaissance begin?

Florence, Italy

CAUSES

Which period preceded the renaissance?

Medieval Ages

What was the most powerful establishment during the Middle Ages?

Catholic Church

Who had a greater authority than Kings and Queens?

the Pope

Name of the most significant philosopher during the 14th century (before the renaissance)

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas began to merge ______ with _______

Christian theology / Aristotelian philosophy

Name of the catalyst which in part led to the renaissance

Black Death

How muich of Europe’s population died?

30%

Who was impacted the most by the Black Death?

peasants

Workers became a scarce commodity and could ask for what?

better working conditions

Art changed from being centred on _____ to ______

religion / human beauty

Name of the powerful Italian merchant family that dominated the renaissance banking by leveraging wealth

Medici Family

Name for the continuation of the Roman Empire in Constantinople

Byzantine Empire

What happened in 1453 that resulted in scholars fleeing to the north of Italy

Ottoman Empire annexed Constantinople

AL ANDALUZ

Where do some historians that the renaissance truly began?

Muslim Spain

Name of the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula

Al-Andalus

When did Muslims annex Spain?

711 AD

What began in the 8th century?

Islamic Golden Age

Name a major city where the Andalusi Renaissance took place in

Cordoba

Muslim rulers in Spain preserved and translated ____ and ____ texts that much of Europe had lost

ancient Greek and Roman

What influenced the creation of extensive libraries? and where was it?

The House of Wisdom in Baghdad

Name an Islamic thinker that heavily influenced European scholarship

Averroes

Name an important establishment in Toledo

The School of Translators

RENAISSANCE

What is the peak of Italian Renaissance known as? Dates

High Renaissance (1490s to 1527)

Name the 3 most important artists during the High Renaissance

Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael