AP Euro Unit 1+2 Anchors

AP Euro

Unit 1 Anchor List

Century information:

15^th Century (1400’s): The Renaissance, the New Monarchs (late 15^th century), the printing press

Dates:

1450: The invention of the printing press by Gutenburg

1492: Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain complete the Reconquista by expelling the Jews and Moors from Spain , Columbus is sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to find a western route to the East Indies. The start of the Columbian Exchange

People:

Castiglione: Italian Humanist who wrote the “Book of the Courtier” which explains the type of humanism that learning centered on the Greco-Roman Classics. It said men’s education should be well rounded for a public life of service and a woman’s education should be to prepare for a domestic role at home

Pico della Mirandola: Italian humanist who wrote “On the Dignity of Man”. It explains how man has value, and worth because he is made in God’s image.

Machiavelli: Italian humanist who wrote “The Prince”. This explains how a prince should rule to “gain, maintain, and increase” his territory and that “The end justifies the means” and it is “better to be feared than loved”.

Leonardo da Vinci: Italian Renaissance artist who painted the “Mona Lisa” and the “Last Supper”

Michelangelo: Italian Renaissance artist who painted the “Sistine Chapel” and sculpted the marble “David”.

Erasmus: Northern Renaissance humanist who wrote “In Praise of Folly” which criticized the hypocrisy of the Catholic clergy. His goal was to reform the Catholic church.

Thomas More: Northern Renaissance humanist who wrote “Utopia”. Which criticized the greed in society. His story discussed a place where people had no posessions or property and people just lived communally.

Charles VII: New monarch of France. He built the first National Army, won the Hundred Years War, and raised taxes called the Taille(land) and Gabelle (salt)

Henry VII: New monarch of England. He won the Hundred Years War and established the Tudor Dynasty. He used the Court of the Star Chamber to destroy the power of the Nobles.

Ferdinand and Isabella: New monarchs of Spain. They achieved the Reconquista in 1492 which expelled the Jews and Moors. They also sent out Columbus on a Western route to try to get to the East Indies.

Jan van Eyck: a Northern Renaissance artist who painted the “Wedding of Arnolfini”. Which shows a common scene with ever day objects like a chandelier, mirror, and a dog.