AP European History Reading/ Study Guide

Chapter 10 Renaissance & Discovery

  1. The Renaissance in Italy (1327-1527)

Yellow Text: Pages 316-320

Grey Text: 281-285

Slides: 2-27

  1. What was Jacob Burckhardt’s interpretation of the Renaissance? What criticisms have been leveled against him?
  2. What is the most generally accepted definition of the term Renaissance?
  3. What was the most significant advantage of the Italian city- states?
  4. Identify the 5 major Italian city-states
  5. In the chart below, identify the four distinguishable social groups that existed in Florence and describe who belonged to each group.

Chart: Social Stratification in 14th/ 15th century Florence

Social Group / Who belonged to this group?
  1. What was the cause of theCiompi Revolt of 1378?
  2. What was the social and/or political outcome of the Ciompi Revolt?
  3. How did Cosimo de’ Medici gain power for himself and his family?
  4. Define: Despotism and give an example of a despot
  5. Define: patron of the arts
  1. Humanism

Pages 285-289 Grey book

Pages 321-327 Yellow book

Slides: 28-39

  1. In your own words, describe the concept about of Humanism. What did Humanists believe in?
  2. Name two Italian Renaissance humanists and name 1 work by each.
  3. Define: civic humanism
  4. From notes: Describe Baldassare Castiglioni’s ideal “Renaissance Man” and Ideal “Renaissance Woman”.
  5. What do you think Christine de Pizan would say to Baldassare Castiglioniregarding his views of women?
  6. What is Niccolo Machiaveli Famous for? What advice did he give young rulers regarding how to maintain power?
  1. Renaissance Art

Yellow Text: Pages 327-331

Grey Text: 289-295

Slides: 48-82

  1. How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval Art?
  2. Who is considered the “Father of Renaissance painting”?
  3. Identify and list 1-2 famous works by each: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello, Raphael , Filippo Brunelleschi

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  1. The Northern Renaissance

Grey Text: pages 301-303

Yellow Text: Pages 338-341

Slides: 83-103

  1. Who invented the printing press in Europe?
  2. One of the most significant inventions of all time was the printing press. Why? What impact did the printing press have on Europeans?
  3. The artists of the Northern Renaissance employed Naturalism. What is Naturalism? What did these artists paint?
  4. Name one example of a Northern Renaissance artist and describe one of his paintings.
  5. Identify: Sir Thomas Moore
  1. Revival of Monarchy in Northern Europe

Grey: pages 297-300

Yellow: 335-338

Slides: 104-121

  1. Why was the alliance between town and king after 1450 significant?
  2. Spain: Why is the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile (1469) so significant in Spanish history?
  3. Spain: identify two goals of Ferdinand and Isabella
  4. Who was exiled from Spain in 1492?
  5. Define:Conversos, Moriscos
  6. What is Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain’s most famous contribution to world history?

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  1. Voyages of Discovery and the New Empires in the West and East

Grey: pages 303-311

Yellow: pages 342-350

  1. Chart: Voyages of Discovery

Explorer / Famous for… / Country he sailed for
Prince Henry the Navigator
Bartholomew Dias
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
  1. Define : Columbian Exchange
  2. Define: mercantilism
  3. In your own words, describe what happened after Hernan Cortesarrived in Mexico in 1519.
  4. In your own words , describe what happened after Francisco Pizarroarrived on the western coast of South America (Peru) in 1532
  5. Identify: Bartolome de las Casas
  6. Identify:Black Legend
  7. The colonial economy of Latin America had three major components. List them.
  8. Define: encomienda, repartimiento, mita