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Gnass AP European History Unit One: Late Middle Ages, The Renaissance, and the Reformation (Spielvogel chapters 11, 12, and 13)

“**The Cultural World of the Fourteenth Century”** in chapter 11--only pages 326-328. Key Terms-- Vernacular Literature Dante Petrarch Boccio Also, read page 328 and 329 to know the significance of Giotto as an artist.
 * Chapter 11**

Key Terms and Essays Honors World History—Jackson Spielvogel text Key Terms Identify and explain the historical significance of each of the following (In other words, describe what it is or who it is and explain why it matters.):
 * Chapter 12:**
 * Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance**

Renaissance--basic description; Leon Battista Alberti
 * Meaning and Characteristics of the Italian Renaissance**

Hanseatic League of Merchants House of Medici three estates—details of each Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier
 * The Making of Renaissance Society**

condottiere Cosimo d’Medici and Florence Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498)--not in Spielvogel for some reason, but you still need to know about him. Details of the 5 Italian States Federigo of Urbino Isabella d’Este (also see Christine de Pizan in chapter 11)--how were they similar? Peace of Lodi 1527 French-Spanish wars sack of Rome Role of ambassadors--How did they change? Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince Cesare Borgia Erasmus Education of a Christian Prince
 * The Italian States in the Renaissance**

Humanism Francesco Petrarch civic humanism (florence and civic humanism, as well) Lorenzo Valla Leonardo Bruni and Cicero Pico della Mirandola Education in the Renaissance- Vittorino da Feltre (Mantua) “liberal studies” Pietro Vergerio and Concerning Character--main ideas--purpose of liberal arts Purpose of humanist education Francesco Guicciardini Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press
 * The Intellectual Renaissance in Italy**

Masaccio; Sandro Bottecelli; Donato Donatello Filippo Brunelleschi the High Renaissance Leonardo Da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo the Northern Renaissance Jan van Eyck Albrecht Durer
 * The Artistic Renaissance**

Know all Major art works and the artists we study

“new monarchies” taille King Louis XI the War of the Roses Henry VII Isabella and Ferdinand the Inquisition the Habsburgs Ottoman Turks Constantinople—1453 I
 * The European State in the Renaissance**

Nepotism and corruption
 * The Renaissance Papacy (Don't worry about this. We'll cover it in our chapter on the Reformation.)**

Be prepared to write a Long Essay for each of the following questions (I'll choose which one for each of my classes). Answer the question completely, using specific examples/evidence and analysis to support your claims. See the direction sheet and rubric I provided in class.
 * Essay**
 * You will write an in class essay on one of the following prompts (prepare for all 4):**

1) Explain the ways in which Italian Renaissance humanism transformed ideas about two of the following: philosophy, education and politics. (Focus on the role of education (liberal arts), civic humanism and the dignity of the individual--think Pico della Mirandola. Also, consider Castiglione). (Target Historical Thinking Skill--causation)

2) In what way did art of the Italian Renaissance reflect the intellectual and educational themes of its time? (Contextualization)

3) Compare the features and methods of Italian and Northern Renaissance art. (Target Historical Thinking Skill--Compare and Contrast)

4). What roles did women play during the Renaissance? How was were their roles similar and different from the Middle Ages? (Target Historical Thinking Skill: Continuity and Change over Time)