AP Euro Chapter 2 - Renaissance and Discovery Exam / Revised Questions and Answers / Sure A+
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Act of Supremacy - - makes king of England head of English church in place of the pope
Albert Durer - - painted the most famous self-portrait of the European renaissance and
reformation
- famous for his wood carvings
Aztecs - - Moctezuma ll was the last of the Aztec kings
- let Spanish into th...
AP Euro Chapter 2 - Renaissance and
Discovery Exam / Revised Questions and
Answers / Sure A+
Act of Supremacy - - makes king of England head of English church in place of the pope
Albert Durer - - painted the most famous self-portrait of the European renaissance and
reformation
- famous for his wood carvings
Aztecs - - Moctezuma ll was the last of the Aztec kings
- let Spanish into their territory because they thought Hernan Cortes was a god
- they surrender to Cortes after Moctezuma ll is killed
Baldassare Castiglione - - wrote Book of the Courtier, which was a practical guide for nobility at
court of Urbino
- the book embodies the highest ideals of Italian humanism and describes the ideal man of this age,
Castiglione thought the educated man of the upper class should have a broad background in many
academic subjects
Cardinal Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros - - under his rule non converters in Spain were driven into
exile
- he was the grand inquisitor
Central and Eastern Europe during the time of New Monarchies - - there was local independence,
i.e. princes number one concern was to increase their power, cities had substantial wealth which the
HREmperor couldn't get
- golden bull calls for 7 electors to elect HREmperor
Characteristics of Northern Renaissance - - oil paintings
- realism and naturalism, no huge emphasis on idealism like in the Italian Renaissance
, - great at drawing portraits (Hans Holbein)
- more emphasis on middle class and peasant life
Characteristics of Renaissance Art - - realism and expression (faces were expressive)
- Perspective (gives painting depth)
- classicism (there was greco-roman influence)
- symmetry, individualism
- emphasis on individualism (portraits)
- geometrical arrangement of figures (especially Da Vinci)
- light and shadowing/softening edges (chiaroscuro, sfumato)
Charles l (OF SPAIN) - - Elected Holy Roman Emperor
- Spanish didn't know him well (he was educated in Flanders) so they feared he would be an absentee
ruler
- Habsburgs were constantly fighting wars, which put a strain on Charles' finances but treasure from the
New World saves him from financial disaster
Charles Vlll - - leads army into Italy 1494
- has long struggle with Habsburgs for control of Italy
- was neither a nation-builder nor an exceptionally brilliant leader
Christianization of Spain - - Ferdinand and Isabella exercise complete control over church
- appoint officers of Inquisition and clergy members
- wanted to root out converted Jews and Muslims who practiced their religion in secret
- persecution helps develop religious unity that enhances political centralization
- under their strict rule Spain remains loyal to catholic country throughout 16th century
Christine de Pisan - - the "first feminist"
- an educated noblewoman who promoted new education and culture at royal courts
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