Why do historians label the events which took place in the 14th and 15th centuries- the Renaissance?
Why was Italy at the center of this reawakening of Europe?
What factors precipitated a flourishing of the arts and culture at this point in time? (consider economic developments)
What did the European rebirth in the 14th and 15th centuries have to do with a rediscovery of Roman and Greek writings?
How was the European rebirth in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries related to recovery after the terrible period of the Black Death?
Why is the invention of the printing press an important development? (In this regard, to what extent was the population literate at this time? )
What are the relations between the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery?
A flourishing of the arts was accompanied by development of trade and commerce. Describe economic advancement in the 14th and 15th centuries! (page 328)
Describe the growth of universities in this period. Why is this important?
Consider the Artistic Renaissance. What great accomplishments were made in the arts? How did the quality and nature of art change during this time period?
Look at the picture of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride found on page 351 of the textbook. What can you tell about Giovanni Arnolfini and his bride from this picture?
How does Albrecht Du¨rer incorporate laws of perspective and proportion in the painting, Adoration of the Magi?
Film: The Mission
To what extent was Spanish colonization in the New World modeled after the "Reconquista" at home?
What was the Spanish attitude toward the Indians (native inhabitants)? How might one contrast that with the English attitude?
Why was slavery made an intricate part of the colonial economy?
What was the black legend? Why did the English circulate the Black Legend and to what did they hope to gain by its propagation?
In the film, The Mission, what is the attitude of the colonial governments toward the native population?
Who were the Jesuits? What was their "mission"?
How did Spanish colonization of the New World differ from English colonization of the New World?
What accounts for the rise of Protestantism in the 16th century?
Put another way: why were Europeans, particularly in Northern Europe dissatisfied with the practices of the Catholic Church?
Can one view Northern European monarchs' acceptance of Protestantism as simply opportunistic? For example, isn't it really true that:
a. Henry VIII wanted to divorce a number of his wife and coveted church lands
b. The German monarchs wished to replace loyalty to the Pope with loyalty to their local despotic governments
c. The wealthy resented the Catholic Church's limitations upon new economic ordering
d. Monarchs disliked Church interference in internal and international affairs
What were Luther's main complaints against the Catholic Church?
What was the "Elizabethan settlement"?
Who were the Puritans and what reforms did they seek?
What happened to those Puritans who refused to accept the Elizabethan settlement?
What were the accomplishments of Elizabeth the First? (pages 406 to 408)
What were the relations like between the cousins, Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England, and Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots?
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