Humanities Chapter 7 & 8 Midterm
exam questions and answers.
"The Black Death" describes the pandemic caused by - n
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The bubonic plague
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What were the effects of the Black Death? - n
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decline in population, created labor shortage, peasants gained rights (refer to
notes)
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What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War? - n
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English claim to continental lands & English claim to the French throne, occasioned
by the death of Charles IV.
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What is the Magna Carta and why is it significant? - n
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4. Considered to be the beginning of constitutional government in England;
Demonstrated that the power of the King could be limited by a written grant; also
interpreted as guaranteeing such other freedoms as trial by jury, is regarded as a
constitutional landmark because it asserted the primacy of law over the will of the
ruler—a principle that paved the way for the development of constitutional
monarchy.
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The English withdrew from France, ending the Hundred Years' War, after facing a
revitalized French army under the leadership of - n
,Ans✔
Joan De Arc
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Ars nova is the name given to the? - n
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expressive new musical style of the 14th century
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"The Great Schism" refers to the? - n
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rivalry between 2 contesting popes
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The new realism in the art of the Renaissance is due to what factors? What artist
was the first to be credited with this new realism? - n
Ans✔
Giotto's art represents a landmark in a new era because it introduced a natural and
lifelike style that anticipated Italian Renaissance picture-making; - [ ] a close,
objective attention to humans and interaction
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Who was Giotto and why was he significant? What was innovative about his works?
-n
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Pioneer realism artist on the eve of the Renaissance. Introduced natural and lifelike
style that anticipated Italian Renaissance picture-making; Modeling form through
gradations of light and shade (a technique known as chiaroscuro), he gave his
figures a three-dimensional presence not seen since Roman times.
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What writer provided a defense of women in the Book of the City of Ladies? - n
, Ans✔
Christine De Pisan
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What are some characteristics of Renaissance art? How was it different from the art
of the middle ages? - n
Ans✔
Giotto's figures are convincingly human: While not individualized to the point of
portraiture, neither are they stereotypes. They anticipate the direction of art in the
age of rebirth.
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What is chiaroscuro? What is sfmato? - n
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Chiaroscuro: modeling form through gradations of light and shade, giving Giotto's
figures a three-dimensional presence. Sfmato: "without lines or borders, in the
manner of smoke or beyond the focus plane." (Mona Lisa)
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Ficino's contribution to Classical humanism lay in the translation and interpretation
of the works of? - n
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Ficino translated the works of Plato's writings from Greek into Latin, making them
available to Western scholars for the first time since antiquity; which inspired
Renaissance poets and painters with "platonic" (or spiritual) themes that attract the
soul to God and attribute love to physical beauty.
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Who is credited with writing the Canterbury Tales? - n
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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exam questions and answers.
"The Black Death" describes the pandemic caused by - n
Ans✔
The bubonic plague
Qs
What were the effects of the Black Death? - n
Ans✔
decline in population, created labor shortage, peasants gained rights (refer to
notes)
Qs
What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War? - n
Ans✔
English claim to continental lands & English claim to the French throne, occasioned
by the death of Charles IV.
Qs
What is the Magna Carta and why is it significant? - n
Ans✔
4. Considered to be the beginning of constitutional government in England;
Demonstrated that the power of the King could be limited by a written grant; also
interpreted as guaranteeing such other freedoms as trial by jury, is regarded as a
constitutional landmark because it asserted the primacy of law over the will of the
ruler—a principle that paved the way for the development of constitutional
monarchy.
Qs
The English withdrew from France, ending the Hundred Years' War, after facing a
revitalized French army under the leadership of - n
,Ans✔
Joan De Arc
Qs
Ars nova is the name given to the? - n
Ans✔
expressive new musical style of the 14th century
Qs
"The Great Schism" refers to the? - n
Ans✔
rivalry between 2 contesting popes
Qs
The new realism in the art of the Renaissance is due to what factors? What artist
was the first to be credited with this new realism? - n
Ans✔
Giotto's art represents a landmark in a new era because it introduced a natural and
lifelike style that anticipated Italian Renaissance picture-making; - [ ] a close,
objective attention to humans and interaction
Qs
Who was Giotto and why was he significant? What was innovative about his works?
-n
Ans✔
Pioneer realism artist on the eve of the Renaissance. Introduced natural and lifelike
style that anticipated Italian Renaissance picture-making; Modeling form through
gradations of light and shade (a technique known as chiaroscuro), he gave his
figures a three-dimensional presence not seen since Roman times.
Qs
What writer provided a defense of women in the Book of the City of Ladies? - n
, Ans✔
Christine De Pisan
Qs
What are some characteristics of Renaissance art? How was it different from the art
of the middle ages? - n
Ans✔
Giotto's figures are convincingly human: While not individualized to the point of
portraiture, neither are they stereotypes. They anticipate the direction of art in the
age of rebirth.
Qs
What is chiaroscuro? What is sfmato? - n
Ans✔
Chiaroscuro: modeling form through gradations of light and shade, giving Giotto's
figures a three-dimensional presence. Sfmato: "without lines or borders, in the
manner of smoke or beyond the focus plane." (Mona Lisa)
Qs
Ficino's contribution to Classical humanism lay in the translation and interpretation
of the works of? - n
Ans✔
Ficino translated the works of Plato's writings from Greek into Latin, making them
available to Western scholars for the first time since antiquity; which inspired
Renaissance poets and painters with "platonic" (or spiritual) themes that attract the
soul to God and attribute love to physical beauty.
Qs
Who is credited with writing the Canterbury Tales? - n
Ans✔
Geoffrey Chaucer
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