Humanities I: Chapter 13 - Book Questions

Humanities I: Chapter 13 - Book Questions What is a guild? - ANSWER an association or group of people with like interests or skills The long-standing rivalry between Florence and Siena, as well as the rivalry between Guelph and Ghibelline factions, was rooted in a contest for supremacy between the - ANSWER pope and the Holy Roman emperor The governments of the republics of Siena and Florence were controlled by the - ANSWER Mercchants The saying, "town air brings freedom" refers to - ANSWER residents being able to produce and sell their own goods under communal cities For Siena this fresco and its location illustrate the theme of - ANSWER civic devotion and wise counsel In Florence and Siena, what took place whenever the city was threatened by war, flood, or plague? - ANSWER The Madonna's image was carried through the streets in ceremonial procession A departure from Byzantine conventions is evident in which element of Duccio's Maestà? - ANSWER the representation of the forms of the bodies under the clothing Simone Martini's version of the Maestà resembles Duccio's Maestà in that - ANSWER it reflects the blending of sacred and secular in Tuscan culture The technique of buon fresco involves - ANSWER applying pigment onto wet plaster Which statement accurately describes the relationship between the painters Cimabue and Giotto? - ANSWER Although discovered and trained by Cimabue, Giotto exceeded his teacher in skill and reputation for naturalistic techniques After the twelfth century, authors who wrote in the vernacular did so to - ANSWER reach a wider audience than readers of Latin After the twelfth century, authors who wrote in the vernacular did so to - ANSWER Beatrice In Dante's Divine Comedy, what concept does Virgil most closely signify? - ANSWER Rationality