Chapter 15-The Renaissance and Exploration (Sections 1-5 pages 344-369) World History Sanchez Name _____________________________________ Section 1-The Renaissance began in northern Italy What does the term Renaissance mean? Where did the Renaissance begin? Why did the Renaissance begin in this region? Who was Giotto? What techniques did Giotto use in painting? What was Dante Alighieri noted for? What was Dante's most famous work? What does vernacular mean? What did Francesco Petrarch accomplish? What were the characteristics that set the Renaissance apart from the Middle ages? 1. 2. 3. What are humanists? What was contained in The Courtier by Castiglione? What was the ideal man in the Renaissance? What was the ideal woman in this time period? Section 2-Florence led the way in arts Who were the Medici? What was Cosmo de Medici's role in shaping Florence? What did Lorenzo Ghiberti create in Florence? What did Brunelleschi create? What was Donatello noted for creating? What was Masaccio noted for? What is perspective? What was The Prince by Machiavelli about? Machiavelli was concerned with what? Section 3-The Renaissance spread What did the Renaissance popes accomplish? What were three of Michelangelo's famous works? 1. 2. 3. What was Raphael noted for accomplishing? What were some of the scientific experiments of Leonardo da Vinci? What paintings are Leonardo da Vinci noted for? What was Durer noted for painting? Why was the region of Flanders important? What was Jan Van Eyck noted for? What did Pieter Buregel the Elder paint? Section 4-Explorers discovered new lands. What were the factors that encouraged exploration? 1. 2 3. What is a monopoly? What was a caravel? What was the purpose of the astrolabe and the compass? What did Prince Henry start in Portugal? What trade did the Portuguese begin? What did Bartolemeu Dias accomplish? What did Vasco da Gama accomplish? Who paid for Columbus' trip? Where did Columbus believe he had sailed? Why are Columbus' voyages important? What did Amerigo Vespucci accomplish? What did Martin Valdsmueller do with Vespucci's information? What did Balboa discover? How did Portugal claim Brazil? What did Ferdinand Magellan's crew accomplish? Section 5-Other countries started colonies in America What were Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson looking for? What did Champlain accomplish? What did Marquette and Joliet accomplish? What did Sir Walter Raleigh and John Cabot accomplish? What was significant about Roanoke Island? What was important about Jamestown? Who founded the colony of Massachusetts? Where was the first Dutch colony? Who took away the Dutch colony and how? What were some of the epidemics that began as a result of the new exploration? What were some of the crops exchanged? How was the growth of the slave trade linked to the growth of the Americas? ?? ?? ?? ?? 1