How was the high art of the Renaissance influenced and empowered by political and intellectual developments? Include specific examples of artists whose lives and work demonstrates this connection.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Heavy patronage, thanks to the economic success of Italian cities
2. The church's role in promoting Italian art
3. Parallels between humanism and art glorifying the human form
4. Leonardo da Vinci as an example of the "Renaissance Man" ideal
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A) women were unable to preach. B) congregations in these churches had female majorities. C) their high levels of education made them welcome. D) men welcomed their vocal contributions.
What was France's goal at the Paris Peace Conference?
A) end secret treaties B) protect free trade C) weaken Germany D) end communism
The Diggers of Great Britain:
A) proposed building a tunnel to Rome to surprise and overpower the Catholic Church, thereby eliminating a source of controversy in English society. B) sought to eliminate male ownership of land as a means of promoting social equality for women. C) influenced the development of the American colonies, because some of their members and ideas crossed the Atlantic to the New World. D) executed King James I. E) overthrew parliamentary forces in 1642.
After the fall of Rome in the fifth century, the western Roman Empire
a. became known as the Byzantine Empire. b. fell under the control of Constantine. c. fragmented into a handful of Germanic kingdoms. d. had no powerful rulers or authority. e. reasserted Roman rule.