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I had several questions about the reading that I attempted to answer. On page 513, it mentioned "the forests of Bohemia". I wondered where Bohemia was. I found from this Wikipedia article that the term "Bohemia" refers to the western two-thirds of the modern day Czech Republic. Its name comes from the Boii, a Celtic people that were supposedly the first settlers in the area. One of the things that makes Bohemia famous is that its government was rebelled against/overthrown four times in its history. Because of this, the term "bohemia" has come to mean a rebel or revolutionary. Here is a map of Bohemia. My second question was what it meant when the reading said "Prince Henry the Navigator, in his desperate attempts to pay his retainers, got involved in slave trade and a soap monopoly". I don't know what it meant by soap monopoly. This biography of Prince Henry states that "Although Henry's religious devotion seems to be accepted, there is evidence that he was also quite interested in possessions, and particularly in maintaining a good show. He was the third richest magnate in the kingdom in terms of holdings, and he worked hard to maintain this position. For example, he obtained in 1433 the monopoly in tuna fishing in the Algarve, and also held the monopoly for soap production in Portugal." I think this means that he had control over all production of soap and tuna fishing and recieved profits from the sale of soap and tuna. I found this interesting because in seventh grade we learned about Prince Henry as this great ruler and explorer but the reading and this biography show him as kind of a phony with no real skill at sailing and more interest in fish and soap than in discovering new land.
At the beginning of the reading it mentions that there was the severe climate of a little ice age. I was wondering how a little ice age differs from a normal ice age and I found out more about the Little Ice Age. Something interesting I thought was how when the new economic divisions appeared, they wanted to convert cropland to pasture. Is that similar to a switch from planting and growing to hunting and gathering? Since art had to do so much with the church and biblical figures, besides the Sistine Chapel, I would like to know if there were any other churches during that time period with art in them. I found that actually a lot of Florentine churches have mural paintings and that there is a special technique, called the fresco technique, used for painting specifically in churches (source)
On page 513 it talks about the Inuit Warriors, where were those located? I thought it was interesting when they stated that Humanism was the most "prestigious form of learning". On 516 it talks about the artists adopting "realism" what is realism?
I wondered where the Elbe River was and found that it flows generally to the north-west from the Czech Republic through Germany to the North Sea. (Britannica)The reading mentioned that under-population to the west of the Elbe River boosted the value of labor. Did it strongly effect anything else in a negative manor? Also, I thought it was interesting that chivalrous travelers embodying fictional characters and the availability of high-risk investment explain why there were so many attempts at Atlantic exploration.
On the first page it says that "Though plagues were less severe than in the fourteenth century, they remained frequent." On Wikipedia I found a list of historical plagues. Aside from the Black Death, there were 11 plagues from the end of the Black Death to 1771. Out of those 11, it says that 9 of them could have been caused by the bubonic plague, however none of those were in the same time period as the "Black Death".
The reading seems to stress a lot on humanism, and I remember talking about it when we covered Greece. I know that the Renaissance is the rebirth of Roman and Greek ideals, and I was wondering what other things occured.
Early on in the reading they mention the Thule Inuit raiders, and how they finally emancipate themselves from the Norse. I decided to find out more about this group of people. According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_people), they originated from what is now Alaska in 500 CE, further migrating to Canada and later Greenland (where they faced the Norse raiders). They get their name from the Thule, a geological structure in Greenland. During the Little Ice Age (mentioned in a previous reading), the Thule was broken apart.
While I was reading through the pages I saw the term realism. The textbook stated that painters started to paint in the realism style and I wondered, what is realism?
Here is a quote from a Wiki article on Realism...
"Realism in the visual arts and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation. The term is also used to describe works of art which, in revealing a truth, may emphasize the ugly or sordid."
I was interested and wanted to learn more about the four elements. I saw that Aristotle was the one who composed the idea of it automatically was interested. I looked up on wikipedia and i learned that these things were used in Hindu, Japanese, and Greek ways. I also found the greek symbols for the different elements. They are on wikipedia and if you scroll down to classical elements in greece it shows you the different signs. (i just cant put the pictures on it and it makes more sense looking at it on the webpage). I also found out that this supported the Christan view of earthly life. Look at this picture that shows you the "classifications" of the different elements.
I was interested in the Church of San Lorenzo. I found this Wikipedia entry on it. It says that the Basilica di San Lorenzo (Church of Saint Lawrence) is one of the biggest churches in Florence, Italy. Although Filippo Brunelleschi designed it, the construction wasn't completed until after his death. Some of the interesting features of it are the attempt to create a proportional relationship between nave and aisle (aisle bays are square whereas nave bays are 2X1), the articulation of the structure in pietra serena (dark stone), the use an integrated system of column, arches, and entablatures, a clear relationship between column and pilaster, the latter meant to be read as a type of embedded pier, the use of proper proportions for the height of the columns, and the use of spherical segments in the vaults of the side aisles.
In the reading, it mentioned the Medici, an influential family in Florence. I was wondering about them, so I looked at this Wikipedia article. Apparently, they were an influential family up until the 17th century. Their family saying, which I feel says a great deal about their outlook, is "Money to get power, and power to guard the money". Members of this family include 3 popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and many other rulers of Florence.
I know that it is sometimes referred to "the renaissance" because it was an important and significant event. But the reading also mentions something about other Renaissances, what are other examples from other centuries? And how does one judge what is and what isn't?
Who is Ptolemy? - Astronomer, Philosopher, Mathematician, and Geographer - The Wikipedia Articlesays that he lived in Roman Egypt, but the reading says that he was a Greek Philosopher and that he wrote in Alexandria. Did he just Study greek Philsophy?
@ Ben: "Realism in the visual arts and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation." - Realism (Arts) Wikipedia
Anyhow...
I found it very interesting how some people in the renaissance saw themselves as what we would consider fairy tale heroes. I wonder how many of our modern fairy tales are actually from the middle ages. I also found it interesting how the reading stated that churches had more light coming into them. From what I know of medieval churches, my understanding is that they were, in general, fairly dark places. I think that this really shows how the people from the renaissance saw their lives as being better as those who came before.
In the reading, it mentioned on P.516 about artists adopting realism and perspective into their art. I remembered watching a TV show about humans with "superpowers" and one guy, Esref Armagan, was a blind painter who could draw perspective. Here is a short profile on him. "The Superhuman and Quest: Esref Armagan, of Ankara, Turkey, is a 53-year-old blind painter. Blind since birth, Armagan is a gifted visual artist who can draw and paint in three dimensions; drawing comparisons to Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi, the first artist to master three point perspective." That came from here. I wanted to find out exactly what perspective was. Although I knew some about it, I wanted to learn more. As the Wikipedia article said, it is "an approximate, representation on a flat surface...of an image perceived by the eye." This guy, Filippo Brunelleschi, was the person who drew perspective as to what artists use today.
The reading mentions the prominent Medici who were claimed by some to be the "Godfathers of the Renaissance". They looked to show of their wealth and ambition through pieces of art and finery. On the PBS site I found a cool link on their background. It gives good information on their backgrounds as well as a family tree. It gives information on all of the sons and is a very good source of information
I wanted to learn more about Florence and how it became a place of "power and limitations." I found out that the population was 60,000 in 1425. Florence was self-governed and also the commercial was a success. I also found out that Florence was so successful since there was so much art,literature, economic growth and even business activity. However, Florence also had crises especially in the Roman Catholic church since the Black Death left controversies.
At the bottom of page 516, the reading mentions Chivalry. I researched it some more and learned that Chivalry was a code with values such as honour and courteous behavior that knights lived by. In the book it states that Chivalry could not make men good, but could win wars. How was this so?
I found it interesting that the Greek geographer Strabo questioned Homer's map of the world, and how Christopher Columbus was also mentioned. I wanted to know if these were connected, like if Columbus got some inspiration to explore from earlier questions, such as Strabo. I looked it up on this website and found instead that his main motivation was to find a sea route to India. I also found that he was born in Genoa and went on at least 4 voyages. Here is a map of Columbus' first voyage. I also looked up Strabo. I was curious about his relationship/thoughts on Homer, since he and Homer were mentioned in the reading and it said that Strabo wanted to build on what Homer had thought of the world's geography. I found that he "regarded Homer as the source of all wisdom..." from this site.
The book mentioned the Genoese people, and Wikipedia had a pretty good summary on them. In the middle ages, Genoa was an independent city-state ruled by consols. It was active in trading, shipbuilding and banking, and also helped conquer lands and establish colonies during the crusades. It was a very prosperous city until 1349, the start of the Black Death. Apparently "the Black Death was imported into Europe in 1349 from the Genoese trading post at Caffa (Theodosia) in Crimea, on the Black Sea." Christopher Columbus was from Genoa. This map shows where Genoa was in the Middle Ages.
On page 513, it says that after the 14th century the affect of the plague became less severe, but still very common. i wanted to know what happened in this time to make it less severe. i did not find very much information on this topic when googling it. but i think that the affects became less severe because people began to take better care of themselves and have better hygiene than before.
there was also a quote on page 513 that said "virtue is the sole and unique nobility." it did not say who said this or in what context it was said. i also could not find that, hopefully we can find something during class sometime.
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I had several questions about the reading that I attempted to answer. On page 513, it mentioned "the forests of Bohemia". I wondered where Bohemia was. I found from this Wikipedia article that the term "Bohemia" refers to the western two-thirds of the modern day Czech Republic. Its name comes from the Boii, a Celtic people that were supposedly the first settlers in the area. One of the things that makes Bohemia famous is that its government was rebelled against/overthrown four times in its history. Because of this, the term "bohemia" has come to mean a rebel or revolutionary. Here is a map of Bohemia.
My second question was what it meant when the reading said "Prince Henry the Navigator, in his desperate attempts to pay his retainers, got involved in slave trade and a soap monopoly". I don't know what it meant by soap monopoly. This biography of Prince Henry states that "Although Henry's religious devotion seems to be accepted, there is evidence that he was also quite interested in possessions, and particularly in maintaining a good show. He was the third richest magnate in the kingdom in terms of holdings, and he worked hard to maintain this position. For example, he obtained in 1433 the monopoly in tuna fishing in the Algarve, and also held the monopoly for soap production in Portugal." I think this means that he had control over all production of soap and tuna fishing and recieved profits from the sale of soap and tuna. I found this interesting because in seventh grade we learned about Prince Henry as this great ruler and explorer but the reading and this biography show him as kind of a phony with no real skill at sailing and more interest in fish and soap than in discovering new land.
At the beginning of the reading it mentions that there was the severe climate of a little ice age. I was wondering how a little ice age differs from a normal ice age and I found out more about the Little Ice Age. Something interesting I thought was how when the new economic divisions appeared, they wanted to convert cropland to pasture. Is that similar to a switch from planting and growing to hunting and gathering? Since art had to do so much with the church and biblical figures, besides the Sistine Chapel, I would like to know if there were any other churches during that time period with art in them. I found that actually a lot of Florentine churches have mural paintings and that there is a special technique, called the fresco technique, used for painting specifically in churches (source)
On page 513 it talks about the Inuit Warriors, where were those located? I thought it was interesting when they stated that Humanism was the most "prestigious form of learning".
On 516 it talks about the artists adopting "realism" what is realism?
I wondered where the Elbe River was and found that it flows generally to the north-west from the Czech Republic through Germany to the North Sea. (Britannica)The reading mentioned that under-population to the west of the Elbe River boosted the value of labor. Did it strongly effect anything else in a negative manor? Also, I thought it was interesting that chivalrous travelers embodying fictional characters and the availability of high-risk investment explain why there were so many attempts at Atlantic exploration.
On the first page it says that "Though plagues were less severe than in the fourteenth century, they remained frequent." On Wikipedia I found a list of historical plagues. Aside from the Black Death, there were 11 plagues from the end of the Black Death to 1771. Out of those 11, it says that 9 of them could have been caused by the bubonic plague, however none of those were in the same time period as the "Black Death".
The reading seems to stress a lot on humanism, and I remember talking about it when we covered Greece. I know that the Renaissance is the rebirth of Roman and Greek ideals, and I was wondering what other things occured.
Early on in the reading they mention the Thule Inuit raiders, and how they finally emancipate themselves from the Norse. I decided to find out more about this group of people. According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_people), they originated from what is now Alaska in 500 CE, further migrating to Canada and later Greenland (where they faced the Norse raiders). They get their name from the Thule, a geological structure in Greenland. During the Little Ice Age (mentioned in a previous reading), the Thule was broken apart.
While I was reading through the pages I saw the term realism. The textbook stated that painters started to paint in the realism style and I wondered, what is realism?
Here is a quote from a Wiki article on Realism...
"Realism in the visual arts and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation. The term is also used to describe works of art which, in revealing a truth, may emphasize the ugly or sordid."
I was interested and wanted to learn more about the four elements. I saw that Aristotle was the one who composed the idea of it automatically was interested.
I looked up on wikipedia and i learned that these things were used in Hindu, Japanese, and Greek ways. I also found the greek symbols for the different elements. They are on
wikipedia
and if you scroll down to classical elements in greece it shows you the different signs. (i just cant put the pictures on it and it makes more sense looking at it on the webpage).
I also found out that this supported the Christan view of earthly life. Look at this picture
that shows you the "classifications" of the different elements.
I was interested in the Church of San Lorenzo. I found this Wikipedia entry on it. It says that the Basilica di San Lorenzo (Church of Saint Lawrence) is one of the biggest churches in Florence, Italy. Although Filippo Brunelleschi designed it, the construction wasn't completed until after his death. Some of the interesting features of it are the attempt to create a proportional relationship between nave and aisle (aisle bays are square whereas nave bays are 2X1), the articulation of the structure in pietra serena (dark stone), the use an integrated system of column, arches, and entablatures, a clear relationship between column and pilaster, the latter meant to be read as a type of embedded pier, the use of proper proportions for the height of the columns, and the use of spherical segments in the vaults of the side aisles.
Who was the "hell fire preacher" who rose to power after the Medici and how did he come to power (I assume he preached Christianity)?
Is the Alexandria refered to of Ptomley's writings the Egyptian Alexandria?
What is Homer's mental map of the world?
What was Prince Henry the prince of?
In the reading, it mentioned the Medici, an influential family in Florence. I was wondering about them, so I looked at this Wikipedia article. Apparently, they were an influential family up until the 17th century. Their family saying, which I feel says a great deal about their outlook, is "Money to get power, and power to guard the money". Members of this family include 3 popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and many other rulers of Florence.
I know that it is sometimes referred to "the renaissance" because it was an important and significant event. But the reading also mentions something about other Renaissances, what are other examples from other centuries? And how does one judge what is and what isn't?
Who is Ptolemy?
- Astronomer, Philosopher, Mathematician, and Geographer
- The Wikipedia Articlesays that he lived in Roman Egypt, but the reading says that he was a Greek Philosopher and that he wrote in Alexandria. Did he just Study greek Philsophy?
@ Ben: "Realism in the visual arts and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation." - Realism (Arts) Wikipedia
Anyhow...
I found it very interesting how some people in the renaissance saw themselves as what we would consider fairy tale heroes. I wonder how many of our modern fairy tales are actually from the middle ages. I also found it interesting how the reading stated that churches had more light coming into them. From what I know of medieval churches, my understanding is that they were, in general, fairly dark places. I think that this really shows how the people from the renaissance saw their lives as being better as those who came before.
In the reading, it mentioned on P.516 about artists adopting realism and perspective into their art. I remembered watching a TV show about humans with "superpowers" and one guy, Esref Armagan, was a blind painter who could draw perspective. Here is a short profile on him. "The Superhuman and Quest: Esref Armagan, of Ankara, Turkey, is a 53-year-old blind painter. Blind since birth, Armagan is a gifted visual artist who can draw and paint in three dimensions; drawing comparisons to Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi, the first artist to master three point perspective." That came from here. I wanted to find out exactly what perspective was. Although I knew some about it, I wanted to learn more. As the Wikipedia article said, it is "an approximate, representation on a flat surface...of an image perceived by the eye." This guy, Filippo Brunelleschi, was the person who drew perspective as to what artists use today.
The reading mentions the prominent Medici who were claimed by some to be the "Godfathers of the Renaissance". They looked to show of their wealth and ambition through pieces of art and finery. On the PBS site I found a cool link on their background. It gives good information on their backgrounds as well as a family tree. It gives information on all of the sons and is a very good source of information
I wanted to learn more about Florence and how it became a place of "power and limitations." I found out that the population was 60,000 in 1425. Florence was self-governed and also the commercial was a success. I also found out that Florence was so successful since there was so much art,literature, economic growth and even business activity. However, Florence also had crises especially in the Roman Catholic church since the Black Death left controversies.
At the bottom of page 516, the reading mentions Chivalry. I researched it some more and learned that Chivalry was a code with values such as honour and courteous behavior that knights lived by. In the book it states that Chivalry could not make men good, but could win wars. How was this so?
I found it interesting that the Greek geographer Strabo questioned Homer's map of the world, and how Christopher Columbus was also mentioned. I wanted to know if these were connected, like if Columbus got some inspiration to explore from earlier questions, such as Strabo. I looked it up on this website and found instead that his main motivation was to find a sea route to India. I also found that he was born in Genoa and went on at least 4 voyages. Here is a map of Columbus' first voyage. I also looked up Strabo. I was curious about his relationship/thoughts on Homer, since he and Homer were mentioned in the reading and it said that Strabo wanted to build on what Homer had thought of the world's geography. I found that he "regarded Homer as the source of all wisdom..." from this site.
The book mentioned the Genoese people, and Wikipedia had a pretty good summary on them. In the middle ages, Genoa was an independent city-state ruled by consols. It was active in trading, shipbuilding and banking, and also helped conquer lands and establish colonies during the crusades. It was a very prosperous city until 1349, the start of the Black Death. Apparently "the Black Death was imported into Europe in 1349 from the Genoese trading post at Caffa (Theodosia) in Crimea, on the Black Sea." Christopher Columbus was from Genoa. This map shows where Genoa was in the Middle Ages.
On page 513, it says that after the 14th century the affect of the plague became less severe, but still very common. i wanted to know what happened in this time to make it less severe. i did not find very much information on this topic when googling it. but i think that the affects became less severe because people began to take better care of themselves and have better hygiene than before.
there was also a quote on page 513 that said "virtue is the sole and unique nobility." it did not say who said this or in what context it was said. i also could not find that, hopefully we can find something during class sometime.
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