Garrett Eugair AP European History Chapter 14: New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Notes Nicolaus Copernicus Rejects an Earth-Centered Universe Biographical information Polish priest and scientist educated at the University of Krakow wrote On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543 Commissioned to find astronomical justification so that the papacy could change the calendar so that it could correctly calculate the date of Easter‚ Copernicus’s
Premium Scientific method Science Nicolaus Copernicus
10 The Spirit of Baroque Study Guide 1. What statement best describes the function of the Taj Mahal‚ in Agra‚ India? a. a mosque dedicated to the Mughal faithful b. a tomb for the wife of an emperor and himself c. a shrine marking the site of an incident in the life of Muhammad d. a temple where worshippers honor the Great Buddha Page ref: 259 2. Of the baroque qualities below‚ which is most clearly illustrated in Bernini’s Ecstasy of St. Teresa‚ centerpiece of the Cornaro Chapel?
Premium Management Marketing Strategic management
After careful listening‚ the first piece the piece was showed traits typically found in the Middle Ages. More specifically‚ the piece seemed to be a mass. One of the obvious signs of the period and genre was found in the style the piece was based around. The piece utilized the conventions of plainchant. From the beginning of the piece to the very end‚ one vocal soloist performs the music in its entirety. Therefore‚ the piece was monophonic; as no accompaniment was utilized. Another aspect of Middle
Premium Music Musical notation Baroque music
the centre. These manifestations of absolutism‚ at varying degrees of significance‚ helped shape social relationships‚ and in turn‚ enforced the absolutist regime. Contrastingly‚ other historians maintain that the absolute system worked within pre-existing social codes‚ which were more influential in shaping social relationships. Historians herald the significance of these different factors because they take a variety of historiographical approaches. Absolutism redefined the socio-political structures
Premium Louis XIV of France Absolute monarchy Monarchy
The Absolute Center of an Absolute King� An analytical summary of Louis Marin ’s "Classical‚ Baroque: Versailles‚ or the Architecture of the Prince" � By Olaf Lyczba April 22‚ 2010 Introduction Louis XIV ’s France was an absolute monarchy‚ meaning the king had the power‚ control‚ finances and the nation in his hands more then ever before. In the 17th century‚ France was the strongest and wealthiest nation in Europe‚ and the head of the state‚ the king‚ was the most influential person of the
Premium Louis XIV of France Palace of Versailles French Revolution
Quotes: 1. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties... – hamlet 2. Man is born free‚ yet everywhere he is in chains. Rousseau 3. Modern society is rotten even at its roots. Rouseeau 4. Get back to Nature … Noble Savage .. SOCIAL CONTRACT - rouseeau 5. Reason is supreme . Human reason can solve every problem facing humankind. - descartes 6. A work of art is a public dream – frued – Oedipus complex 7. We live in an ordered‚ rational‚ understandable
Premium Baroque Tabula rasa House of Medici
gotten better with the invention of instruments and the development of musical dynamics. During the baroque period‚ in which Arcangelo Corelli lived and died‚ music was beginning to evolve into a more diverse musical experience. Arcangelo Corelli was one of the few violin and musical composer pioneers that helped shape music and create some of the most recognized compositions of his era. According to Baroque Music‚ Corelli not only shared his musical knowledge with fellow musicians‚ but was known as the
Premium Baroque music Baroque Johann Sebastian Bach
. Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) rediscovered and made linear perspective popular. Although the principle of the linear perspective was found first by Fillipo Brunelleschi‚ Alberti disclosed and explained it in the book On Painting. Precisely Alberi explained mathematically what proportions of the objects’ size had to be used in linear perspective. Alberti was born in Genoa in the noble family‚ studied in Padua and Bologna‚ lived in Florence and Rome. Aside of working on linear perspective‚ Alberti
Premium Florence Christianity Italy
Western Civilization‚ Chapters 14-17 Exam Study online at quizlet.com/_88jqf 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. ____ was a Jewish philosopher who argued that religion should be voluntary‚ that secular states should promote tolerance‚ and that progress for everyone would come through humanitarianism. Moses Mendelssohn ____ was the "new scientist" whose work laid the foundation for Sir Isaac Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation. Johannes
Premium 17th century Age of Enlightenment 18th century
Advanced Placement European History Unit 5 – Absolutism and State-building in the 17th Century Identifications People places events ideas institutions arts Social Phenomena Witches and witchcraft- witchcraft affected many lives of Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Witchcraft was thought to be connected with the devil therefore making witchcraft heresy. Witch trials- More than 100‚000 people were prosecuted throughout Europe for witchcraft during the sixteenth
Premium Constitutional monarchy Monarchy Louis XIV of France