Reading Questions 11 Bauer, Chapters 93, 94 Read: Questions: Chapter 93 Both (the baby) Henry VI and the Dauphin Charles were simultaneously named King of France, which led to a civil war. Which group(s) supported Henry VI’s claim? Which group(s) supported the Dauphin? What did Jeanne d’Arc believe was her mission? Was she able to accomplish it? If yes, then how? How did Joan of Arc die? Who ultimately won the battle for the French throne? Chapter 94 Who fought in the battle at Varna? What was its result? Who came to the throne after Murad II and what was his single objective? List two ways Mehmet used his military and resources to siege/conquer Constantinople? What happened on May 28-29, 1453? Read: Burger, pages 226 232 – Questions: List three things that Burger points to as proof that Italy was experiencing a Renaissance: According to the Italian humanists, what was being reborn? What changes came to the visual arts? How did the views of individualism differ between the Renaissance and the High and Late Middle Ages? Who/what were Christian humanists? What did they believe/focus on?
Reading Questions 11 Read: Bauer, Chapters 93, 94 Questions: Chapter 93 Both (the baby) Henry VI and the Dauphin Charles were simultaneously named King of France, which led to a civil war. Which group(s) supported Henry VI’s claim? Which group(s) supported the Dauphin? What did Jeanne d’Arc believe was her mission? Was she able to accomplish it? If yes, then how? How did Joan of Arc die? Who ultimately won the battle for the French throne? Chapter 94 Who fought in the battle at Varna? What was its result? Who came to the throne after Murad II and what was his single objective? List two ways Mehmet used his military and resources to siege/conquer Constantinople? What happened on May 28-29, 1453? Read: Burger, pages 226 – 232 Questions: List three things that Burger points to as proof that Italy was experiencing a Renaissance: According to the Italian humanists, what was being reborn? What changes came to the visual arts? How did the views of individualism differ between the Renaissance and the High and Late Middle Ages? Who/what were Christian humanists? What did they believe/focus on?
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