Venice Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Scholasticism - correct answer the use of reason to support Christian beliefs Epidemic - correct answer Out break of disease Crusades - correct answer series of wars between Christians and Musslums Cataract - correct answer waterfall Surplus - correct answer more food than is needed Savanna - correct answer grassy plains Tsunamis - correct answer killer tidal wave Marco Polo - correct answer merchant from Venice who visited China Dowry - correct answer p...

Baroque Era Baroque Definition - correct answer a jeweler's term for large pearls of irregular shape. Baroque Period - correct answer Time period: "Early" Baroque c. 1600 - 170 Baroque Rhythm - correct answer Single or similar rhythm often heard throughout piece or major segment of piece Baroque Meter - correct answer Emphasized •strong & weak beats played in clear & concise manner -Systematized •bar lines regularly used; strong beat at bar lines Baroque Texture - correct...

Who were the Venetians fighting? - ANSWER The Turks What does Iago want? - ANSWER The job of Othello's lieutenant Why doesn't Iago get what he wants? - ANSWER Othello gives the job to Cassio because they are friends Where is Othello from and how is he different? - ANSWER He is from North Africa and he is black. Where is the play set? - ANSWER Venice and Cyprus How do Iago and Roderigo make Brabantio upset? - ANSWER They tell him his daughter is with a black man Who wins the b...

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What is Roderigo's relationship with Iago? - ANSWER Relationship if financial Why is Iago angry at Othello? - ANSWER I ago was not promoted when he should have been How do Iago and Rodreigo announce Desdemona's marriage to Brabantio? - ANSWER They shouted it Why would Brabantio be upset about his daughter marrying Othello? - ANSWER It's not of her nature and would make her father look bad To whom does Brabantio appeal to hopefully annul the marriage? - ANSWER To the Duke Why ha...

Intensity - ANSWERSdegrees of shading between black and white (expressive drawing effect) Cloisonne - ANSWERSenameling technique where thin wire partitions (cloisons) are filled with enamel (art form from ancient Byzantium) Chiaroscuro - ANSWERSusing light (chiaro) and dark, or shade (use of shading) Hue - ANSWERSdimension of color determined by wavelength of light (one of the main properties of color) Veduta - ANSWERSItalian for "view" (landscape painting popular in 18th century V...

What is the setting of Act 1 Scene 1? - ANSWER Venice Who is Othello's lieutenant? - ANSWER Cassio What other name do they refer to Othello? - ANSWER Moor Why does Iago not like Othello? - ANSWER Because Othello had passsed him over as being lieutenant.. Who was the first to want to spread the news about the elopement? - ANSWER Iago Who was supposed to marry Barbantio's daughter? - ANSWER Othello In Act 1 scene II the second time Iago speaks you can tell that

BaroquePolyphony in the Baroque Period - correct answer tended to be highly ornate, often with fast trills and fast moving notes (matched the art, architecture, and fashion of the time) the idea of using chords to accompany one or more melody lines gained favor, and caused composers to do what? - correct answer for the first time, composers wrote dynamics and tempo markings into their music patrons or royalty... - correct answer employed composers, who composed music on demand BECAUSE ...

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BaroquePolyphony in the Baroque Period - correct answer tended to be highly ornate, often with fast trills and fast moving notes (matched the art, architecture, and fashion of the time) the idea of using chords to accompany one or more melody lines gained favor, and caused composers to do what? - correct answer for the first time, composers wrote dynamics and tempo markings into their music patrons or royalty... - correct answer employed composers, who composed music on demand BECAUSE ...