named after pope sixtus the 6th
michaelangelo completed the chapel's ceiling in 4 years.
the cardinals are housed there to debate on who will become the next pope.
black smoke for the chapel means that the pope died, and white smoke means that the new pope is elected.
they are located in vatican city. no photography is allowed in it now. pope julius the ii paid michaelangelo with indulences (which you can pay to have time off of purogatory).
St peter's basilica- located in the vatican city, named after st peter, current basilica is actually the 2nd one. 100 tombs including 91 popes are buried here. there is a door that is only open on holy years its called the holy door. bronze canopy that is rumored to be taken ,,,, they went to mass here. up to 15-80 thousand people go to these masses.
church of san spirito- located in florence italy. brunelluschi is the aritect. he meant it to be a twin to san lorenzo but it was never completed. original building was destroyed in the 13th century.
florence cathedral- located in florence italy, 3rd largest christian church in the world.
el escorial- 30 miles away from madrid in spain. official residence of the emporer or spain. many different buildings inside- basilica, palace of philip ii, hall of battles, pantheon of kings, pantheon of princes.
tempietto of san pietro- located in rome, built in early 16th century, a very small church, has a round dome michaelanglo had a hand in the painting of the building, could be the site of st peters crucifixion.
wollaton hall- located in nottingham, england, built in late 16th century, architect was smythson, was founded by sir francis willoughby.
Italian merchant class and merit- a wealthy merchant class developed in italy. many successful merchant believed they deserved power and wealth because of their individual merit.
this belief of individual acheivment or merit became very important.
Medeci family- in italy a very powerful banking family, cosimo de medeci was at one time the wealthiest person in europe. he used his wealth to win control of the italian gov in 1434 until 1464.
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