10th Modern World History - Renaissance - Chpt 17 Flashcards
What advantages did Northern Italy have over southern Italy?
Mostly urban with large city-states.
Why was Italy the birthplace of the Renaissance?
1- thriving cities due to trade 2- wealthy merchant class 3- classical heritage of Greece and Rome
What led to the growth of the northern Italy city states and the wealthy merchant class?
overseas trade spurred by the Crusades
Who was Cosimo de Medici?
Head of the Medici family bank. Wealthiest European of his time. Controlled the government of Florence.
What is humanism?
Belief in human potential and achievements rather than Christian teachings. Influenced by Greek values.
What is the definition of secular?
Worldly rather than spiritual. Concerned more with the here and now.
Who/what were the patrons?
Church leaders, merchants and wealthy families who supported artists financially.
What defined a “Renaissance Man”?
Someone who excelled in many fields.
Ex- Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, scientist, etc.
What artistic work was Donatello most know for?
Statue of David. First Europena sculpture of large free-standing nude since ancient times.
What two paintings is Leonardo most known for?
Mona Lisa - portrait so real that you wonder what she is smiling about
Last Supper - shows personalities of disciples in facial expressions
What is “perspective” used in art?
Use of a spot on the horizon called the vanishing point and parallel lines stretching away from the viewer to give depth to art.
What is writing in the vernacular and which medieval writer first used the technique?
Using the native language rather than Latin. Dante
Who was considered the father of Renaissance humanism?
Francesco Petrarch
What ideas did Machiavelli promote in his book The Prince?
He was concerned with what was politically effective and not necessarily morally correct. He promoted misleading and lying if necessary.
The Renaissance marked the rebirth of A- art and learning B- Christian devotion C- chivalry and the crusades D- good health after the plague
A- art and learning
How did Italy’s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
A- protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps
B- bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe
C- Italians had access to the classical heritages of Rome and Greece
D- Ideas could spread easily via the large Italian fleet of ships
C- Italians had access to the classical heritages of Rome and Greece
As a result of studying classical texts, humanists in the Renaissance began to focus on
A- Roman law and government
B- human potential and achievements
C- an understanding of early Christianity
D- an understanding of the ancient Muslim values
B- human potential and achievements
In what ways was Leonard da Vinci representative of the Reaniassance Man?
A- lived in Italy during the 1500s
B- was a painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist
C- painted the Mona Lisa as a scientific experiment
D- invented the technique of perspective in two-dimensional art
B- was a painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist
A person who produces work in the vernacular is one who
A- relies on realism
B- uses only natural light
C- uses a verse form of writing
D- writes in a local, rather than a classical language such as Latin
D- writes in a local, rather than a classical language such as Latin
Which event most affected the rise of the Italian city-states?
Crusades and the resulting trade.
How is the humanism of the Renaissance reflected in its arts?
The subjects were no longer biblical figures but those of the wealthy and famous of the day.
What were the differences between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in the attitude toward worldly pleasures?
Renaissance enjoyed fine clothing, drinking and the pleasures of the world.
How did the Renaissance revolutionize European art and thought?
Humanist thought turned art toward writing, painting and sculptor of the people and events of the time.
What were the three great Muslim empires?
Ottoman in Turkey
Persian
Mughals in India
