4.1 The Renaissance Flashcards
1
Q
What does the word “Renaissance” mean?
A
Rebirth
2
Q
Where did the Renaissance start?
A
Italy
3
Q
What two civilizations were the Renaissance based on?
A
Greece and Rome
4
Q
The fall of what city revived learning?
A
Constantinople
5
Q
What was ideas based on education called?
A
Humanism
6
Q
What were classes that were based on human interest called?
A
Humanities
7
Q
What two languages did students learn?
A
Greek and Roman
8
Q
Who was called “The father of Humanism”?
A
Petrarch
9
Q
What did the book THE COURTIER emphasize?
A
Etiquette
10
Q
Who wrote THE COURTIER?
A
Castiglione
11
Q
Who wrote THE PRINCE?
A
Machiavelli
12
Q
what did the book THE PRINCE encourage?
A
doing whatever you can to stay in power
13
Q
Who was the first person to write a Greek new testament?
A
Erasmus
14
Q
Who wrote the DIVINE COMEDY?
A
Erasmus
15
Q
Who wrote UTOPIA?
A
Sir Thomas More
