9th grade final Flashcards
Renaissance is a French word meaning what?
rebirth
the Renaissance focus on mans worth and capacities has been called what?
humanism
the focus on the individual as opposed to the group (i.e. church, social class, ect.)
what did the Renaissance humanists simulate a rebirth of interest in it?
literature
art
philosophy’s of the classical age
although many Renaissance humanists were primarily interested in classical learning, did they believe in God?
yes. most of them attended church and acknowledged the existence of God
Italy let the Renaissance for the following reasons:
thoughts of themselves as ROMANS and as LINKED to the Roman Empire
their cities used their WEALTH to commission ARTISTS
their cities CONTROLLED the MEDITERRANEAN TRADE ROUTES
the most famous Renaissance PATRONS were members of which family?
Medici
what was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence
in the Fourteenth century, Florentine writers’ study of the classics stirred a rebirth of what?
learning in Europe
who was known as the father of Humanism?
Petrarch
who wrote the MANNERS calls THE COURTIER?
Castinglione
which humanist wrote that a successful ruler uses force when necessary, for “it is much safer to be feared than loved”?
Machiavelli
lol Carmel macchiatos are always a safe choice at Starbucks
what essay did Machiavelli write that promotes the concept of AN EXPEDIENT RULER FREE FROM MORAL RESTRAINTS?
the Prince
what was Eramus’ In Praise of Folly about?
the evils and the follies of Renaissance society
made fun of
