AP European History Renaissance Flashcards
Ren was caused by
Black Death, 100 Year war, Avignon Papacy
Ren means
Rebirth
Classical Areas Studied
Greece and Rome
Classical Works Studied
Lit, Art
Classical People Studied
Plato, Aristotle
Who was famous for studying Plato and Cicero
Petrarch
Holy Roman Empire sought
Unified Control over Europe
Renaissance Intellectuals were mainly
Humanists
Humanism
Human Body is Perfect, Center of Everything
Individualism
Focused on individual potential
Classicism
Classical works were the subject of interest
Realism
No need for excessive ostentatious works
Secularism
There was a decline in religious works
Father of Humanism
Petrarch was
Petrarch
Criticized Medieval Thinkers
What language were ancient texts preserved in
Arabic
Texts became available after the
Crusades
Liberal Arts became the
Humanities
Humanists studied
Humanities (They Studied these)
Type of schooling that became popular
Secondary, for younger folks
Renaissance Man
Well Versed in Arts, Sports, and Sciences
Examples of Ren Men
Da Vinci, Michelangelo, etc.
Lost Spiritual Authority, due to advocation for Simple Christianity
Popes
Italy was what in the 15th c
Not unified
Largest Greek City States
Athens, Sparta
Birthplace of democracy
Athens
Early Representative Gov
Romans
Cicero argued for
Good Leadership
Castiglione wrote
“The Book of the Courtier”
Machiavelli was from
Florence
Exiled in
1512
The Prince written in
1513
Early revolutionary printers had
Movable Type
First Printer by
Johannes Gutenberg of Germany
First Printed Book
Gutenberg Bible
Printing was a European thing in
1470s
Printing increased
Literacy and Lay-Reading
Martin Luther began the
Protestant Reformation
Renaissance realism took the form of
Nature and 3D
Medici Family contributed to
Art
High Renaissance Time Period
1480-1520
Northern Renaissance is More
Christian
Social Reforms prominent in the
Northern Renaissance
Classicism levels were the
Same
Main Northern Humanists
More and Erasmus
Thomas More wrote
Utopia
More focused on
Poverty Eradication
Erasmus Wrote
Praise of Folly
Focused on
Church Reform
Art center of Italian Ren
Florence
Which family ruled Florence
Medicis
Castiglione’s book explained
Secular Individualism
Patronage was
Supporting artists
Michelangelo Sculpture of David
Very Naturalist and Individualist
Brunelleschi made
The Dome on the Cathedral of Florence
Raphael Painted
School of Athens
Holy Roman Empire was
Germany
Utopia published
in 1516
Erasmus basically created
a Greek New Testament
Bruegel known for
Realistic Details