Ch 12 Test Flashcards
A term for jews and muslims in the iberian peninsula who accepted christianity, in many cases they included christians whose families had converted centuries earlier
New christians
Government by one-man rule in italian cities such as milan; also refers to these rulers
Signori
Debate among writers and thinkers in the renaissance about women’s qualities and proper role in society
Debate about women
Sworn associations of free men in italian cities led by merchant guilds that sought political and economic independence from local nobles
Communes
The quality of being able to shape the world according to one’s own will
Virtu
A french word meaning “rebirth,” used to describe the rebirth of the culture of classical antiquity in italy during the 14th-16th centuries
Renaissance
A program of study designed by italians that emphasized the critical study of latin and greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature
Humanism
Disenfranchised common people in italian cities who resented their exclusion from power
Popolo
Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles
Patronage
Magnificent households and palaces where signori and other rulers lived, conducted business, and supported the arts
Courts
According to the text, thomas more’s utopia was remarkable for its time because it asserted that
The problems plaguing society could be solved by a beneficent government
In terms of gender relations, renaissance humanists argued that
Women’s sphere of activity was private and domestic
What identifies the term race in the renaissance
Grouping of people based on ethnic, national, or religious factors
The marriage of ferdinand of aragon and isabella of castile
Created a dynastic union but did not unify the separate kingdoms into a single state
What inhibited women’s success as painters in the renaissance
They could not work in public where the fresco technique was done
What purposes were served by sumptuary laws
Sumptuary laws reinforced social hierarchies, attempted to impose moral standards, and sought to protect local industries
According to Machiavelli, government should be judged on whether it
Provided order, security, and safety of the populace
Who was the wealthy florentine responsible for the vast patronage of Renaissance artists
Cosimo de medici
What characterizes the interREF: section of the hierarchies of wealth and orders in the renaissance
The nobility retained its status by taking in ad integrating the new social elite of wealth
What characters he renaissance idea of virtu
The ability to shape the world around oneself according to one’s will
What was the importance of “fate” to Machiavelli’s analysis in the prince
The most skilled and prepared ruler could not fully escape the operations of fate that might cause a prince to lose his realm
Italian humanists stressed the
Study of the classics for what they could reveal about human nature
What was one o the central components of the italian renaissance
A glorification of individual genius
How did pico della mirandola understand the uniqueness of humankind
Humans, lacking a fixed place, were the one part of the created world that could freely choose to rise to the heavens or sink into the realm of animals