Chap 12 Flashcards
Renaissance
“A French word meaning “rebirth” used to describe the rebirth of the culture of classical antiquity in Italy during the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries.”
Patronage
“Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals often to produce specific or works in specific styles.”
Communes
“Sworn associations of free men in Italian cities led by merchant guilds that sought political and economic independence from local nobles. “
Popolo
“Disenfranchised common people in Italian cities who resented their exclusion from power.”
Signori
“Government by one-man rule in Italian cities such as Milan; also refers to these rulers.”
Courts
“Magnificent households and palaces where signori and other rulers lived, conducted business, and supported these artists.”
Humanism
“A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature. “
virtù
“The quality of being able to shapppe the world according to one’s own will.”
Christian Humanists
“Northern humanits who interpreted italian ideas about attitudes toward classical antiquity and humanism in terms of their own religious traditions.”
Debate About Women
“Debate among writers and thinkers in the Renaissance about Women’s qualities and proper role in society”
New Christians
“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.”
