chapter 12 flash cards

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

The re birthed appreciation of the antiquities in Italy from the 14th Century to the 16th Century

Question 2

Patronage

Answer 2

Financial support towards artists from cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce works in specific styles

Question 3

Communes

Answer 3

Groups of free men in Italian cities that sought political and economic independence from nobles

Question 4

Popolo

Answer 4

Common people in Italy who were excluded from power

Question 5

Signori

Answer 5

City where one man ruled through a dynasty

Question 6

Courts

Answer 6

Palaces where rulers lived, conducted business, and supported the arts

Question 7

Humanism

Answer 7

Italian program that studied ancient Greek and Roman art with the goal of understanding human nature

Question 8

Virtù

Answer 8

Quality of being able to shape world to your will

Question 9

Christian Humanists

Answer 9

Northern Humanists who saw Italian ideas about antiquities and humanism in through their religious traditions

Question 10

Debate about women

Answer 10

The debate among writers in the Renaissance about women’s qualities and proper role in society

Question 11

New Christians

Answer 11

Jews or Muslims, and their descendants, who converted to Christianity