Chapter 12 Flashcards
Renaissance
The rebirth of classic antiquity in Italy from the 14th century to the 16th century.
patronage
The system in which writers and artists are given financial support in exchange for specific works from them.
communes
Sworn associates of free men in northern Italian cities that sought for economic and political independence from local nobles.
popolo
Disenfranchised and heavily taxed common people in Italian cities who bitterly resented their exclusion from power.
signori
An Italian city in which one man ruled and his son inherited his right to rule. The term also references these rulers.
courts
Households and palaces where signori and other rulers did their business, support the arts, and live.
humanism
A program of study for Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature.
virtù
The quality of being able to shape the world around oneself according to one’s will.
Christian humanists
Northern humanists who interpreted Italian ideas about classical antiquity in a way related to their religious traditions.
debate about women
A debate among both writers and thinkers during the Renaissance about women’s qualities and proper role in society.
New Christians
Jews, and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula who converted to Christianity, including Christians whose families had converted hundreds of years ago.
