Chapter 12: Renaissance

Question 0

Michelangelo

Answer 0

Lived from 1475-1564
Painted Sistine Chapel
sculpted David
Was close to Lorenzo Medici

Question 1

Bruneleschi

Answer 1

Lived 1377-1446
Finished dome of the Cathedral of Florence
Made church of San Lorenzo

Question 2

Treaty Of Lodi

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Peace treaty that eventually included all major city states

Established balance of powers

Question 3

Francisco Sforza

Answer 3

Seized control of Milan in 1447. Held control by using excessive taxation

Question 4

House of Medici

Answer 4

Ruled Florence for 2 centuries
Had major artistic influence
Greatest bank in Europe

Question 5

Humanism

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A belief/philosophy that focuses on the human experience. Characterized by renewed interest in classical/ancient (original) texts, especially Greek & Roman relies heavily on critical thinking, observation, scientific theory and research, and a shift toward secular thought and study over religious thought and study

Question 6

Johannes Gutenberg

Answer 6

Invented the printing press

His bible was the first printed

Question 7

Savonarola

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1452-1498

Italian christian preacher and reformer

Question 8

Giorgio Vasari

Answer 8

Lived 1511-1574

Wrote biographies of Italian artists

Question 9

Suleiman the Magnificent

Answer 9

1520-1566
Emperor of Ottoman Empire
Spread their territories north

Question 10

Hanseatic League

Answer 10

An economic coalition of small northern German and Scandinavian

Question 11

War of the Roses

Answer 11

Civil war in England
Yorks-“white rose”
Lancaster-“red rose”
Lasted over 30 years till Richard 3 of York was killed
Henry 3 became ruler and started the Tudor Dynasty

Question 12

Ferdinand and Isabella

Answer 12

Spain 
Isabella of Castille 
Ferdinand of Aragon
Married in 1469
Unified their countries through their marriage 
Strengthened military forces
Had two daughters no sons

Question 13

Leonardo Da Vinci

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Lived 1452-1519
Painted the Last Supper
Used science (human dissection) to make realistic art
Transitional artist into high renaissance
Ideal not always realistic

Question 14

Pico Della Mirandola

Answer 14

“Man is the measure of all things”
Lived from 1463-1494
Heremetic philosophy
Believed in unlimited human potential

Question 15

Masaccio

Answer 15

Portrayed an imitation of nature 
Lived 1401-1428
Painted frescos 
Was the first master artist of the early renaissance
More realistic style

Question 16

Baltazar Castiglione

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Wrote “The Book of the Courtier” about his idea of well rounded etiquette
1478-1529

Question 17

Machiavelli

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Florentine political scientist
Wrote “The Prince” with a very rational and practical approach to politics
1469-1527

Question 18

Jan Van Eyck

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1390-1441
Painted on alters
First to use oil paint 
Fine detailed artist
Immitates nature 
No perspective

Question 19

Albrecht Durer

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Lived 1471-1528
Affected by Italians
Mixed northern and Italian art

Question 20

Bramante

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Architect
Designed Tempietto & St. Peters
Lived 1444-1514
Captured essence of high renaissance art

Question 21

Raphael

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1483-1520
Painted School of Athens
Painted numerous madonnas
Balance, harmony, and order with details of Greece and Rome

Question 22

Donatello

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Sculpted the first bronze David (controversial)
Lived 1386-1466
Studied antiquity

Question 23

Lorenzo Valla

Answer 23

1407-1457 (humanist)

Proved that the “donation of constantine” was actually forgery