Chapter 2 Flashcards
Renaissance Main Points
Humanism Challenge the Church Crusades=New knowledge Art Education
Italy
Center between east and west
Wealthy because not affected by Black Plague
Desposts
Maintain order People Armies Mercenaries Controlling Do whatever it takes to get what they want
Example of Desposts
De Medici
Borgia
Machiavelli
Machiavelli
The Prince: advice
The end justifies the means
It is better to be feared than loved
Humanism
Celebration of humanity and worth
Petrarch
Love sonnets
Not about church
Vernacular: accessible knowledge
Father of Humanism
Dante
The Divine Comedy
- Criticizes the church
- 9 Circles of hell: Important clergy included
- Revealed faults
Florentine Academy
Revive Greek studies The Academy (Plato)
Lorenzo Valla
False Donation of Constantine
First time proof against church
Different vernacular “fief”
Medieval Art
Church: light halo
Dull
No perception: 2D
Creepy
Renaissance Art
Perception: 3D Landscape Light Depth Detail
Da Vinci
Renaissance man
Proficient
Genius
France
Collapse of English Empire
France more influence in France rather than England
Land divided by France and Austria
Hapsburgs (Austrian)
Spain
Ferdinand and Isabella Christianize all of Spain Kick out Muslims Reconquista (1st):Take land back (Spain) Inquisition (2nd): Torture heretics