Entirety of World History 1st Semester Flashcards
time period between 1300-1600 during which time art and learning was revived
renaissance
Dictators of Florence, held political power by offering for political favors, successful Italian banking family
medici family
political advisor who believed it was “better to be feared than loved”
machiavelli
renaissance painter responsible for artistic creations such as the Mona Lisa
da vinci
Wrote a book called Utopia about the possibility of a better society
sir thomas more
Christian humanist who wrote The Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus
English playwright during the Elizabethan era known for his plays, sonnets, and essays
shakespear
began the Reformation over indulgence, wrote the 95 Theses
luther
Began a theocracy in Switzerland; major belief = predestination
calvin
broke with the Catholic Church over a divorce
King Henry VIII
renamed the Nat’l Church of Eng. Anglicanism
Queen Elizabeth I
gathered followers who later became known as the Society of Jesus or Jesuits
Ignatius of Loyola
church meeting that established the following: the Church’s interpretation of the Bible was final, Christians needed faith and good works for salvation, the Bible and church tradition were equally powerful authorities for guiding Christian life, and ban on the false selling of indulgences
council of trent
artistic technique that allows depth to be portrayed on a flat surface
perspective
german craftsman who invented the printing press
gutenberg
Italian artists fled North to avoid wars, Northern artists studied art in Italy, monarchs were generous patrons of the arts
northern renaissance
Country where the Renaissance began
italy
Flemish; used recently developed oil-based paints to develope techniques that painters still use
jan van eyck
focused on human potential and achievements, worked to understand Greek
humanism
German; produced woodcuts and engravings of religious subjects, myths, & realistic landscapes
Albrecht Durer
German; specialized in painting portraits that are almost photographic in detail
hans holbein
Flemish; skillful in portraying large numbers of people, interested in a large number of details
peter bruegel
a supporter of the arts; usually commissioned the creation of painting or sculptures
patron
Italian; carved sculptures in realistic poses with expressive faces that portrayed personality
donatello