EXAM #1 Flashcards
A period in Italy from the 14th to the 17th century when art, science, and culture were revived, focusing on ideas from ancient Greece and Rome.
Italian Renaissance
A city in Italy that was a key center for the Renaissance, famous for its art, architecture, and powerful families like the Medici.
Florence, Italy
A wealthy and powerful ruler of Florence who supported artists and helped the city thrive during the Renaissance.
Lorenzo de’ Medici
A failed attempt by the Pazzi family and others to kill Lorenzo de’ Medici and take control of Florence in 1478.
Pazzi Conspiracy
A similar cultural movement to the Italian Renaissance, but in northern Europe, focusing more on religious art and everyday life.
Northern Renaissance
A famous Italian artist and inventor, known for paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Leonardo da Vinci
A great Italian artist, sculptor, and architect, known for the David statue and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
An Italian painter, famous for his beautiful paintings, including The School of Athens.
Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael)
An Italian sculptor who made famous statues, like his David, and helped shape Renaissance art.
Donatello
An Italian artist best known for creating the famous bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery, called the “Gates of Paradise.”
Lorenzo Ghiberti
A famous Italian painter known for works like The Birth of Venus and Primavera.
Sandro Botticelli
An Italian artist known for his work as a sculptor and goldsmith, and for his autobiography about his life.
Benvenuto Cellini
An architect who designed the famous dome of the Florence Cathedral (Il Duomo).
Filippo Brunelleschi
The pope who ruled during the early 1500s, known for supporting the arts but also for his role in the start of the Protestant Reformation.
Pope Leo X
A German monk who started the Protestant Reformation in 1517 by criticizing the Catholic Church’s practices, like selling indulgences.
Martin Luther
The King of England who broke away from the Catholic Church in the 1500s to start the Church of England.
King Henry VIII
The pope who helped lead the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, known as the Counter-Reformation
Pope Paul III
The ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa, known for his incredible wealth and the famous pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mansa Musa
An explorer from Italy who sailed to the Americas in 1492, opening the way for European colonization.
Christopher Columbus
An explorer whose journeys helped prove that the lands Columbus found were part of a new continent, named “America” after him.
Amerigo Vespucci
