Midterm- Renaissance

Question 1

Italian Renaissance

Answer 1

earliest manifestation of the general European Renaissance

Question 2

Florence

Answer 2

1.a city in western central Italy, the capital of Tuscany, on the Arno River; pop. 365,659 (2008). Florence was a leading center of the Italian Renaissance, especially under the rule of the Medici family during the 15th century

Question 3

Patronage

Answer 3

support given by a patron

Question 4

Humanism

Answer 4

revival of classical letters, individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on secular concerns

Question 5

Individualism

Answer 5

the habit or quality of being independent or self reliant

Question 6

Classical

Answer 6

of or relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture

Question 7

Secular

Answer 7

denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis

Question 8

Linear Perspective

Answer 8

a type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon

Question 9

“The Prince”

Answer 9

Political book my Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 10

Vernacular

Answer 10

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a specific country or reigon

Question 11

Printing Press

Answer 11

a machine for printing texts or pictures from type or place

Question 12

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 12

Versatile genius of the Renaissance. Italian painter, engineer, musician, and scientist

Question 13

Niccolo Machiavelli

Answer 13

Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author. Writer of “The Prince”. Founder of political science

Question 14

Johannes Gutenberg

Answer 14

Creator of the printing press.