Random Renaissance Quiz Flashcards
What would distinguish a Renaissance humanist from a medieval citizen
- medieval writers looked to the classics to reveal God while Renaissance humanists studied the classics to understand human nature
- humanists emphasized the importance of the individual/potential in the church body, people group, Or ethnic group etc. – social history
- individualism
What are the Renaissance subjects in the humanist school
- grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, politics (debate/arguement), and moral philosophy
- Studied classics opposed to “corrupted Latin, oral and written communication, philosophical, expression of an idea rather than validity.
- life active in the world, not just for private/religious purposes, FoCoused on studying the ancient languages (Latin/Greek)
Who wrote about the ideal Renaissance gentleman? what was the title of the book?
Baldassare Castiglione
the book of the courtier (1528)
train, discipline, and fashion
Does Machiavelli care about morallity or popularity?
no
•he believed that political action cannot be restricted by moral considerations
•One permanent social order reflecting God’s will cannot be established
•politics has its own laws, based on expediency (coveinient and practical), not morality
Machiavelli’s the princes often seen as the example of
Secularism
Desiderius Erasmus two fundamental themes in his work
- Education is the means to reform, the key to moral and intellectual improvement (the core of education ought to be the study of the Bible and the classics)
- Christianity is an inner attitude of the heart or spirit (“the philosophy of christ” -not a book)
Erasmus
- created pure translations of the new testment with greek and latin
- wrote Impraise of Folly- second top seller in 1550 (to the bible)
- constructive criticisms of the catholic church inspired Luther to reform
modern prinitng press and effects
- johann gutenberg- moveable type innovation, metal smith, metal stamps on block-books
- identical books, easily discuss ideas through letters
- allowed to silent individuals to join causes in groups widely separated by geography to form a common identity
- Government and church – laws, war, battle accounts, propaganda, censored books based on opinion_ inforced laws encouraged smuggling
- stimulated the literacy of laypeople and had effect on private lives
- china and korea
- literature spread quickly; no longer with copies of works need to be done by hand
- 1457, published the first printed Bible in the city of mainz, Germany
art in the quattrocentro/cinque
- Florence was the leader
- individual families funded-quattro
- bigger instituations-cinque
- patronage from local churches, merchants, bankers, popes, princes
Differences between N Renaissance art and Italian Renaissance art
Nothern rennaissance (before italy?)— individual portrait, romantic chilvalry or courtly society, SPiritual Ideal= medival, human ideals rather than spiritual, realistic Italy- more secular, classical themes and motifs (pagan god/desses), wanted physical uniqueness, individuality immortalized
women roles in renaissance
“Debate about women”
•secondary status (not poets or philosophers)
•Do not seek fame
•Gender or rank?
•Female rulers emphasized masculine qualities=no rebellion
•Increased social status for men- married= more political rights
•reffered to as “married or to be married”
•not viewed as the supporter for a family(1/2-2/3 wages+lessfood)
•subordinate
•if the woman were thought to have more power than husband= public ridicule
•gender= most natural hierarchy arangement
Where did Renaissance Florence get its wealth
What made it wealthy
- Florentine merchants and bankers acquired control of papal banking. •Florintine Merchan tile families began to dominate European banking. •Profits from loans, investments, and money exchanges.
- The Medici family dominated Florence, unofficial ruler
