Renaissance Flashcards
When did the Italian Renaissance Occur?
1375-1527
What was the main point of the Cult of the Great Individual?
We shape our identity
What was Petrarch known as?
The father of humanism
Who was Boccacio?
The most important writer of the time
What is the idea of civic humanists?
Every human has their own role in the community
What did Baldassare Castiglione write?
The book of The Courtier (taught manners in royal court)
What did Christine de Pisan write?
The City of Ladies
When did the Renaissance end?
1527
What was the new social order during the rise of the city-state?
Money is now more important than land
What was formed because of the Italian War of 1494?
The League of Venice (Italian city-states unify under one military)
What did Niccolò Machiavelli write?
The Prince (1518)
What was the main message of The Prince?
Effective rulers and governments act in their best interest for the good of population
What happened in 1453?
The fall of Constantinople
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
What was the point of Christan Humanism?
To find a deeper understanding of Christianity
Where did most Northern Renaissance ideas come from?
Germany (Holy Roman Empire)
What was mysticism?
The idea that an individual in perfect solitude could communicate with god
What was Lay Religion?
Someone not within the structure of the church but is still Christan (ex. Sisters and Brothers of Common Life)
Who was Erasmus of Rotterdam?
The prince of humanism
What was the vernacular version of the Bible?
The version of the Bible translated to a language everyday people could understand
Who wrote the Paise of Folly?
Erasmus of Rotterdam
What was the Praise of Folly
A satire making fun of the church and its corruption
