Renaissance Flashcards
1
Q
When was the renaissance?
A
1500-1600
2
Q
Who introduced the art of printing in England?
A
Caxton
3
Q
Give the definition of the word ‘renaissance’.
A
Rebirth of human thinking inspired by the classics
4
Q
What are the main characteristics of the Renaissance?
A
Knowledge became important again
5
Q
What is Humanism?
A
An intellectual movement which places man in the centre
6
Q
Give a general comparison of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
A
In the Renaissance man would wake up with the idea ‘Seize the Day!’ instead of the Middle Ages equivalent ‘remember you have to die’. In the Middle Ages every scientific thing circled around God, in the Renaissance it did not.
