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Renaissance Flashcards

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What is the Mona Lisa?

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A painting of a woman by Leonardo Da Vinci. It is the most famous painting in the world.

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What is a city state?

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A city that has its own government and does a lot of trade.

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Where did Leonardo Da Vinci write down his ideas?

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In his notebooks.

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Why was the invention of the printing press so important?

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Before the printing press, information could only spread by word of mouth or handwriting. After its invention, it was possible to make thousands of copies of a book and spread ideas farther.

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Who invented the printing press?

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Johann Gutenberg, a German inventor

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What was the Bonfire of the Vanities?

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A burning of objects condemned by religious authorities, like cosmetics, arts and books. It happened in the public square of Florence.

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What is a patron of the arts?

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A person who gives money to an artist to make art for them. They also are supporters of the arts.

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What is the Medici family?

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The most powerful family in Italy during the Renaissance. They were based in Florence and made their fortune as wool and silk merchants and as bankers.

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What did The Humanists believe?

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They were artists that were more concerned with the goals of humans than spiritual matters.

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What is a Renaissance Man?

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A person who is skilled in many different areas. Many regard Leonardo Da Vinci as the ideal “Renaissance Man” because he was an artist, inventor, engineer and scientist. He was also a horseman.

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What is Florence?

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A very rich and important city in Renaissance Italy. It made its fortune in the cloth trade.

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What is Venice?

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Referred to as the “Most Serence Republic”. It was one of the foremost cities of the Italian Renaissance. Built on marshlands. There are lots of canals. It had a very powerful navy.

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Who was Lorenzo the Magnificent?

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The most famous Medici: Cosimo’s grandson. Ruled Florence at one point. Was a patron of the arts and a poet.

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What two artworks is Michelangelo most famous for?

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  1. The fresco paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
  2. Creating the sculpture “David”.
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Who was Petrarch?

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Petrarch was one of the first Humanist writers and poets. He helped preserve many classical manuscripts.

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Who was Nicolo Machiavelli?

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A writer from Florence. In his book “The Prince”, he said people were “wretched creatures” who had to be forced by a strong ruler to do what was right.

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Who was Savonarola the Reformer?

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A preacher of the Dominican order who dedicated his life to reforming the corruption in the Church and society. He inspired the ‘bonfire of the vanities’.

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Who was Barbara Longhi?

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An Italian painter who specialized in portraits of people.

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Who was Albrecht Durer?

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A German etcher and woodcutter. He wrote a textbook on perspective and proportion, which influenced Italian artists to create more natural-looking works of art.

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What is perspective?

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Giving the apperance of distance on a flat surface.

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What is proportion?

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A correct relation among parts. It means everything in a painting is in scale: people are in the right relation to buildings and other objects.

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What is the fresco painting technique?

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Painting with water on fresh wet plaster.

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What is an “indulgence”?

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To raise money, many Catholic monks and priests sold “indulgences”, to reduce the time that a soul would spend in “purgatory” after death. The more indulgences someone bought, the more of their sins would be forgiven and the quicker they would go to heaven.

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Who was Martin Luther? (not Martin Luther King)

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A monk who objected to the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He nailed his objections to the door of a church in a German city. He translated the Bible from Latin into German so everyday people could read it.

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What was the “Reformation”?

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Martin Luther’s religious revolution which led to the “Protestant” church breaking from the Roman Catholic Church.

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What does the word “Renaissance” mean?

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Rebirth.

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