Renaissance Flashcards
How was late medieval Europe?
Light medieval Europe, 1300 through 1453 was a period of fragmented fetal societies that was dependent on agriculture and trade and was confronted with turbulent struggles associated with disease, famine and war. The church was very influential and most of the thorough process was spiritualism or mysticism.
What was the renaissance?
Meaning rebirth or revival of some cultural aspects of ancient Greek and Roman cultural it started in Italy, but spread to the rest of Europe
What did the Renaissance focus on?
Focused on building on what existed and adding new concepts and they mainly focused on thought science are and agriculture, beauty and refinement
How did the renaissance start?
Started by powerful merchants and thriving commerce in the Italian city states
What did Italy consist of and what did it become in the 15th century?
Consisted of a serve of independence, city states Millin Florence Venice, the Papel state and Naples were dominant and political and economic life, and in the 15th century, they became the bankers of Europe
What was the eternal conflict?
Among the classes of people caused chaos which led to despotism and abusive leader
Florence was most conflicted with social division among the old rich and the new rich
What happened in 1378
There was a revolt which left the lower classes rolling for about four years. This rule was a time of instability which led to the rise of. Consuming de Medici the wealthiest man in florence
Who was coding de Medici
The wealthiest man in Florence he was charismatic shrewd statesman, and held political sway from behind-the-scenes
What are despots and what did they do
Despots were policemen used to control social conflicts with aggression this discipline worked
What were components of the renaissance?
Humanism and thought looking to reason or logic to understand and solve problems led to the revival of works by Plato, civic humanism the belief and individual virtue and self sacrifice in public service or an agriculture improved sculpture with complex facial expression, such as the Mona Lisa, and the perfect man by Lenardo de Vinci
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
Born in Florence, he was a painter, inventor and sculpture painted the Mona Lisa, and last supper. He had human like figures with symmetry, harmony, and proportion.
Who was Rafaella Sanzio and what did he do?
He was a painter, architect and sculpture who grew up in Florence born in Caprice. He worked on the Sistine Chapel and the David sculpture is known for madonna and the transfiguration.
Who was Donatello and what did he do?
He was from Florence. He was a sculptor known for the young David and crucifix for Santa Cruz. Say he is the architectural creation of Greek and Roman style buildings with arcs domes and columns was expected in public squares.
What was used to understand the anatomy and physiology of the human body?
Dissection
What is the Renaissance. Also known as
The beginning of modern civilization
