Renaissance #2 Flashcards
What is humanism?
Focus on the development of the person with less or no focus on God.
What painting was Leonardo da Vinci most famous for?
Mona Lisa
How did the subject (what they painted) change during the Renaissance?
The subject matter moved from painting pictures based on religion to painting pictures of people and other real world objects.
Why was Copernicus important?
Discovered that the sun was the center of the solar system instead of the earth.
Who did Da Vinci have to get permission from to dissect human cadavers (Bodies)?
The Pope of the Catholic Church
What is perspective and why is it used in art?
To make paintings look 3-d / Give it depth
What were two different trades that started to become important during the Renaissance, and how did they contribute to the growth of society?
Leather work, blacksmith, carpenter
What did not play a role in the spreading of ideas during the Renaissance?
War
Where did people move to as feudalism came to an end?
Cities
What is the trinity?
God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
Who were not valued in the Renaissance?
Women
What was hard to get before the renaissance because they were all written by hand?
Books
The exchange of what was very important during the Renaissance?
Ideas
During the Renaissance people started to move away from religion and focus on improving what?
Their knowledge and abilities.
What was discouraged during the Renaissance?
Scientific questioning
