RENAISSANCE Flashcards
Name three famous writers during the renaissance
William Shakespeare, Dante, and Miguel de Cervantes.
Humanism
A movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than on religion, dignity and worth of individuals were emphasized. Studies included speaking, grammar, ethics, poetry, and history
Who was niccoló Machiavelli?
A well known philosopher who wrote “The Prince” which reads as a “how to” on a successful rule
What about Florence?
Ruled by Medici family, who funded the renaissance and used their wealth to support artists, philosophers, and writers.
What’s going on with Rome?
It was rebuilt by the popes to heighten their prestige. They constructed large churches and palaces, and artists created paintings and sculptures to decorate them.
Name some renaissance art and their painters
The statue of David-Michelangelo The last supper-da Vinci Mona Lisa- da Vinci Vitruvian man- da Vinci Lady with an ermine-da Vinci School of Athens-Raphael
What ideas did the renaissance usher in?
Secularism, individualism, and rationalism
What is the renaissance?
An efflorescence of ideas and arts that coincided with the discovery of roman and Greek culture
What part of Greek and roman culture did the renaissance rediscover?
Greek and roman writings and ideas
What were the scholars who examined, translated, and commented on these writings called?
Humanists
What did the humanists study?
The humanities, literature, philosophy, and history
When did the renaissance traditionally happen?
15th and 16th centuries
Who spawned the renaissance and how?
Italy spawned it and with money
How did the Muslim world help start the renaissance?
- Venetians traded with ottomans, creating wealth
- Venetians exported textiles
- Medicis provided loans for alum trade
- Muslims were sources of many writings
- Revived their desire to learn
What is the first reason that john green thinks the renaissance didn’t exist?
Time, and it only affected a sliver of the population
