Renaissance Flashcards
Explain the crusades connection to the renaissance
Some of the crusades occurred during the renaissance
Why was Italy a natural choice for the renaissance to begin
Because they had the money
What is the renaissance
A time of the re-birth of Europe
Why were bankers like the Medici of Florence important to the arts
They were the richest family in Europe so thy could pay people to make paintings for them so there was more art
How does the medieval art and music compare to renaissance art and music
Renaissance art is the same as medieval art but renaissance has more detail colo
Why is Leonardo da Vinci the perfect example of a renaissance man
Because his paintings grip people with there realism. Also because he was very smart and creative
Why was Galileo put on trial by the Catholic Church
Galileo was put on trial because the science that he figured out did not go along with what the church was teaching
Compare heliocentricism with geocentricism
Heliocentricism- the sun is the center of the universe
Geocentricism- the earth is the center of the universe
How does humanism compare with medieval thinking
Humanism is more about science and medieval thinking is more about god
What is the scientific revolution
The scientific revolution was a revolution that pointed towards A future. Shaped by a new way of thinking about the universe
What was so important about Martin Luther’s 95 thesis
It started the Protestant reformation
