Renaissance Flashcards
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Humanism
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- Intellectual movement focused on human pontential
- Studied humanities ex. History, literature, and philosophy
- World became secular over religion
- Worldly pleasures with lavish objects
2
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Patrons
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- Person who supports artists financially ex. church
- Medici family
3
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Universal Man
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-Renaissance men who excelled in education
4
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Perspective
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- Painting that shows 3 dimensions of a flat surface
- Realistic paintings/ Realism
5
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Vernacular
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- Native language
- Books changed from Latin to native language
- Printing press
6
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Johnann Gutenburg
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-Craftsman from Germany who invented Printing press
7
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Crusades
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-Holy war to take back holy land in Middle Ages
8
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Secularism
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-Concerned for worldly rather than spiritual matters
9
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Renaissance
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- 1300-1600 Italy.
- Rebirth and revival of art and learning.
- Explosion of art, writing, and thought
- Coming of of the dark ages
1) Greco-Roman culture 2)Crusades 3)Market economy
