Renaissance Study Guide Flashcards
In Renaissance Italy most people lived in
Large urban communities
Venice became an important state because it
Served as a commercial link between Asia and Western Europe
The war between France and Spain for control of Italy reached a turning point when
Spanish mercenaries sacked Rome in 1527
The main goal of a humanistic education was to
Teach people how to lead good lives
Petrarch is considered the father of Italian Renaissance humanism because he
Helped spread classical ideals by reviving forgotton Latin manuscripts
The development of printng using movable type enabled people to
Become better informed
The main way in which the works of Northern European Renaissance artists differed from those of Italian artists was in
Scale
In the Prince, Machiavell argue that
The ends justify the means
Leonardo da Vinci was a good example of Renaissance Italy’s social ideal because he
Was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathmetician
States were able to function independently because
Italy did not have a strong central goverment
A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote
Republic
Flemish painter who perfected the technique of oil painting
Jan van Eyck
A member of the middle class
Burgher
Author of an influential treatise on political power
Niccolo Machiavelli
Painting done on fresh wet plaster with water based paints
Fresco
